This National Non-Smoking Week we need action on this 2nd hand smoke
This week, Breathe Clean Air circulated this image to elected officials, health organizations and others to highlight the huge source […]
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Check out our new ad!
Breathe Clean Air’s new 1/4 page ad highlights the health impacts of wood smoke pollution (see p. 38 of the […]
Doctor speaks out about wood smoke
Wood smoke pollution is unfortunately plaguing many towns and cities worldwide. This opinion piece, “If we’re serious about improving the […]
Students walk through smoke
Imagine the concern if this much cigarette smoke was part of the daily walk to and from school? These photos […]
Air Pollution Particles Found in Placenta
Breathing in wood smoke impacts far more than our lungs. The fine particulates in the smoke cause inflammation and that […]
What people hear when they get sick
Many people would express sympathy if you got sick from being exposed to secondhand cigarette smoke. They would understand the […]
NEW Brochure! Wood Smoke in the Comox Valley
Breathe Clean Air is please to announce the release of our new four-page brochure on wood smoke in the Comox […]
National Non-Smoking Week
This week is National Non-Smoking Week. Although the focus is on getting people to stop smoking cigarettes, we know all […]
FILM: Cost of Wood Heating
Breathe Clean Air is happy to launch a new film we had made about the cost of wood heating. The […]
BC LUNG: “The toxic truth about wood smoke”
This article is from the BC Lung Association: Isn’t wood a source of renewable energy? A natural substance? A heat […]
Videos from Public Forum on Air Quality
On March 14th, Breathe Clean Air hosted a public forum on air quality. Over 80 people attended, including a number […]
Smoke can put whole body into a state of systemic inflammation
An article in the National Observer, “Smoke from wildfires damages public health, B.C. scientist says, warning of future impacts” (Dec. […]
Wood smoke puts children at risk
The American Lung Association in California issued a news release on Nov. 1st which highlights the dangers of wood smoke to […]