Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
@cleanair2breathe.bsky.social
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Clean Air campaigner. Researcher
#AirPollution
& the impacts on
#Health
& the
#Environment
pinned post!
This is your brain on air pollution
#AirPollution
#Health
www.ted.com/talks/maria_...
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This is your brain on air pollution
Air pollution knows no borders -- even in your own body, says public health expert María Neira. In this startling talk, she describes how the microscopic particles and chemicals you breathe affect all...
https://www.ted.com/talks/maria_neira_this_is_your_brain_on_air_pollution?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare
about 1 year ago
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Mums for Lungs
40 minutes ago
92% of people burning wood indoors have another way to heat their home. Please share the facts, and think twice about burning tonight and beyond. For more info visit
@globalactionplan.bsky.social
's
cleanairhub.org.uk
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Mums for Lungs
40 minutes ago
#AirPollution
affects all of us, but it harms certain groups more than others. In urban areas like London, people from racialised communities & lower-income areas, and children, are more likely to be exposed to air pollution, & more likely to have their
#Health
disproportionately affected by it.
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Mums for Lungs
40 minutes ago
It's
#CleanAirNight
. Can you rethink burning, tonight and beyond? Wood burning creates tiny particles of pollution (including soot and carbon) that lodge deep in our bodies and make us sick. This doesn't just affect the household burning, but their neighbours, too.
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Impact on Urban Health
1 day ago
And where does air pollution come from in urban areas? Check out our interactive visualisation to see sources of air pollution across London:
urbanhealth.org.uk/insights/dat...
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What the latest data reveals about air pollution
As part of our commitment to equitably improving air quality, we're sharing the latest insights from the London Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (LAEI), a crucial dataset that maps sources of air pollu...
https://urbanhealth.org.uk/insights/data/data-air-pollution-laei
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Impact on Urban Health
1 day ago
What does air quality look like mapped across London and all of its boroughs? Check out our interactive visualisation which compares pollution levels to legal limits and WHO guidelines:
urbanhealth.org.uk/insights/dat...
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Latest data: People in London still breathing dangerous levels of air pollution
Use our data visualisation to see air quality levels across London, including in each borough, and how air quality compares to legal limits and WHO guidelines.
https://urbanhealth.org.uk/insights/data/london-air-pollution-levels
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Impact on Urban Health
1 day ago
Air pollution is a social justice issue. Brilliant new research from Maria Val Martin, Leah Holland and Paul Brindley shows a huge discrepancy between the poorest and richest people when it comes to air pollution exposure in urban areas.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Greenspace and air pollution disparities in urban Northern England
Urban environmental inequalities remain a critical public health concern in the UK, particularly in regions with legacies of industrial development. T…
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S030147972504469X#fig2
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Healthy Air Coalition UK
3 days ago
➡️ In cities like London, air pollution impacts racialised communities, lower-income areas and children the most. Wood burning adds to this unequal burden.
#CleanAirNight
is a matter of social justice✊
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Mums for Lungs
about 14 hours ago
How much
#AirPollution
is created when you burn wood? 👉 Defra approved/#Ecodesign stove = 400 times more polluting than a gas boiler. 👉 Open fire = 4000 times more polluting than a gas boiler. Please think twice about burning if you don't need to.
#WoodBurning
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Global Action Plan
about 2 hours ago
It’s
#CleanAirNight
! Did you know that wood burning is the most polluting way to heat your home? Air pollution from domestic burning contributes to nearly 2,500 deaths in the UK each year. Visit
cleanairhub.org.uk
to find out more.
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Global Action Plan
about 23 hours ago
Wood burning is one of the biggest sources of fine particle air pollution in the UK, contributing to a range of health problems including heart and lung disease, diabetes and dementia. We all want to stay warm this winter, but cosiness shouldn’t cost our health. Visit
cleanairhub.org.uk
for more.
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Environmental Audit Committee
2 days ago
Tens of thousands of lives are being shortened in the UK by air pollution, according to the Environment Agency. What can the Government do to protect public health and the environment? We’ve launched an inquiry:
committees.parliament.uk/work/9561/ai...
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Mums for Lungs
about 19 hours ago
We've been nominated for a Glomama award for our
#DitchDiesel
campaign - we'd love it if you could vote for us! Do take a look at all the other amazing nominations while you're there. Voting closes this Sunday (25th). 🙏🙏🙏
glomamaawards.com/vote_now/
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Kirsten de Vos 🚶🏻♀️💚🚲🍃
about 19 hours ago
Fireworks debate in Westminster Hall (19 Jan, ~3 hrs, many MPs): powerful testimony on noise, PTSD, pets & ~550 child A&E burns - but no mention of air pollution at all in the entire discussion. Another sign of how low air quality gets considered. 👉
hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2026...
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Global Action Plan
2 days ago
This
#CleanAirNight
, share the facts about wood burning to protect the health of everyone in your community. Visit
cleanairhub.org.uk
to find out more.
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Clean Air Hub | Global Action Plan
Clean Air Hub from Global Action Plan - everything you need to know about air pollution in one place.
https://cleanairhub.org.uk
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Global Action Plan
2 days ago
10 years ago, Tony decided to get a wood burner. But after a while, he realised he was getting a headache after using it, along with other respiratory symptoms.
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Global Action Plan
1 day ago
92% of people burning wood in the UK already have another way to heat their home, but many are choosing to install wood burners for lifestyle or aesthetic purposes. This
#CleanAirNight
share the facts about wood burning so that everyone can make informed decisions about how to heat their homes.
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Global Action Plan
1 day ago
Wood burning produces fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5), which enters your bloodstream when inhaled and can cause heart and lung disease, as well as increasing your risk of diabetes and dementia.
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Global Action Plan
1 day ago
Max has asthma and he experiences worsened symptoms when exposed to wood burning smoke from neighbouring properties. Air pollution from wood burners and open fires contributes to an average of 3,741 cases of diabetes and 1,493 cases of asthma in the UK each year.
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Mums for Lungs
2 days ago
Hello and welcome to all our new followers! Please sign up to our newsletter to stay in touch with the latest
#AirPollution
news and to find out about our campaigns.
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Sign Up to Our Newsletter — Mums for Lungs
Hear the latest news on air pollution, and find out more about our campaigns.
https://www.mumsforlungs.org/sign-up
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Mums for Lungs
1 day ago
A new study has examined the long-term relationship between early childhood exposure to indoor
#AirPollution
and cognitive performance in adulthood. "Individuals exposed to indoor air pollution from solid fuels during childhood performed significantly worse on cognitive tests later in life".
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Childhood smoke exposure linked to cognitive decline in later life - AirQualityNews
A new study suggests that growing up in households reliant on solid fuels such as coal, wood and plant waste may have lasting consequences for brain health, with measurable cognitive impairment…
https://airqualitynews.com/headlines/childhood-exposure-to-indoor-air-pollution-linked-to-cognitive-decline-later-in-life-study-finds/
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Simon Birkett, Clean Air in London
2 days ago
#CleanAirNight
eve |
@commonseac.parliament.uk
will probe
@emmahardymp.bsky.social
new
#EIP2025
PM2.5 targets for 2030 which were met at 99% sites and 25/30% reductions by 2024! Their AMCT is useless - not a limit value or matching EU standards eg NO2 - and failure to stop visible smoke is shameful!
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Thank you
@hertscc.bsky.social
for supporting
#CleanAirNight
& raising awareness of the serious impacts of woodburning on health It would be great if the 10 local Hertfordshire councils followed your example and also shared the facts to protect public health.
#AirPollution
#Woodburning
#Health
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2 days ago
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Kirsten de Vos 🚶🏻♀️💚🚲🍃
3 days ago
Good to see Birmingham City Council backing
#CleanAirNight
- clear, evidence-based messaging on wood burning and air quality that puts public health first.
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Global Action Plan
3 days ago
Wood burning is the most polluting way to heat your home, and breathing in air pollution from wood burning increases your risk of heart and lung disease, asthma, diabetes and dementia. This
#CleanAirNight
share the facts about wood burning.
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Impact on Urban Health
3 days ago
Councillor Merel Rehorst-Smith is right: "Burning wood might feel comforting but it can come at a real cost to our health and our community."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Guildford council urges people to consider wood burner risks
People in Guildford are encouraged to use alternative heating methods ahead of Clean Air Night.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g07pmg08zo
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Impact on Urban Health
3 days ago
🔥We're proud to support
@globalactionplan.bsky.social
and
#CleanAirNight
. 👏Kudos to Guildford Borough Council for informing residents about the health effects of burning wood. 💀The outdoor air pollution caused by domestic burning is linked to 2,490 deaths annually in the UK.
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Guildford council urges people to consider wood burner risks
People in Guildford are encouraged to use alternative heating methods ahead of Clean Air Night.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g07pmg08zo
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Mums for Lungs
3 days ago
Thanks to Guildford Council for raising awareness of
#WoodBurning
ahead of
#CleanAirNight
. Burning wood and smokeless fuels emit tiny particles that go deep into our lungs and bodies, making us sick. Please don't burn if you don't need to!
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Guildford council urges people to consider wood burner risks
People in Guildford are encouraged to use alternative heating methods ahead of Clean Air Night.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g07pmg08zo
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People are being urged to consider the risks (& neighbours) of pollution from woodburners on
#CleanAirNight
Guildford Borough Council said it wanted to raise awareness of the environmental & health risks associated with woodburning.
#AirPollution
#WoodBurning
#Health
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Guildford council urges people to consider wood burner risks - BBC News
People in Guildford are encouraged to use alternative heating methods ahead of Clean Air Night.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g07pmg08zo.amp
3 days ago
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Norwich FoE
14 days ago
Breathing in air pollution from wood burning increases your risk of heart and lung disease, asthma, diabetes and dementia. Even homes with newer “Ecodesign” wood burners are three times more polluted than those without. This
#CleanAirNight
, 22 January, share the facts about wood burning.
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Norwich FoE
12 days ago
92% of people burning wood in the UK already have another way to heat their home, but many are choosing to install wood burners for lifestyle or aesthetic purposes – inadvertently putting the health of their family and local community at risk.
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Norwich FoE
12 days ago
With energy prices rising, people across the UK are looking for alternative ways to heat their homes. But wood burning is not the answer many think it is... 🧵
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Norwich FoE
7 days ago
We all want to stay warm this winter, but cosiness shouldn’t cost our health. This
#CleanAirNight
(22 January 2026), share the facts about wood burning. Visit
#GlobalActionPlan’s
cleanairhub.org.uk
to find out more.
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Clean Air Hub | Global Action Plan
Clean Air Hub from Global Action Plan - everything you need to know about air pollution in one place.
https://cleanairhub.org.uk
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Norwich FoE
7 days ago
For those who don’t know, wood burning produces fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5), which enters your bloodstream when inhaled and can cause heart and lung disease, as well as increasing your risk of diabetes and dementia.
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Norwich FoE
7 days ago
This fact might change the way you think about woodburning 👇
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Possible
16 days ago
Breathing in air pollution from wood burning increases your risk of heart and lung disease, asthma, diabetes and dementia. Even homes with newer “Ecodesign” wood burners are three times more polluted than those without. This
#CleanAirNight
, share the facts about wood burning.
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Possible
8 days ago
This fact might change the way you think about wood burning 👇 Wood burning produces fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5), which enters your bloodstream when inhaled and can cause heart and lung disease, as well as increasing your risk of diabetes and dementia.
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Possible
3 days ago
Wood burning is the most polluting way to heat your home, and breathing in air pollution from wood burning increases your risk of heart and lung disease, asthma, diabetes and dementia. This
#CleanAirNight
share the facts about wood burning.
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Healthy Air Coalition UK
17 days ago
🌬️New year. New chance to act. Air pollution is a public health emergency harming children, adults, & our most deprived communities every day. Let this be the year we demand clean air for all. 🔗Read more in our blueprint:
www.healthyair.org.uk/wp-content/u...
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https://www.healthyair.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/HAC-Policy-Blueprint-Report.pdf
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Healthy Air Coalition UK
6 days ago
🔥 Hazel from Winchester swapped her wood burner for an electric stove after learning about air pollution. Wood smoke harms your health - and your neighbours' too. This
#CleanAirNight
, share the facts and help protect our communities. 💨
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Mums for Lungs
4 days ago
Burning wood damages our
#Climate
. 👍 Planting a new tree is great but... 👎 ...it takes decades of growth before that new tree is mature enough to absorb the carbon emitted from the one burnt last night.
#WoodBurning
#AirPollution
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Wood Is Not a Carbon-Neutral Energy Source
Treating it as such – and supporting it with subsidies, as the UK and many other EU member states do – is a flawed path to climate action.
https://chathamhouse.org/2017/03/wood-not-carbon-neutral-energy-source
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Mums for Lungs
7 days ago
It's one week until
#CleanAirNight
. We're sharing some real-life experiences as a snapshot of the effect that
#WoodBurning
has on neighbours & communities. To read more of these, head here:
www.mumsforlungs.org/news/the-big...
More info on Clean Air Night:
www.cleanairhub.org.uk/clean-air-ni...
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Doctors and Scientists Against Wood Smoke Pollution
5 days ago
See our website, too:
www.dsawsp.org/personal-sto...
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Personal wood smoke stories
Personal stories from neighbors of wood-burning households describing how wood smoke pollution has affected their lives.
https://www.dsawsp.org/personal-stories
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Mums for Lungs
5 days ago
Help us get this to 20,000 and beyond!
#Dieselgate
car manufacturers have never properly been held to account in the UK. Let's change that. Sign and share!
#AirPollution
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Make polluters pay for poisoning our children
10 years ago it was revealed that many diesel cars were being fitted with illegal technology that means they emit levels of toxic gases (NOx) exceeding testing and legal limits. These emissions…
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/make-polluters-pay-for-poisoning-our-children
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Hertfordshire County Council
10 days ago
Max has asthma, and he experiences worsened symptoms when exposed to wood burning smoke from neighbouring properties. This Clean Air Night, 22 January, share the facts about wood burning so we can protect the health of everyone in our communities.
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New study: has found that chronic exposure to common air pollutants significantly worsens heart damage in breast cancer patients undergoing standard treatments
#AirPollution
#Health
airqualitynews.com/headlines/ai...
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Air pollution harms the heart during breast cancer treatment
A new study has found that chronic exposure to common air pollutants significantly worsens heart damage in breast cancer patients undergoing standard treatments. The research provides the most compreh...
https://airqualitynews.com/headlines/air-pollution-harms-the-heart-during-breast-cancer-treatment/
5 days ago
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Mums for Lungs
7 days ago
There are only a few hours left to order your posters. We're packing them up tonight! Can you help us create a buzz about the
#AirPollution
&
#Health
impacts of wood burning by putting a poster up for
#CleanAirNight
next week? Deadline 6pm! For more info and to order:
bit.ly/m4l-canposte...
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Dr Gary Fuller
8 days ago
On my way to the HEISTIA launch. A new project to: "accelerate the creation of indoor home environments that meet Net Zero targets while promoting physical & mental health & wellbeing for all, considering the interface of technologies & social factors" - led by
@douglasbooker.bsky.social
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Dr Gary Fuller
8 days ago
"By the end of 2024, more than 134,000 square kilometres of forest had gone up in flames – an area greater than England"
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
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Mapped: how the world is losing its forests to wildfires
Wildfires now destroy twice as much tree cover per year as two decades ago – a crisis fuelled by climate change
https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/jan/13/mapped-how-the-world-is-losing-its-forests-to-wildfires?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Guy Shrubsole
8 days ago
8.4 GIGAWATTS of offshore wind just contracted in the UK, thanks to Ed Miliband's recent auction - enough electricity to power 12 million homes. The US can boil in Venezuelan oil. We're investing in energy you don't need to invade other nations to obtain
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Offshore windfarm contracts to fuel 12m homes in Great Britain after record auction
Subsidies guaranteeing price for each unit of clean electricity generated given to 12 renewables projects
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/14/offshore-windfarm-contracts-to-fuel-homes-great-britain-record-auction
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Cleanair2breathe (AirFairy04)
Asthma + Lung UK
12 months ago
Hi everyone 👋 We’re Asthma + Lung UK and we’re here to help fight for everyone’s right to breath! From research + campaigning to advice + support, we’re the UK’s leading lung charity. Find out more about what we do:
asthmaandlung.org.uk
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