LawrenceW, neighbour to several woodburning stoves

#WoodSmoke affects everyone esp children/elders. #WoodStove #FirePit & #WildFire #pollution significantly increases #HeartAttacks in older ppl #StopBurningStuff

[LawrenceW, neighbour to several woodburning stoves @pseudonhm]

Protect yourself from wildfire smoke, pollen, dust, other air pollutants, and viral particles (including COVID-19), with a #DoItYourself #CorsiRosenthalBox

Hawaii - A Fourth Grader Explains How to Build a DIY Corsi/Rosenthal Box Air Cleaner @YouTube https://t.co/WuWfnHC9Am

[LawrenceW, neighbour to several woodburning stoves @pseudonhm]

“Most of a tree’s solid mass was once an invisible gas floating in the sky.”

[LawrenceW, neighbour to several woodburning stoves @pseudonhm]

Natural Sound vs. Noise

The adjoining building upgraded their HVAC system so what was once the quieter window has also become a source of continuous mechanical background noise.

I can listen to pre-recordd bird-song while windows are closed but it just doesn’t compare to nature

[LawrenceW, neighbour to several woodburning stoves @pseudonhm]

“Slow down, you move too fast
You got to make the morning last”

The 59th Street Bridge Song

Good advice for a world in such a hurry. Sound over noise. Quality over obsolescence. Natural time over rat race. Sharing over hoarding. Caring over exploiting. Peace.

[LawrenceW, neighbour to several woodburning stoves @pseudonhm]

It’s a beautiful sunny 16°C morning and I’d like to open the windows to air out the house and bring down the humidity but the ceaseless noise of a nearby heat-pump has left me choosing quiet over open windows and a dehumidifier turned on while going out for a walk. @ottawacity

[LawrenceW, neighbour to several woodburning stoves @pseudonhm]

Canada’s Shifting Seasons

Canada’s four seasons are still here, but climate change is making them more erratic, with harsher cold snaps and hotter summers becoming more noticeable.

And then there’s wildfire season.

[LawrenceW, neighbour to several woodburning stoves @pseudonhm]

The wood-smoke pollution in winter and early spring has morphed into noise and air pollution of leaf-blowers, mowers, chainsaws and tractors.

We need to slow down — better one person raking than three blowing.

Better open windows and fresh air than noises and fumes. @ottawacity

[Doctors + Scientists Against Wood Smoke Pollution @dsawsp]

The effects of wood smoke pollution go far beyond physical symptoms.

[LawrenceW, neighbour to several woodburning stoves @pseudonhm]

When real estate ads fail to mention this problem, families can suffer for months each year:

In low-lying areas, stagnant conditions can allow cold air to pool and form a temperature inversion, which keeps fine particulate matter from residential wood stoves close to the ground.

[Doctors + Scientists Against Wood Smoke Pollution @dsawsp]

A study released last month found that wood heating emits lead into the air of local communities and homes.

“The use of wood as an energy source is a relic of the past, one that should not be relived if given a choice.”

By @DrGaryFuller: https://t.co/v0lcIF0eBu

[The Globe and Mail @globeandmail]

Wildland firefighters stare down another busy summer with aging aircraft, strained staff https://t.co/y1UuCfOqM5

[LawrenceW, neighbour to several woodburning stoves @pseudonhm]

@ottawacity On Earth Day, my walk was filled with the smells and noises of gas-powered leaf-blowers and blowing dust from sweeper-trucks, and today, noisy gas blowers polluted the air in and around our home. When is Ottawa going to get serious about reducing pollution?

Image: AI

[LawrenceW, neighbour to several woodburning stoves @pseudonhm]

Ultrafine particles, or UFPs, are tiny, unregulated and have the potential to cause major health problems. For The National, CBC's Ashley Fraser takes a look at efforts to measure UFPs in a high-concern area in downtown Toronto, sandwiched between a busy highway and an airport.

[HOW THINGS WORK @HowThingsWork_]

Experiment showing the impact of smoking a pack of tobacco cigarettes each day for 30 days in a row (600 cigarettes) 🚬

[LawrenceW, neighbour to several woodburning stoves @pseudonhm]

1. STOP SMOKING https://t.co/fU3ibYykif

[The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes]

In Memphis, where people fear @elonmusk's supercomputer is making them ill

[LawrenceW, neighbour to several woodburning stoves @pseudonhm]

🎶 Oh, the weather outside is frightful — the #smoke, it’s not, delightful!

[LawrenceW, neighbour to several woodburning stoves @pseudonhm]

#StopBurningStuff https://t.co/3aLDy1ttpR

[LawrenceW, neighbour to several woodburning stoves @pseudonhm]

Ottawa events this weekend: https://t.co/q68lMFiaDX

[LawrenceW, neighbour to several woodburning stoves @pseudonhm]

Which Volcanoes are Erupting? - List & map of Active Volcanoes Erupting at Present @volcanodiscover https://t.co/45EIZyQKHP

[Hackney Council @hackneycouncil]

💡 Did you know? Using a wood-burning stove can make the air inside your home 3x more polluted than outside.

Protect your family’s lungs – and your neighbours’ too!

More info 👉 https://t.co/sDEakglvD7

#LondonWoodBurningProject