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@bettertimes.bsky.social
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Rowing Mum; EV driver; Campaigner for clean air and banning wood burning stoves; fire pits and bonfires. Enjoy reading; crafts; nature; animals. UK based

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Dr Gary Fuller @drgaryfuller.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
I'm looking forward to reading the full text of the new Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill. It's at: publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbi...
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My Zero Carbon #ClimateAction @myzerocarbon.org · 23/02/2026
. China is becoming a green superpower while Trump rolls back US climate goals | Today News Find out more: www.livemint.com/news/world... #ClimateAction
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China is becoming a green superpower while Trump rolls back US climate goals | Today News
China is accelerating its push to become a green superpower, transforming deserts like Inner Mongolia’s Kubuqi into vast solar hubs. Expanding wind and solar bases across Gansu and Xinjiang in the Gobi, Beijing is advancing toward its carbon-neutrali
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Simon Birkett, Clean Air in London @cleanairlondon.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
ICYMI yesterday | Another nail in the coffin of #WoodBurningStoves as evidence of harms piles up. #BanWoodburning www.gov.uk/government/s... and cleanair.london/policy/clean...
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Emissions of air pollutants
An annual publication covering the emissions of some important air pollutants.
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bettertimes.bsky.social @bettertimes.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
@charnwoodstoves.bsky.social only want to sell stoves! They are not interested in the mountain of scientific evidence that shows that ALL wood burning stoves produce toxic smoke that is damaging to health. #AirPollution #CleanAirNight #Asthma #HeartDisease #Cancer #COPD #Dementia
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Death Stove Industry @deathstoveind2.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Well it's not low-emission. The ASA confirmed that. www.asa.org.uk/rulings/stov... And it's nowhere near as reliable or versatile as a home battery. Can you run a fridge from a wood burning stove??
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bettertimes.bsky.social @bettertimes.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
From a so called environmentalist too!
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Neighbours Against Wood Smoke @nbrsvswoodsmoke.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Petrol has been “done” for many years-everyone is aware of its impacts, that’s why measures are in place to phase it out. Wood burning is the only increasing emissions source despite being used by a tiny percentage of the population. Less than 1.9m cause more PM2.5 pollution than 41.4m road vehicles
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Possible @wearepossible.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Burning wood doesn’t just pollute your home – it also pollutes your local community and harms the health of your neighbours. This #CleanAirNight, share the facts about wood burning so we can protect the health of everyone in our communities.
“We are living in an area where during the winter months we are slowly being poisoned by the behaviour of our neighbours, and we were doing the same to them unwittingly until we had the information and we decided to change our behaviour.” Hazel, Winchester.
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Chronic Illness Channel @chronicchannel.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
I don't understand how the IoW Green Party can say they are against climate destruction, when they don't care about Green Party councillors on the IoW visiting a wood burning stove manufacturer, who has repeated the misinformation the ASA have recently ruled against. www.asa.org.uk/rulings/stov...
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Death Stove Industry @deathstoveindustry.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Usual rubbish from @charnwoodstoves.bsky.social They don't care about people's health. If they did they would actual look at the evidence, rather than promoting misinformation. By distorting evidence on stove pollution, the article misleads readers and harms efforts to protect public health.
Usual rubbish from @charnwoodstoves.bsky.social 
They don't care about people's health. 
If they did they would actual look at the evidence, rather than promoting misinformation. 
By distorting evidence on stove pollution, the article misleads readers and harms efforts to protect public health.Usual rubbish from @charnwoodstoves.bsky.social 
They don't care about people's health. 
If they did they would actual look at the evidence, rather than promoting misinformation. 
By distorting evidence on stove pollution, the article misleads readers and harms efforts to protect public health.
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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 15/11/2025
That smoky smell isn't just an inconvenience—it's a direct threat to our kids' lungs. 💨 Wildfire smoke, fueled by climate change, is drastically increasing asthma attacks & long-term respiratory damage. #ClimateAction #momsky www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...
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How Climate Change Makes Wildfires More Dangerous
The harms caused by climate change-fueled wildfires—from the loss of life and long-term health impacts to the destruction of homes and businesses and social inequity impacts—are widespread and growing...
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Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo @0lsi.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
🇬🇧 Thanks to a major boom in wind power, the #UK has generated more electricity from #wind than from #fossil fuels and slashed consumer energy bills by around $137 billion between 2010 and 2023 🌬️💡📉
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How Britain’s Wind Boom Has Slashed Energy Bills | OilPrice.com
Britain’s rapid wind energy expansion has not only overtaken fossil fuels in power generation but has also saved consumers an estimated $137 billion in energy costs since 2010.
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
#HurricaneMelissa was made about four times more likely by the #climatecrisis It's real, it's us, and it's here www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/res...
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Hurricane Melissa
Published October 2025.
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Air Pollution-Related Dementia Kills Over 625,000 People A Year healthpolicy-watch.news/air-pollutio... by @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social #Alzheimers #dementia #pollution #environment #publichealth
An infographic about the effects of air pollution on brain health
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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
What the MRI showed
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Mason Center for Climate Change Communication (Mason 4C) @mason4c.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Every number tells a story. Every decision adds up. Discover 30 numbers that explain the climate crisis: feature.undp.org/climate-counts These are not just statistics. They are milestones, warnings and opportunities. Because #ClimateCounts. @undp.org @maibached.bsky.social
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Climate Counts | UNDP
Climate change is impacting every aspect of our lives. Explore 30 facts about the climate crisis that explain the urgency of action and the promise of solutions.
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Hurricane Melissa strengthens to category 5 as communities in Jamaica warned of ‘potentially unimaginable impact’ – live blog #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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Hurricane Melissa strengthens to category 5 as communities in Jamaica warned of ‘potentially unimaginable impact’ – live
Jamaicans urged to seek shelter immediately, and Cuba, Haiti and Dominican Republic also threatened
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Neighbours Against Wood Smoke @nbrsvswoodsmoke.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Our council is so dismissive (and often aggressive!) it has put people off reporting smoke nuisance. We need a campaign to change this. Everyone I have spoken to locally say the council are "useless" so there is no point in complaining, even if pollution levels are dangerously high.
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bettertimes.bsky.social @bettertimes.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
We must all keep complaining! For all those 15000 complaints there will be numerous people who don’t think it is worth it. If there is a deluge they will have to do something! #AirPollution
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Air Quality News @air-quality-news.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Domestic wood burning: 15,000 complaints, just 24 fines An FOI request by Mums for Lungs has revealed that despite more than 15,000 complaints about wood smoke across England, just 24 fines have been issued in the year between September 2024 and August 2025 airqualitynews.com/news/legisla...
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Domestic wood burning: 15,000 complaints, just 24 fines
A new Freedom of Information request by Mums for Lungs has revealed that despite more than 15,000 complaints about toxic wood smoke across England, just 24 fines have been issued in the year between S...
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
‘Little lungs are paying’: why the #Dieselgate scandal is still running hot - Car makers accused of cheating air pollution rules have largely avoided punishment for a decade but a historic trial brought by 1.8 million UK motorists is about to begin Story by me www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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‘Little lungs are paying’: why the Dieselgate scandal is still running hot
Carmakers accused of cheating air pollution rules have faced little punishment but trial brought by 1.8m UK motorists is about to begin
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Pine Tree Activism @pinetreeactivism.org · 13/10/2025
Voice opposition/concern about pollution of Portland's air & water! Contact your dist. councilor & let them know you support a scrubber wash discharge ban. Here's who to contact for Nov 12 meeting, w/option to email the council: www.portlandmaine.gov/741/Council-... #Portland #Maine #CruiseShips
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Council Bios | Portland, ME - Official Website
Discover the bios of the City Council, and the varied districts that see over.
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Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
since denver launched its e-bike rebate program - the have sold 10,000 e-bikes and reduced an estimated 1,000,000 car trips - replacing millions of VMTs and reducing air pollution there are no climate silver bullets... but damn - e-bikes and e-cargo bikes are close denvergov.org/Government/A...
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Denver Celebrates 10,000 E-Bike Rebates
Since its inception in April 2022, Denver has distributed over 10,000 electric bikes (e-bikes) to community members through its pioneering e-bike rebate program. As the first U.S. city to implement su...
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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 12/10/2025
She Found a Link Between Air Pollution and Infertility... Her grant was canceled 😡😡😡 #momsky www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/c...
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She Found a Link Between Air Pollution and Infertility
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 13/10/2025
As Latino communities ramp up air quality monitoring, Trump’s EPA moves to weaken pollution regulations.
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US Latinos mobilize to monitor – and improve – local air quality: ‘We have to fix it’
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 13/10/2025
Hey Colorado residents, particularly people in Fort Collins, but also those who are somewhat near: my sister and brother in law are running a study on an easy, portable method to help maintain indoor air quality during adverse outside events (like smoke or pollution).
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Participate in our Clean Air Study | sapphires
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 12/10/2025
‘£850 to skip the queue’: how scammers are exploiting driving test delays
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‘£850 to skip the queue’: how scammers are exploiting driving test delays
Criminals claim there are ways to get a licence without exams. Accepting puts you at risk of identity theft and even prison
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 12/10/2025
Parliamentary staff of colour earn £2,000 less than white colleagues, study suggests
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Parliamentary staff of colour earn £2,000 less than white colleagues, study suggests
Exclusive: Report by GMB union also finds pay disparity for women and disabled, trans, non-binary and gay staffers A race and gender pay gap among parliamentary staff means people of colour earn on average £2,000 less each year than their white counterparts, research seen by the Guardian suggests. A study due to be released this week will say that parliamentary employees who have a range of protected characteristics under equality legislation are more likely to suffer disparities in pay. Continue reading...
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bettertimes.bsky.social @bettertimes.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Also another person’s “right” to burn stuff versus everyone’s right to breathe air unpolluted by wood smoke!
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Neighbours Against Wood Smoke @nbrsvswoodsmoke.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
“Ecodesign” stoves, bonfires, charcoal BBQs and firepits are the main problem in cities now. They cause ~800 tonnes of PM2.5 in London every year. ULEZ savings are 23tonnes/year. A bonfire in a garden can cause similar PM2.5 levels in neighbours homes to wildfire smoke miles away.
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bettertimes.bsky.social @bettertimes.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
There is no contest! Everyone has a right to breathe the cleanest air possible and one person’s hobby burning shouldn’t violate that!
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Families for Clean Air @healthyair.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Wood stove owner learns how it is polluting his home, says he regrets decision to install a wood stove: youtu.be/haIaG844J08?...
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Wood burning case study
YouTube video by Eastleigh Borough Council
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Trump, RFK Jr, and their anti-science, anti-public health allies don’t stop at weaponizing misinfo and disinfo—they abuse federal power to increase harm to our communities and attack the experts who put America’s health and safety first. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...
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New C.D.C. Director Is Fired, White House Says
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bettertimes.bsky.social @bettertimes.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
If it is found in wild fire smoke might it also be found in domestic bonfires and smoke from wood burning stoves?
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Neighbours Against Wood Smoke @nbrsvswoodsmoke.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Unfortunately “fossil fuels” have been demonised over the last few decades without educating people about why previous generations started using them, i.e. because wood burning is so filthy and inefficient. Alternative wording is required, such as “carbon emitting fuels” to stop the confusion.
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bettertimes.bsky.social @bettertimes.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
It was time for a rethink years ago! It is a no brainer just stop burning stuff!
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bettertimes.bsky.social @bettertimes.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
This proves that AI can’t be trusted! #puttingonaduvetcover
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Ed Maibach @handle.invalid · 20/08/2025
Like dementia? Me neither. Mounting evidence shows that long-term exposure to air pollution contributes to dementia. Big picture: Clean energy—>Better health. @docsforclimate.bsky.social @gchalliance.bsky.social @fossilfueltreaty.bsky.social @who.int @momscleanairforce.org
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Long-term air pollution exposure and incident dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
This analysis adds to the body of evidence that outdoor air pollutants are risk factors for dementia, indicating that reduced exposure to pollution could reduce dementia rates and stricter air quality...
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Dana Nessel @dananessel.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
I testified before the EPA in opposition to the agency’s proposed rescission of its 2009 Endangerment Finding that greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles contribute to air pollution that drives climate change.
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bettertimes.bsky.social @bettertimes.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
We need to make cycling safer! I am too scared to cycle along main roads near me!
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Ed Maibach @handle.invalid · 21/08/2025
What do Joshua Tree, Saguaro, Grand Canyon, Everglades, Mt. Rainier, Indiana Dunes, Great Smoky Mountains & Rocky Mountains National Parks have in common? Highly polluted air from cars, trucks & buses...the equivalent of 20 to nearly 70 coal-fired power plants worth of air & climate pollution/year.
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Driving Dirty Air: How U.S. Vehicle Pollution Harms Our National Parks
America’s national parks are beloved for their extraordinary landscapes and rich cultural and historical significance. Visitors to our parks expect them to have clean air and healthy ecosystems, befit...
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David @daverino.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
The 1st assessment of the health impact of traffic..air pollution..estimates it contributes to more than 1,800 deaths each year..higher than the annual road toll..findings show need for..transition to EVs which emit less pollution, as well as better public transport” www.abc.net.au/news/science...
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Car pollution is deadly. New research shows us just how much
Vehicle emissions may contribute to more than 1,800 premature deaths in Australia each year, according to the nation's first assessment of the health impact of traffic-related pollution.
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bettertimes.bsky.social @bettertimes.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Wood burning stoves!?
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Ed Maibach @handle.invalid · 23/08/2025
New research: 90,000 Americans die prematurely every year because of needless, preventable air pollution. Cheap clean energy (solar, wind, batteries) is the way to make this senseless carnage a thing of the past. @docsforclimate.bsky.social @jonathanpatz.bsky.social @howardfrumkin.bsky.social
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Air pollution from oil and gas causes 90,000 premature US deaths each year, says new study
Study analyzed health impacts of fossil fuels from exploration to end use, and found communities of color bear brunt of harm
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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
3/ Following the drone attack on 21 August, the water pressure to residents has been reduced in Novoshakhtinsk and cut off entirely in nearby Krasny Sulin to ensure that firefighters have enough water. Residents also report severe air pollution. bsky.app/profile/maks...
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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
#ResistanceEarth #BlueEarth Air pollution from oil and gas production causes 90,000 premature deaths each year in the U.S. The impacts hit people of color the hardest. Trump has granted more than 100 facilities blanket exemptions to Clean Air Act standards. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Air pollution from oil and gas causes 90,000 premature US deaths each year, says new study
Study analyzed health impacts of fossil fuels from exploration to end use, and found communities of color bear brunt of harm
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