Coal for Home Heating

Well, HEY!!! The New York Times reports that coal-burning stoves are having a renaissance in private homes.

Now I know what to do with all the coal I got in my Christmas stocking. This couldn't come at a better time -- baby, it's cold outside!

I also found this fun little ad for coal from the early 1950s. The girl in the ad is very . . . Marilyn Monroe-ish, no?

Coal: the new hotness