People exposed to air pollution in childhood are more likely to die early, groundbreaking research finds
Groundbreaking new research has found that people exposed to air pollution in childhood are more likely to die early than those raised in areas of better air quality. A study,…
Labour needs to scrap the Silvertown Tunnel
Over the past few weeks, the Labour Party has been eager to shine a spotlight on its new ‘green’ policies - including its grand plan to decarbonise Britain by 2030.…
Floating cities and dirty secrets: Environmental impact of luxury cruise ships
Image credit: AudaCity3371, Creative Commons Floating cities seem like science fiction, and have been mentioned by some as one way humanity could in future cope with a rapidly growing global…
Air pollution and the school run: Why we need to go further than Walk to School Week
Image credit: Creative Commons, Des Blenkinsopp Every weekday morning in term-time, a massive queue of cars crawls along outside my daughter’s school in Brighton. The entire line grinds to a…
How local Greens are fighting air pollution
One of the Green Party members installing air monitoring devicesCredit: Steve Miller To a lot of people, Northampton will mean little more than a stopping off point on the…