Pellet technology is earth-friendly because it uses material that was destined to become waste product or land fill. Instead, it has been compressed into a convenient fuel (wood pellets) for high-efficiency stoves. The convenience factor has been multiplied many times over wood in that the 40lb bags of pellets are easy to store, easy to load, and much less messy than stoking and cleaning a wood stove. Yet the stove still burns renewable wood fuel cleaner than EPA standards. And for style, there are ways to customize the look of your pellet insert to work best with the rest of your room. Below are two great solutions for turning an inefficient fireplace into a heat-genrating, aethetically pleasing focal point of a room while using earth-(and people)friendly technology.