One was producing so much pollution that it wouldn’t have met the Environmental Protection Agency’s first-ever standards from 1988

www.theguardian.com/environment/... The government spent millions subsidizing new wood heaters supposed to burn more cleanly. But an investigation has discovered critical flaws

Clean Air in London exposes cosy world of the wood stove industry - Clean Air in London CAL wrote to Defra on 11 August 2021 to raise serious concerns and ask 17 questions about the cosy world of the wood stove industry and its regulators and Defra’s failure to set dates to end the insta...

@cleanairlondon.bsky.social has written about the entities behind that “independent not-for-profit organisation dedicated to creating a cleaner environment”: cleanair.london/policy/clean...

Modern Wood Stoves: More Broken Promises Modern certified wood stoves were supposed to be clean-burning but in the United Kingdom they have helped create a new pollution problem.

#Woodsmoke #Airpollution Broken Promises;People who had gone decades—or their entire lives— never experiencing wood smoke pollution have now found themselves living in a miasma of wood smoke. They’ve noticed the change, and they aren’t happy about it. I
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Firewood smoke linked to rising lung cancer cases in Ugandan Women Doctors at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) are reporting a disturbing trend: an increasing number of Ugandan women are developing

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Montreal family sues for $4.2 million after exposure to campfire smoke at Mont-Tremblant Park Sépaq did not do enough to limit exposure that led to health problems, the lawsuit states.

“A campfire is like a small, man-made forest fire that you are inhaling. We know that has health impacts... cardiovascular and respiratory effects. That is settled science. It’s not up for debate anymore….” —Prof. Scott Weichenthal, McGill U. www.montrealgazette.com/news/article...

Household wood smoke leaves 1.2 million Dutch with lung conditions struggling to breathe Over 1.2 million people with lung conditions in the Netherlands are affected by poor air quality, mainly caused by household wood stoves, barbecues, and fire pits, the Dutch Lung Foundation (Longfonds...

“Over 1.2 million people with lung conditions in the Netherlands are affected by poor air quality, mainly caused by household wood stoves, barbecues, and fire pits, the Dutch Lung Foundation (Longfonds) said.” nltimes.nl/2025/09/14/h...

Angus Council stove ban fuels log burner debate Angus housing committee's decision to ban woodburners in council homes in all but exceptional circumstances has now been hailed by a health campaign group.

Angus Council stove ban fuels log burner debate

#AirPollution #WoodBurning #Health #Environment
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Angus Council stove ban fuels log burner debate Angus housing committee's decision to ban woodburners in council homes in all but exceptional circumstances has now been hailed by a health campaign group.

Its brilliant to see Communities Against Woodsmoke quoted in this article. Too often the stove industry are permitted to spread their misinformation in the media with no mention of clean air campaigners' concerns.
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Exactly!
Its the low lying fruit that if stopped saves Lives immediately and a win for climate!

I would hope your not giving Residential Wood Burning in all it forms a pass?

Outrage in Canberra as ACT Government backtracks on wood heater phase-out Campaigners in Australia’s capital have expressed shock following the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government’s apparent backflip on its 2023 commitment to phase out wood heaters in suburban are...

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Experts reveal air pollution is linked to devastating form of dementia Researchers are calling for air pollution to be tackled in light of their findings

Another study on the health impacts of #AirPollution has linked #Dementia to fine particle pollution exposure. Scientists are calling for:

- The reduction of emissions
- Improvements to wildlife management
- A reduction in #WoodBurning in homes

This is very distressing news !!

And while @kaosdog.bsky.social points out the vast and real harms due to residential wood burning, the restaurant industry is just as bad and, so it seems, flies under the radar! Generally situated in urban areas, they go unregulated, under reported and agencies admit the harm health but do nothing

What also needs to be reduced and ended is Residential Wood Burning. The harm to heath is devasting to neighbours and neighborhoods. So much science of harm and so little Help for victims

House full of smoke Neighbors burning wood (and garbage) and smoking food are causing misery for the people next door, whose house fills with smoke.

New story on our website:

“…Sealed in our house full of toxic smoke even on a lovely sunny day.” #WoodSmokePollution #WoodSmokeStories

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Wood-burning stoves are a serious problem for your health – and the environment People who use solid fuel stoves as a secondary source of heating could consider stopping its use altogether. That really would be a breath of fresh air.

Wood burning stoves are a serious problem for your health - and the environment

#AirPollution #WoodBurning #Health
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Drax power station didn't properly disclose burning forest wood The Drax facility, which burns wood pellets, is required to report where it sources its wood from.

“…public logging records show Drax still sources whole trees from primary forests…” www.bbc.com/news/article...

Are modern wood burning stoves VERY low emission? Are the SIA Greenwashing? YouTube video by Chronic Illness Channel

It is not possible to burn without causing emissions.
Modern wood burning stoves emit double the amount of ultrafine particles of older stoves, and they're more toxic than the larger particles.
We need to #StopBurningStuff and use electric heating which emits far less pollution.
youtu.be/QmxI9HV5yJU

ridiculous statement

Wood-burning stoves are a serious problem for your health – and the environment People who use solid fuel stoves as a secondary source of heating could consider stopping its use altogether. That really would be a breath of fresh air.

theconversation.com/wood-burning...

Ice in the sky: Thailand's fight against air pollution Flying through Bangkok's cloudless blue skies, a small aircraft sprays a white mist over a thick haze of pea soup smog below.

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From: Conditions associated with exposure to PM2.5 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-matters-air-pollution/health-matters-air-pollution#how-air-pollution-harms-health

3.1. Conditions associated with exposure to PM2.5
Table below
Predicted that between 2017 and 2035, 1,327,424 (±9,927) new cases of disease attributable to PM2.5,equiv to 2,248 new cases of disease per 100,000 people,highest numbers of these cases from coronary heart disease (CHD), diabetes & COPD.

Global Action Plan Webinar: Protecting public health from the harms of wood burning pollution - Clean Air Programme On 14th January, Global Action Plan brought together health experts, local authorities and campaigners ahead of…

Global Action Plan webinar: Protecting public health from the harms of woodburning pollution
#AirPollution #WoodBurning #Health #CleanAirNight
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Wood Burners & Open Fires - The Cosy Killer

#AirPollution #WoodBurning #Health #Environment
www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/news/2024/wo...

And now people are stupidly opening and using their fireplaces again.

Wood Burning releases Health-harming pollutants

#AirPollution #WoodBurning #WoodSmoke #Health #Environment

How poverty, not pain, is driving Canadians with disabilities to consider medically-assisted death - National | Globalnews.ca Experts say poverty and stress are making people sicker, and driving a lot of Canadians with disabilities to consider ending their lives.

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