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14.03.2026 02:19
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Has the BBC been threatened by the SIA too? Still no mention of ASA ruling! Dismissing people who've had their lives devastated by woodsmoke as an isolated case caused by human error when we all know it's "Ecodesign" stoves burning "Ready to Burn" wood that's the biggest problem!
Was hopeful on seeing this headline but it's just another excuse to promote the SIA's deceitful message about burning the "right" fuels in the "right" appliance!
BBC News - Staffordshire woman says wood-burning stoves badly affect her health - BBC News
Did you know? The pollution caused by wood burning affects everyone who breathes it in. But it's particularly harmful to children, older people, and people with health conditions. Source: World Health Organization
The consultation is open until 19 March 2026 - contribute now: www.gov.uk/government/c...
2500 - The outdoor air pollution caused by domestic burning - mostly from burning wood - contributes to just under 2,500 premature deaths in the UK every year. Source: Global Action Plan and Hertfordshire County Council.
Have your say on wood burning policy - one week left! 📢
The Government is consulting on new rules for wood burning in homes. If you care about air quality, this is a real opportunity to influence national policy.
Our coverage of The BMJ’s recent wood stove industry investigative piece:
Air pollution costs the world 65 billion IQ points, study finds
New research estimates that exposure to fine particulate air pollution is robbing the global population of nearly 65 billion IQ points, with the worst affected being those in low income countries. airqualitynews.com/headlines/ai...
Breathing clean air should be a human right.
Air pollution is linked to 700+ illnesses, and the UK is still Western Europe’s hotspot for childhood asthma.
In opposition, the Labour Party promised us a #CleanAir Act to protect children’s health. We urge them to deliver on this promise. #EllasLaw
Image shows a wood burning stove with a cigarette on top of it's flue, as though the cigarette is the flue. The stove has a label on it saying "wood smoke contains thousands of chemicals, including known carcinogens". There is a green Mums for Lungs logo in the top left corner, and the main headline text says "Thinking of lighting up?"
Today is #NoSmokingDay.
Did you know that wood smoke contains many of the same harmful pollutants and chemicals as cigarette smoke?
Research has linked higher wood stove and fireplace use with a 70% higher incidence of lung cancer.
Can you keep your fire or stove unlit today? #NSD26
Focusing health policy on cutting NHS waiting times won’t reduce health inequality. What’s really needed is prevention - tackling the social causes of ill-health like poverty, poor diet, lack of exercise and air pollution:
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Lobbyists for the UK wood-burning stove industry threaten councils with legal action over public information campaigns on the harms of #airpollution
- "Straight from the playbook of tobacco" says Jemima Hartshorn, at Mums for Lungs
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“Clean burning” is a myth.
Ella’s Law includes provisions to phase out wood burning.
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Image is a stack of copies of the Bill on a dark wood table. The front page reads: A BILL TO Establish the right to breathe clean air; to require the Secretary of State toachieve and maintain clean air in England; to make provision about environmental targets and minimum standards in relation to clean air; to make provision about the powers, duties and functions of public bodies in England in relation to air pollution; to give the Office for Environmental Protection additional powers and duties related to clean air; to require the Secretary of State to comply with the United Nations Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution; to require the Secretary of State and public authorities to apply specified environmental principles in carrying out their duties under this Act; and for connected purposes.
I am so proud to have introduced this Bill to Parliament last year with cross-party support.
I am determined to see Ella’s Law voted on and passed through Parliament, and I strongly urge the Govt to adopt it in the upcoming King’s Speech.
Whatever it takes, this vital Bill must become law.
Image shows Sian Berry stood to the left of campaigner Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, and surrounded by a group of clean air campaigners. All of them are smiling and holding a copy of Ella's Law - the Clean Air (Human Rights Bill).
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Ella’s Law has been published 👏
No child should have the growth of their lungs stunted because of dirty air where they live and play, yet this is the reality of air pollution in England. Ella’s Law would change this.
My thanks to Rosamund and all the hard-working campaigners demanding change.
“The code recommends people take steps to protect themselves from air pollution and to reduce their contribution to the problem. This includes keeping homes free of smoke by not burning materials such as coal or wood…”
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"Air pollution harms every organ in the body—from lungs and heart to brain and blood—causing asthma, stroke, heart disease, cancer, and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Today, it is recognized as the largest environmental risk to human health worldwide... "
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"The question for policymakers is whether they'll let that equation be solved by the science — or by the industry's legal team."
Very disappointing, the government is still completely missing the point! "Ready to Burn" wood and "modern" stoves are the problem in residential areas, not the solution!
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"Low smoke doesn't mean low risk: all solid fuels found to emit ultrafine particles".
New research has found that using “low-smoke” fuels results in a two to three-fold increase in ultrafine particle emissions.
#WoodBurning #AirPollution
“I’m shocked. I’ve actually never heard of anything like this - industry lobbying public health servants to ignore a serious public health issue and go against medical advice...”
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The depths to which this despicable industry will sink really knows no bounds! Their profits always come before public health. Unbelievable!
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Did you know? Most people who burn wood do so for enjoyment or the atmosphere. Only a small minority rely on wood burners as a primary heat source. Source: DEFRA/Kantar
Most people who burn wood do so for enjoyment or the atmosphere. Only a small minority rely on wood burners as a primary heat source.
Contribute to the consultation before March 19th here: www.gov.uk/government/c...
We submitted our evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee's #AirPollution inquiry earlier.
This is a very timely read from @nateaston.bsky.social into the process of pitching for the inquiry, and how the collaboration from the #CleanAir movement worked!
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Air pollution is a health crisis: ~900 premature deaths in Birmingham each year, and thousands of children hospitalised.
The World Health Organization says no level of air pollution is safe, and 1 in 11 UK children have asthma.
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