Breathe Clean Air Comox Valley https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html High healthcare costs of a single wood stove Air Quality Health Index Home Industry proposal promotes wood burning for long-term Australia: regulatory failure and lack of stove replacements costing lives and money Court denies industry challenge to audits for wood stoves Contact Australian city votes to work on ban of wood heating! News & Views Clean Air Day 2020 Courtenay bans new installations Who is supposed to pay for education & enforcement? Annual health cost of wood heating in Comox Valley = $76 million Wood stoves triple PM2.5 inside homes Donor Dashboard Resources Donor Dashboard This National Non-Smoking Week we need action on this 2nd hand smoke Learn to talk to people about wood smoke Healthier Home Video from Cowichan View Courtenay air monitor readings Venting Index & Open Burning Rules Lungs don’t care it is “just start-up smoke” Ultrafines: Counting particles by number highlights risk Wood heat is a massive source of PAHs Worse than at least 18 diesel cars Double the asthma medication, double the cost Personal stories My Burning Shame REPORT: Certified wood stoves may not be better than stoves they replace Open Burning restrictions in response to COVID-19 Record: Breathing always hard for some Comox Valley residents Globe opinion: To help flatten the curve, let’s clean our air How is this legal? Letter to elected officials: Improve health outcomes by reducing burning Take action this National Non-smoking Week Comox byelection candidates respond to air quality questions $3200 rebates in Cumberland & West Courtenay Election 2022 Candidates respond to AQ questionnaire Air Pollution Particles Found in Placenta Poor venting leads to build up of pollution How successful was Libby wood stove exchange? Not very. Very long way to go to meet new WHO air guidelines Newsletters What people hear when they get sick Check out our new ad! Use savings from reduced health impacts and costs to fund solutions Students walk through smoke Doctor speaks out about wood smoke