Map reveals where 'silent killer' wood heater smoke is worst
www.abc.net.au
Wood heaters are estimated to be responsible for more pollution-related deaths than all the cars on our roads. This national map shows which areas are affected the most.
  • NiftyShrimp@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    2 months ago

    This is about as credible as the ANU study that said dozens of people were being killed in the ACT every year. It’s a study commissioned, and written by the every people who have already decided that wood heaters are bad. If we are banning wood heaters, then we should ban fossil fuel cars as well. What a joke. This just stinks of “take away my privileges for my own good Daddy”.

    • zurohki@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      2 months ago

      If we are banning wood heaters, then we should ban fossil fuel cars as well.

      This, but unsarcastically. It’s 2025 and people are still buying huge 4WD diesels to drive through the city to the office.

      • KingGimpicus@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Just got rid of my fuel sipping crossover and went full electric and boy is it nice. A week so far and I just passed 69% (nice). Im going to be really pleased if I can get two weeks out of one charge. And the price to recharge? Less than $20 usd. About half of my weekly 10 gallons of 81 unleaded.

    • zero_gravitas@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
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      2 months ago

      If we are banning wood heaters, then we should ban fossil fuel cars as well.

      The article specifically mentions that fewer deaths are attributable to vehicle emissions than to wood heaters:

      The Centre for Safe Air at the University of Tasmania estimates long-term exposure to wood-heater smoke causes 729 premature deaths every year in Australia, which is more than the deaths attributable to emissions from the national fleet of 20 million vehicles, or from energy generation, or even bushfires.