Amsterdam eyeing ban on wood burning to improve air quality nltimes.nl/2024/10/02/ams…

"Pollution. Wood heating: here are the 123 municipalities in Isère where the use of open fireplaces is now prohibited"

Many woodburners are unaware of the impact they are having especially as fine particulates are often invisible #AirPollution We need a ban on stoves in new developments as done in Rottingdean brightonandhovenews.org/2024/10/02/cou…

#Health damaging PM2.5 #AirPollution hotspots are forming across #Chorley from domestic solid fuel burning homes. Time to switch my mechanical ventilation heat recovery system off to stop the pollution being sucked into my house. #StopBurningStuff #SocialJustice

The impact on people's lives is just being ignored by Defra UK

"Stoves & fireplaces cause about 29% of particle pollution emitted in the UK" #AirPollution #WoodBurning #SolidFuel #Health #Environment theguardian.com/environment/20…

Burning waste indoors has serious consequences for air pollution and especially for the amount of cancer-causing chemicals in the air. Brilliant one as always from ⁦Gary Fuller⁩. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Garbage service is not mandatory where I live, so people here use their wood stoves as waste incinerators. The North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District is well aware of this, but have stated it’s not their problem. #HumboldtCounty #AirPollution #NCUAQMD

“We wouldn't recommend installing a new wood-burning stove w/o seriously considering how & when you will use it, & what the health & environmental impacts will be... If you've got one, it's worth thinking about these issues when weighing up how frequently to use it” Which?

Too true

"It is clear that the pollutants released by wood burning stoves are linked to negative health and environmental outcomes." Brilliant, clear, objective guidance from Which? on how wood burning harms people and the environment 👏👏 which.co.uk/reviews/wood-b…

Jason Scarlett, who runs a log burner installation company still doesn’t understand 1) the science on wood burning & health impacts, 2) how the academic research peer review system works, & 3) thinks that continuing with sarcastic rants will somehow overturn hard facts/evidence

For the attention of 1) all log burner installers, or 2) people who love to burn wood at home even though they can afford to heat their home in other ways, or 3) people who don’t believe there is anything unnatural or irresponsible burning wood in their home #stopburningstuff

Mark Thompson Explain how we survived as a species without burning wood. Why can’t you leave people alone? You’re just a bully.

Lee Hurst We have been around 200,000 years and burning wood for as long. Doesn’t mean it hasn’t harmed us all that time, and we certainly haven’t evolved an immunity to it. Why is simply putting facts out there about the harm it causes bullying? Most folk want to live a healthy long life.

Chris Geeves I do actually understand the science. It’s inconvenient science from your point of view I know, but it is what the science says.

Chris Geeves Are you saying the many experts, health professionals and peer reviewed scientific papers are all interpreting this problem incorrectly?

Lee Hurst Mark Thompson We survived as a species because we lived just long enough to reproduce! I would prefer a longer life span than our prehistoric ancestors. Can’t leave people alone because wood smoke is toxic to anyone who breathes! #AirPollution #Cleanair

Could not agree more. He has gaslighted me so I blocked him. There's no point talking to some people

Does it get more cool than this?! Reply here with a pic if you've converted your fireplace or stove into a non-burning beauty like this. There are alternatives! #GotNoWood #WoodBurning #AirPollution