bettertimes.bsky.social
@bettertimes.bsky.social
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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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-...
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...
www.americanprogress.org
November 15, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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🇬🇧 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 🌬️💡📉
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.
oilprice.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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#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...
Hurricane Melissa
Published October 2025.
www.imperial.ac.uk
October 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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October 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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What the MRI showed
October 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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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
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.
feature.undp.org
October 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Hurricane Melissa strengthens to category 5 as communities in Jamaica warned of ‘potentially unimaginable impact’ – live blog

#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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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.
October 22, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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
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...
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...
airqualitynews.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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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...
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...
airqualitynews.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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‘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...
‘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
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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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
October 13, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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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...
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...
denvergov.org
October 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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She Found a Link Between Air Pollution and Infertility... Her grant was canceled 😡😡😡 #momsky www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/c...
She Found a Link Between Air Pollution and Infertility
www.nytimes.com
October 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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As Latino communities ramp up air quality monitoring, Trump’s EPA moves to weaken pollution regulations.
US Latinos mobilize to monitor – and improve – local air quality: ‘We have to fix it’
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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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).
Participate in our Clean Air Study | sapphires
humanenvironments.org
October 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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‘£850 to skip the queue’: how scammers are exploiting driving test delays
‘£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
www.theguardian.com
October 12, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Also another person’s “right” to burn stuff versus everyone’s right to breathe air unpolluted by wood smoke!
The flip side of that is unchecked pollution of the air in our cities, which is literally killing people. One person’s right to drive versus another’s right to clean air.
September 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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“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.
September 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
There is no contest! Everyone has a right to breathe the cleanest air possible and one person’s hobby burning shouldn’t violate that!
Please add one person's right to pollute the air with legal wood burning versus another's right to clean air.
September 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Wood stove owner learns how it is polluting his home, says he regrets decision to install a wood stove:
youtu.be/haIaG844J08?...
Wood burning case study
YouTube video by Eastleigh Borough Council
youtu.be
August 30, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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'Sources of 2,4-Dinitrophenol (DNP) beyond wildfires
Beyond wildfires, DNP is also produced by:
🔥 vehicle emissions from both biofuels and fossil fuels
🔥 residential heating fires and bonfires
🔥 controlled agricultural burning.'
Source: @ukri.org
www.ukri.org/news/wildfir...
Wildfire chemical toxic to humans lingers longer in clouds
Researchers have discovered why a toxic compound found in wildfire smoke resists natural breakdown when dissolved in atmospheric water droplets.
www.ukri.org
August 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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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...
New C.D.C. Director Is Fired, White House Says
www.nytimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM