Wood burners seem so family friendly but every time you or your neighbours light a fire it is damaging the health of your family Share and save the video link @mumsforlungs.bsky.social gumlet.tv/watch/6a54de...

Do you know the hidden cost of wood burning?

ResearcherDrMathySannasiandgrassrootsairpollutioncampaigngroupMumsforLungshavecreatedthisshortanimationonwhathappenswhenwoodorsolidfuelisburntinastoveoropenfireplace.Beforeyoustartburningorconsiderins...

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@thismorningitv.bsky.social gumlet.tv/watch/6a54de... #woodsmoke #Airpollution Before you think about recommending wood burning or installing a wood stove please watch this Mum's for Lungs video.

Do you know the hidden cost of wood burning?

ResearcherDrMathySannasiandgrassrootsairpollutioncampaigngroupMumsforLungshavecreatedthisshortanimationonwhathappenswhenwoodorsolidfuelisburntinastoveoropenfireplace.Beforeyoustartburningorconsiderins...

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Despite the heatwaves and drought, you may be thinking of installing a #WoodBurning stove ahead of winter...watch this first 👇. We teamed up with researcher Dr Mathy Sannasi and @niftyfoxcreative.bsky.social to create a short animation showing what happens when we burn wood and solid fuels at home.

Do you know the hidden cost of wood burning?

ResearcherDrMathySannasiandgrassrootsairpollutioncampaigngroupMumsforLungshavecreatedthisshortanimationonwhathappenswhenwoodorsolidfuelisburntinastoveoropenfireplace.Beforeyoustartburningorconsiderins...

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Please think twice before you install or use a woodburning stove Do you know the hidden cost of wood burning? ⬇️ #AirPollution #WoodBurning #Health

Mums for Lungs@mumsforlungs.bsky.social · 3d ago

Despite the heatwaves and drought, you may be thinking of installing a #WoodBurning stove ahead of winter...watch this first 👇. We teamed up with researcher Dr Mathy Sannasi and @niftyfoxcreative.bsky.social to create a short animation showing what happens when we burn wood and solid fuels at home.

What do you think hundreds of postcards on a Prime Minister's desk looks like? Have you sent yours yet? What about your kids? #AirPollution #CleanAirAct

Send our new Prime Minister a postcard — Mums for Lungs

23rd July 2026 As Andy Burnham settles into office, we want to send him a strong message: it’s time to deliver a Clean Air Act that protects everyone’s health. Join us in sending him a postcard as...

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Mums for Lungs@mumsforlungs.bsky.social · 3d ago

Despite the heatwaves and drought, you may be thinking of installing a #WoodBurning stove ahead of winter...watch this first 👇. We teamed up with researcher Dr Mathy Sannasi and @niftyfoxcreative.bsky.social to create a short animation showing what happens when we burn wood and solid fuels at home.

Update Thurs 30 July 2026 | Official: YELLOW and AMBER AIR POLLUTION HEALTH ALERT for southern England and Wales on Sun and Mon

Surely these #oil companies' windfall profits should be the first place to look if the government needs to raise more tax.

Zack Polanski@zackpolanski.bsky.social · 6d ago

Whilst the cost of living crisis continues to spiral, with food and fuel prices soaring, so do global oil and gas companies profits. Shell has today announced it's profits have more than doubled. This is obscene. www.reuters.com/business/ene...

Our Birmingham volunteers will be at the Brockmoor Community Centre tomorrow at 10:30am. Come and join them!

Kirsten de Vos 🚶🏻‍♀️💚🚲🍃@kirstendevos.bsky.social · 3w ago

Join the University of Birmingham for the Brockmoor Community Climate Celebration 🌿 I’ll be there representing @mumsforlungs.bsky.social at this free family event with activities, workshops and ideas for healthier, greener communities. 📅 Saturday 1 August | 10:30am–2pm 📍 Brockmoor Community Centre

"Nature-related risks can pose material economic & financial risks...if you destroy nature, you destroy the core on which our economies depend" says the European Central Bank. So what are they going to do about it? More work to "map the risk". Why no urgency? www.theguardian.com/business/202...

ECB official warns climate crisis poses growing threat to ‘core financial stability’

Exclusive: As wildfires rage across Europe, Frank Elderson tells the Guardian nature loss poses a growing risk to the global economy

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Update Fri 31 July 2026 - One month ends. Another is about to begin. YELLOW and AMBER AIR POLLUTION HEALTH ALERT for southern UK Sun 2 to Tues 4 August or beyond

Increases in #woodburners in homes & the use of biomass in industry have offset drops in pollution from cars & electricity, official figures show #AirPollution #WoodBurning #Health www.heraldscotland.com/news/2642358...

Scottish Government research links wood and coal burning to 160 deaths a year

A Scottish Government-commissioned study has, for the first time, put a figure on the health toll of domestic solid fuel burning.

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In Bordeaux as the wildfires close in – podcast

In Bordeaux as the wildfires close in – podcast

Paris correspondent Angelique Chrisafis reports from Bordeaux, as wildfires in the region and beyond cause the biggest peacetime evacuation in French history

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“Our health is shaped as much by the places we live as the care we receive. The simple truth is those places are not supporting people to be healthy.” Our Director of Policy, Influencing & Communications, @markheff.bsky.social, on how Burnham can improve the nation’s health.

Can Andy Burnham close widening health gaps in the UK?

Poverty is a deep cause and consequence of ill-health. Andy Burnham closed the health gap in Greater Manchester, can he do the same as PM?

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With prolonged hot weather, and wildfires burning across the UK and Europe, what does this mean for air quality in the affected areas or places downwind? ncas.ac.uk/what-do-wild... #earth-science #SciComm 🧪

What do wildfires mean for air quality? - NCAS

Wildfires can have significant impacts on air quality, as wildfire smoke contains a mixture of hazardous air pollutants.

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Changing gas stove/hob to electric can help asthmatics as much - or more - than drugs - study #airpollution Story by @drgaryfuller.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Replacing gas stove can help asthmatics as much as some drugs, US experts find

Team in Ohio finds swapping to electric has ‘very large’ impact, despite study being scaled back by Trump cuts

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Three postcards, one message: Andy Burnham, deliver a Clean Air Act. Pick your favourite and send it to him at No. 10 today. mumsforlungs.justpost.cards #AirPollution #Health

We're on the hunt for a starter pack of UK environment journalists. Does such a thing exist? #AirPollution #Environment

Jerry Looking Around and Searching

Alt: Jerry the mouse looking around the corner, from his mousehole

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Past fires suggest health impacts of Europe and North America #wildfires may linger for years #climatecrisis Story by @olliemilman.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Past fires suggest effects of Europe and North America wildfires may linger for years

Three years after Maui wildfires many still struggle with ‘biological, emotional and social consequences’, study says

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‘The breath just went out of us’: people return to their homes after wildfires near Madrid

‘The breath just went out of us’: people return to their homes after wildfires near Madrid

Residents struggle to take in the devastation five days after El Morro was evacuated as fires burned across the countryside west of the Spanish capital

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Australians value batteries and EVs, but renewables industry must earn trust of regions, summit told

Australians value batteries and EVs, but renewables industry must earn trust of regions, summit told

Clean Energy Council calls for a national, legislated scheme to funnel benefits of hosting renewables projects back to local councils

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Official: YELLOW AIR POLLUTION HEALTH ALERT for London and southern England on Thurs and Fri 23-24 July 2026

The smoke plume of the Gironde wildfire in France extends far out over the sea. Wildfires get increasingly uncontrollable as #globalwarming caused by fossil fuel emissions dries out plant matter faster.

The tiny particles from wildfires can lodge in the lungs or make their way to the bloodstream. Years of repeated exposure to wildfire smoke can increase chances of a premature death. www.sciencenews.org/article/what...

What's to blame for Canada's wildfires?

The inferno that sent toxic smoke billowing toward the United States won't be the last. Officials are now battling both the wildfires and misinformation.

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China plans 53% increase in renewable power use over the next five years from the 2025 level. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

China Aims to Boost Renewable Energy Consumption 53% by 2030

China wants renewable energy consumption to jump 53% over the next five years and to convert intermittent wind and solar into more dependable sources of electricity.

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Please @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social @mayoroflondon.bsky.social promote YELLOW AIR POLLUTION HEALTH ALERTS (and AMBER and RED ie ‘Moderate’ and ‘High’) as vigorously as heat and other alerts HT @carolinerussell.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/lond...

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan@london.gov.uk · 2w ago

London: a Yellow Heat-Health alert is in place until Sunday 26 July ⚠️ Please check in on anyone who may find it difficult to stay cool and hydrated in hot weather. Older people, babies and young children and those with health conditions are more likely to be unwell.

Our new PM's first 100 days will be full of decisions - and we're asking him to commit to a new Clean Air Act. Andy Burnham did great work with the Bee Network and #SchoolStreets in Greater Manchester - now let's see that translate nationally. Send your postcard today! mumsforlungs.justpost.cards

Last year, a review published in The Lancet Planetary Health found that exposure to outdoor #AirPollution increases the risk of dementia. So we're very glad the WHO has now updated its #Dementia guidelines to include the need to reduce air pollution. Another reason to keep pushing for cleaner air.

New WHO Guidelines: Up to 45% of Dementia Risk Could be Prevented or Delayed - The Carer

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released updated guidelines on reducing the risk of cognitive decline and dementia, providing countries with

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US study that was defunded by the Trump admin, found a 70% drop in hospital admissions & days off from work or school when people with poorly controlled asthma had their gas stove & hob replaced with electric. Research by MetroHealth and CWRU, Ohio. Piece by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Replacing gas stove can help asthmatics as much as some drugs, US experts find

Team in Ohio finds swapping to electric has ‘very large’ impact, despite study being scaled back by Trump cuts

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Update Sat 25 July 2026 | Official: Widespread YELLOW AIR POLLUTION HEALTH ALERT for south east England for Wed 29 July (and likely beyond)