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Climate Council New Report: Gas is Harming Queenslanders THE GAS INDUSTRY risks exposing Queensland communities to hazardous substances that cause cancer, interfere with childhood development, trigger asthma and contaminate the local environment, a new report from the Climate Council has found. The report, Kicking the Gas Habit: How Gas is Harming our Health, finds that gas commonly used for cooking and heating harms people’s health, while the process of extracting gas risks exposing communities to hazardous substances. “The Darling Downs, known for its prime agricultural land, is now ground zero for the expansion of Australia’s dangerous unconventional gas industry,” said Queensland-based Climate Council spokeswoman and report author, Professor Hilary Bambrick. ....
Climate Council Invisible Danger: Gas, Asthma and our Children NEW REPORT: Over 80 percent of Victorian homes use gas – more than any other state or territory – which could be exposing children to a higher risk of asthma, a new Climate Council report has found. “Gas is not only a fossil fuel that is driving climate change, but cooking with gas is estimated to be responsible for up to 12 percent of the childhood asthma burden in Australia,” said Climate Council spokeswoman and report author, Dr Kate Charlesworth. “A child living with gas cooking in the home faces a comparable risk of asthma to a child living with household cigarette smoke,” she said. ....
Health by Stephanie Bedo  Parents have been warned that sending their kids to NSW schools could be harming their health. And the real danger is much wider, with kids at risk across Aussie homes, according to a new report. The Climate Council warns the use of gas in homes is exposing Australian children to a higher risk of asthma, as well as driving climate change. Cooking with gas is estimated to be responsible for up to 12 per cent of the childhood asthma burden in Australia, report author Dr Kate Charlesworth said. A child living with gas cooking in the home faces a comparable risk of asthma to a child living with household cigarette smoke. ....
Health by Stephanie Bedo  Parents have been warned that sending their kids to NSW schools could be harming their health. And the real danger is much wider, with kids at risk across Aussie homes, according to a new report. The Climate Council warns the use of gas in homes is exposing Australian children to a higher risk of asthma, as well as driving climate change. Cooking with gas is estimated to be responsible for up to 12 per cent of the childhood asthma burden in Australia, report author Dr Kate Charlesworth said. A child living with gas cooking in the home faces a comparable risk of asthma to a child living with household cigarette smoke. ....
Health by Stephanie Bedo  Parents have been warned that sending their kids to NSW schools could be harming their health. And the real danger is much wider, with kids at risk across Aussie homes, according to a new report. The Climate Council warns the use of gas in homes is exposing Australian children to a higher risk of asthma, as well as driving climate change. Cooking with gas is estimated to be responsible for up to 12 per cent of the childhood asthma burden in Australia, report author Dr Kate Charlesworth said. A child living with gas cooking in the home faces a comparable risk of asthma to a child living with household cigarette smoke. ....