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Air pollution may be ‘health timebomb’ for London’s deprived children
Henry Gass and Tom Levitt
28th July, 2011
On-going study of children in east London finds air pollution a factor in lung impairment - but political deadlock and lack of public awareness are holding up solutions more...
City Airport expansion highlights scale of aviation dilemma
Mark Jansen
21st January, 2011
As the UK government deliberates its new aviation policy campaigners warn that moves to approve airport expansion would put climate targets at risk more...
The People's Ferry: reducing emissions by buying a ship
Paul Miles
24th June, 2010
How a discontinued ferry service between Swansea and Cork was reborn when locals pooled money and resources...and bought their own ship more...
The art of bike maintenance: trouble shooting squeaks and creaks
Guy Andrews
15th June, 2010
This extract from The Ultimate Guide to Bicycle Maintenance will help you identify the source of, and fix, nasty noises more...
Short-haul flights within Europe up by 48 per cent
Ecologist
27th April, 2010
Report highlights rapid growth in short-haul flights within Europe and the failure to tackle air pollution from road transport more...
What is the health impact of air pollution?
Andrew Marszal
20th April, 2010
After the Clean Air Acts banished the smogs of the 50s and 60s, many thought that air pollution problems had disappeared. They were wrong more...
Heathrow aiport expansion will result in £5 billion loss
Ecologist
19th April, 2010
Calculations on the cost of building a third runway at Heathrow are outdated and do not make economic sense says a new report more...
Air pollution death toll could hit 50,000 a year, say MPs
Ecologist
22nd March 2010
UK’s poor air quality is a bigger killer than passive smoking, road traffic accidents and obesity says parliamentary committee more...
Airlines admit carbon reductions to come from offsetting
Ecologist
22nd September, 2009
Aviation sector wants to avoid a closed trading scheme and forced carbon emissions cuts more...
The fight to make our train fares fair
Richard Hebditch
12th August, 2009
The Campaign for Better Transport is working hard to bring down train fares and is inviting you to join them in their fight more...
Blair: 'no' to carbon quotas; 'yes' to flying and driving
News
6th February, 2007
Tony Blair yesterday reiterated his belief that "you will not get people to give up the motor car or cheap air travel," and that he would 'stop short' of introducing carbon quotas. more...
Solutions for a farming future
Steven Gorelick
7th June, 2000
Steven Gorelick lays out just a few of the policy changes, priority shifts and new approaches that could help save rural life, and lead to more sustainable farming more...
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