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Freelance Enviromentalist. Want to see a ban/end to residential #Airpollution & #Carcinogens that #Woodsmoke creates. UK must have lower PM2.5 levels, less than WHO targets, before 2030. https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/11/12/1326
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CleanAirForAll2 @cleanairforall2.bsky.social · Dec 12
#Airpollution #Woodmoke
contains known #carcinogenic compounds (type 1 carcinogens) www.dsawsp.org/resources/wo...
Wood smoke pollution references
A bibliography of research studies, reports, articles and other reference sources relating to wood smoke pollution, organized by content order on our website.
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Doctors and Scientists Against Wood Smoke Pollution @dsawsp.org · 3d
Clean wood-smoke-free air matters.
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Mums for Lungs @mumsforlungs.bsky.social · 6d
Worried about wood burning? Join us in putting up posters in your area to help inform people about the #AirPollution impacts of burning.

#WoodBurning is still a vastly underestimated and misunderstood source of pollution.

Order your free posters here: bit.ly/wbposterform
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Doctors and Scientists Against Wood Smoke Pollution @dsawsp.org · 8d
A city in the Netherlands plans to ban outdoor recreational wood burning.
City plans to ban recreational wood burning
The Dutch city of Arnhem announces plans to ban outdoor recreational wood burning. Industry claims about wood stoves are also debunked.
www.dsawsp.org
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04) @cleanair2breathe.bsky.social · 1d
Construction, freight and wood burning: how we can reduce air pollution at source - British Safety Council

#AirPollution #Health #Environment
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Construction, freight, and wood burning: how we can reduce air pollution at source | British Safety Council
While you’re reading this, it’s likely you’re breathing polluted air. That’s because in 40 cities across the UK, people are inhaling a dangerous cocktail of chemicals, levels of which are equal to, an...
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Dave Peterson (He/Him) Ⓥ 🇨🇦 @fedupwithbadair.bsky.social · 1d
"You’ve never smoked... but you still could get lung cancer.
1 in 4 lung cancer cases happens in non-smokers.

And the culprit? The air we breathe- at home, outside, everywhere.

Air pollution is silently damaging our lungs… causing genetic changes even in... "

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Lung Care Foundation on Instagram: "You’ve never smoked... but you still could get lung cancer. 1 in 4 lung cancer cases happens in non-smokers. And the culprit? The air we breathe- at home, outside,...
1 likes, 0 comments - lungcarefoundation on October 12, 2025: "You’ve never smoked... but you still could get lung cancer. 1 in 4 lung cancer cases happens in non-smokers. And the culprit? The air we...
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Dave Peterson (He/Him) Ⓥ 🇨🇦 @fedupwithbadair.bsky.social · 2d
Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] (or submit yours anonymously at www.dsawsp.org/personal-sto...)

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A trendy wood burning stove almost killed me... they need to be banned
One spring day in April, it was an unsuspecting wood-burning stove from a canal boat which left her unable to speak and spending four weeks in recovery.
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Dr Pete Knapp @peteknapp.bsky.social · 3d
New screening of 'Fires and Fascism' + Q&A in Bath:

St Johns, BA2 6PT
21 October 2025
6.30 pm
£ Free + donation
Trailer: fires-and-fascism.co.uk

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Select tickets – Fires and Fascism - Film Documentary + Director Q&A – St John's (Bathwick) Hall
Fires and Fascism - Film Documentary + Director Q&A – St John's (Bathwick) Hall, Tue 21 Oct 2025 - FIRES AND FASCISM is a new 57-min documentary that shows the wildfires in Europe are more than just c...
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Neighbours Against Wood Smoke @nbrsvswoodsmoke.bsky.social · 6d
How much influence did Robert Jenrick have on the aggressive stove industry lobbying that has devastated the health & lives of many people in SCAs after many decades of smoke free living? His father’s company has made huge profits from assaulting neighbours with toxic fumes from “Ecodesign” stoves.
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Fergus Murray @fergus.oolong.co.uk · 7d
To be fair (perhaps excessively so) his company did, at least, start out as gas fitters.
A page from an early filing with Companies House: Charlton and Jenrick Limited Directors Report The Directors present their annual report and the audited financial statements for fifteen months ended 31st December 1987. 1. ACTIVITIES The Company retails and fits gas fires, fireplaces and accessories. 2. REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENT The Company was incorporated on 17th July 1986 as Liggart Limited, changed its name on 21st August 1986 and commenced to trade on ist September 1986.. 3. DIVIDENDS The Directors do not recommand the payment of a dividend. 4. FUTURE PROSPECTS The Directors are optimistic about the longterm prospects of the Company and intend in the near future to increase the authorised share capital and the issued share capital of the Company by capitalisation of part of their loan account. 5. DIRECTORS The present membership of the board since incorporation and at present is set out below. Both of the Directors have served throughout the period. The Directors interests as defined by the Companies Act, in the shares of the Company at the date of incorporation and at 31st December 1987 is as follows: Ordinary Shares of £1 each W.J. Jenrick B.G. Charlton
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Death Stove Industry @deathstoveindustry.bsky.social · 6d
The Stove Industry Association’s recent article selectively omits key evidence on, the shared toxicology between wood and tobacco smoke, real-world emission levels from Ecodesign stoves, and the disproportionate public-health impact of domestic burning.
Links in 2nd post.
#StoveIndustryLies
TLDR Fact-Check: Stoves vs Smoking – What the Science Actually Says The Stove Industry Association argues that comparisons between wood-burning stoves and cigarette smoke are misleading. However, independent research and government data show otherwise: Wood smoke ≈ tobacco smoke: Both contain many of the same carcinogens and fine particles (PM₂.₅, PAHs, benzene, formaldehyde). Ecodesign ≠ clean: Real-world stove emissions are several times higher than lab claims and can exceed WHO air-quality limits indoors. Indoor pollution persists: Even “sealed” or “Ready to Burn” stoves raise PM₂.₅ and VOC levels during normal use. Renewable ≠ harmless: Domestic wood burning emits 17–21 % of UK PM₂.₅ but provides < 2 % of heat.an inefficient, high-pollution trade-off. Health & cost impacts: Studies find wood heating is often more expensive and less climate-efficient than heat pumps or gas. ✅ Bottom line: Modern stoves may be cleaner than open fires but they are not clean. Framing wood burning as a small, safe, or sustainable heating choice misrepresents current scientific and public-health evidence. Myth 1: The comparison with smoking is misleading and risks confusing the public. 
Fact: The SIA correctly notes that the cited conference abstract did not claim stove smoke is identical to cigarette smoke. However, multiple peer-reviewed studies and public-health agencies (WHO, European Respiratory Society) have long highlighted that wood smoke and tobacco smoke share many of the same toxic and carcinogenic compounds, including fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅), PAHs, formaldehyde, and benzene. The comparison used in media headlines reflects those chemical similarities, not an identical exposure pathway. Myth 2: Modern Ecodesign stoves emit 90% less particulates than open fires.
Fact: Lab tests under Ecodesign conditions often show large PM reductions, but real-world emissions are much higher. The UK Government’s own evidence review found that Ecodesign testing omits condensable PM, and real emissions can be several times greater than declared lab figures. Moreover, independent research in 2025 from the University of Surrey found Ecodesign stoves still release high ultrafine particle counts (UFPs) and indoor spikes during lighting/refuelling. Levels that can exceed WHO short-term exposure limits. Another study from the University of Surrey from 2023 found that modern stoves emit twice the amount of UFPs compared to older stoves, but more research is needed. Myth 8: Wood fuel used alongside heat pumps is always a renewable, affordable, and resilient heating choice for many UK homes.
Fact: While wood fuel can be renewable and resilient in certain contexts, in most realistic modern UK urban scenarios it is more expensive, less climate-efficient, and carries serious health costs, especially compared to heat pumps or gas boilers, unless the wood is truly free and sustainably sourced.
 ✅ Bottom Line The Stove Industry Association’s article correctly challenges over-simplified media headlines but selectively omits key evidence on, the shared toxicology between wood and tobacco smoke, real-world emission levels from Ecodesign stoves, and the disproportionate public-health impact of domestic burning.
While modern stoves can be cleaner than old ones, they are not clean, and framing them as minimal-risk appliances misleads the public.
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Death Stove Industry @deathstoveindustry.bsky.social · 5d
A recent article from Nation Cymru overstates the capabilities of a pellet stove technology by using absolutes like “eliminate” or “prevent.”
The larger issue of ambient air pollution and collective health burden remains unaddressed by any single “clean” stove.
#StoveIndustryLies
Welsh invention prevents indoor pollution from wood burning stoves? The article overstates what the new “pollution-preventing” pellet stove can do. While it’s a useful advance, the claims of eliminating indoor pollution or solving the wood-burning problem are misleading. No stove is emission-free. Even sealed or DEFRA-approved pellet stoves release pollutants during ignition, refuelling, or from leaks. Lab tests ≠ real homes. The “20× cleaner” figure for pellet stoves reflects ideal lab conditions, not real-world variability or other pollutants like CO, VOCs and ultrafine particles. Indoor exposure is mostly reduced only for the stove user. While this technology may improve air quality inside the home where the stove is used, neighbouring homes and outdoor air are still heavily impacted. Studies show homes with stoves have higher indoor PM2.5, and pollutant spikes occur when doors are opened. Public health impact persists. Even “clean” stoves contribute to outdoor PM2.5 and shared air pollution. It’s a major health concern. Bottom line:
This technology can reduce emissions and exposure but does not eliminate them or resolve the wider air-quality problem from domestic wood burning. The article’s “pollution-free” framing exaggerates its real impact. Myth 4: This invention solves the air-quality/health problem of wood burning.
Fact: It addresses only one piece (indoor emission exposure). The broader public health burden is significantly driven by ambient / outdoor particulate pollution resulting from wood combustion in many homes. Indoor exposure is mostly reduced only for the stove user. While this technology may improve air quality inside the home where the stove is used, neighbouring homes and outdoor air are still heavily impacted. Estimates of annual health costs tied to domestic wood burning in London are around £173 million due to PM2.5 and NO₂ impacts.
Even “cleaner” stoves contribute to that shared burden. ✅ Bottom Line
This technology can reduce emissions and exposure but does not eliminate them or resolve the wider air-quality problem from domestic wood burning. The article’s “pollution-free” framing exaggerates its real impact. 
Indoor exposure reductions are real but not perfect. Spikes and leaks still occur in real homes.
The larger issue of ambient air pollution and collective health burden remains unaddressed by any single “clean” stove.
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Death Stove Industry @deathstoveindustry.bsky.social · 4d
PDF with links to all sources: drive.google.com/file/d/146ZV...
Fact-Check - Smoke and Invisible Pollution.pdf
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Death Stove Industry @deathstoveindustry.bsky.social · 4d
Invisible wood smoke from any stove, including “clean” Ecodesign models, contains harmful PM2.5 and toxic gases.
You can’t see or smell the worst pollution, but it still travels and damages lungs, heart, and brain. Invisible does not equal harmless.
#StoveIndustryLies
Smoke and Invisible Pollution Myth 1: If you can’t see smoke, there’s no pollution.
Fact: Wood smoke contains invisible PM2.5, ultrafine particles, and gases like benzene and PAHs. These pollutants persist even when no plume is visible and they’re the most harmful to health. Myth 2: Only the visible plume matters for health.
Fact: The smallest particles are invisible and they’re the most dangerous. PM2.5 and ultrafine particles reach deep into the lungs and bloodstream, linked to heart, lung and brain disease. Myth 3: If neighbours can’t see or smell smoke, it’s harmless.
Fact: Invisible wood smoke still travels. Monitoring shows local air spikes when stoves are lit, even without visible plumes. Health risks don’t depend on what you can see or smell. Myth 4: Ecodesign stoves eliminate smoke.
Fact: Even “clean” burns release invisible fine particles and toxic gases. You may not see or smell smoke, but harmful pollution is still entering your home and neighbourhood air.
Ecodesign stoves reduce visible emissions but still emit far more PM2.5 per unit of heat than gas. They replace visible smoke with invisible pollution that still harms health. ✅ Bottom line:
Smoke is not just what you see. The most harmful pollution from wood burning is invisible, odourless, and still present even in “clean” stoves. Invisible doesn’t mean harmless.
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Death Stove Industry @deathstoveindustry.bsky.social · 2d
Beautiful sentiment...NOT! Burning wood indoors adds fine-particle pollution that harms lungs and heart. Smoke isn’t therapy.

The most harmful pollution from wood burning is invisible, odourless, and still present even in “clean” stoves.
#StoveIndustryLies
Smoke and Invisible Pollution Myth 1: If you can’t see smoke, there’s no pollution.
Fact: Wood smoke contains invisible PM2.5, ultrafine particles, and gases like benzene and PAHs. These pollutants persist even when no plume is visible and they’re the most harmful to health. Myth 2: Only the visible plume matters for health.
Fact: The smallest particles are invisible and they’re the most dangerous. PM2.5 and ultrafine particles reach deep into the lungs and bloodstream, linked to heart, lung and brain disease. Myth 3: If neighbours can’t see or smell smoke, it’s harmless.
Fact: Invisible wood smoke still travels. Monitoring shows local air spikes when stoves are lit, even without visible plumes. Health risks don’t depend on what you can see or smell. Myth 4: Ecodesign stoves eliminate smoke.
Fact: Even “clean” burns release invisible fine particles and toxic gases. You may not see or smell smoke, but harmful pollution is still entering your home and neighbourhood air.
Ecodesign stoves reduce visible emissions but still emit far more PM2.5 per unit of heat than gas. They replace visible smoke with invisible pollution that still harms health. ✅ Bottom line:
Smoke is not just what you see. The most harmful pollution from wood burning is invisible, odourless, and still present even in “clean” stoves. Invisible doesn’t mean harmless.
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Mums for Lungs @mumsforlungs.bsky.social · 5d
Are you heading to a primary school open day soon? Can you ask a Q about travel & #AirPollution?

💚 Do you have a sustainable travel policy?
💚 Do you discourage people from driving to school?
💚 Do you enable #ActiveTravel?

Some facts about an active #SchoolRun: www.mumsforlungs.org/news/make-th...
A background image of children cycling, overlaid with two text boxes. A green one says "School open day questions". A pink one says "Do you have a sustainable travel policy?" 
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Mums for Lungs @mumsforlungs.bsky.social · 1d
Thank you to everyone who joined us earlier to show why car manufacturers need to be held to account, and why the Government need to finally act.
@asthmaandlung.org.uk @cleancitiescampaign.org @clientearth.bsky.social @globalactionplan.bsky.social @ellarobertafdn.bsky.social
📸: Ron Fassbender
A group of people holding banners about Diesel air pollution, outside the Royal Courts of Justice. A group of people holding banners about diesel air pollution and Ella's Law, outside the Royal Courts of Justice. A child holding a placard that says "Diesel makes kids sick".
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Mums for Lungs @mumsforlungs.bsky.social · 1d
Little lungs are paying for #Dieselgate every day. This morning we gathered at the Royal Courts of Justice on day one of the biggest ever group claim trial in English legal history. It’s time the car manufacturers paid. #AirPollution #Health
A group of people stand outside the Royal Courts of Justice on day one of the Dieselgate Pan NOx emissions trial. A pink banner says “Diesel damages little lungs” and a white banner says “Diesel makes kids sick”.
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 1d
How mega batteries are unlocking an energy revolution

- Vast battery units are shoring up grids and extending the use of clean power

HT @carbonbrief.org
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How mega batteries are unlocking an energy revolution
Vast battery units are shoring up grids and extending the use of clean power
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04) @cleanair2breathe.bsky.social · 4d
Scientists have discovered the first direct evidence that PM2.5 attach themselves to red blood cells, providing a mechanism for how they spread throughout the body

#AirPollution #Health
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PM2.5 hitches a lift on red blood cells to spread through the body
Scientists have discovered the first direct evidence that PM2.5 particles attach themselves to red blood cells, providing a mechanism for how they spread throughout the human body. The breakthrough re...
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Mums for Lungs @mumsforlungs.bsky.social · 4d
Action on #Dieselgate is taking an “outrageous” amount of time, leaving more than a million dirty diesels still on the road today. This isn't just a corporate scandal, but a #Health scandal as well. It's time the car manufacturers paid. #AirPollution
‘Little lungs are paying’: why the Dieselgate scandal is still running hot
Carmakers accused of cheating air pollution rules have faced little punishment in UK but trial brought by 1.8m motorists is about to begin
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04) @cleanair2breathe.bsky.social · 4d
Study finds: PM10 exposure worsens sleep apnoea

#AirPollution #Health
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PM10 exposure worsens sleep apnoea, study finds
People living with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) may experience more severe symptoms if they are exposed to higher levels of air pollution, according to new research presented at the European Respira...
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Jane Doe 🐸✊🏽❤️ @noticingclimate.bsky.social · 2d
China is getting into renewables for their own reasons, and it sure isn't because they're environmentally conscious...
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Jane Doe 🐸✊🏽❤️ @noticingclimate.bsky.social · Aug 21
Yeah, but they love renewables too - for all the right but wrong reasons.
When it comes to energy wars, China is winning, big time.
China had 80% of global offshore wind energy in 2020 for a reason, and it wasn't saving panda bears.
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Global Wind Report 2022 - Global Wind Energy Council
Global Wind Report 2022 Download the Report Discover the Data KEY HIGHLIGHTS The wind industry enjoyed its second-best year ever amidst pandemic but new installations must still quadruple by the end o...
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Dr Pete Knapp @peteknapp.bsky.social · 4d
Film screening TONIGHT in Bristol (Bedminster) at 6:30pm (start at 7pm)

FIRES AND FASCISM is a film about active hope amidst the rise of wildfires and fascist attitudes.

www.zeffy.com/en-GB/ticket...

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Fires and Fascism @ Bedminster
Watch the trailer here.This new documentary shows extreme wildfires are more than just a consequence of climate change, but also involving big business, organised crime, and the rise of the far right....
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Dr Pete Knapp @peteknapp.bsky.social · 3d
PM2.5 air pollution from London incinerator mapped:

“The Climate Trace project uses satellites, other remote sensing, sensors on the ground and AI modelling to identify the major sources … over time”

www.salamandernews.org/new-map-show...

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New map shows air pollution streaming from SELCHP incinerator, Deptford - a "global super emitter"
The Climate Trace project found the SELCHP plant, which burns household waste for Lewisham and other boroughs, to be in the top 10% of PM2.5 air pollution emitters across the world.
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ECIU @eciu.net · 9d
Frailty in ageing populations worsened by air pollution, global review finds

Coauthor of research says condition linked to heightened vulnerability and loss of independence – but is reversible.
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Frailty in ageing populations worsened by air pollution, global review finds
Coauthor of research says condition linked to heightened vulnerability and loss of independence – but is reversible
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Global Action Plan @globalactionplan.bsky.social · 6d
Cooking on gas stoves releases harmful pollutants, such as nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide.

Learn more about our retrofit project in partnership with @clasp-ngo.bsky.social
www.globalactionplan.org.uk/clean-air/ga...

#CleanAir #NetZero #Cooking
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