Children are an indicator species for the health of our communities, writes Melissa Henry - and they are being forced off our streets by traffic. This adds further to traffic and pollution as children are driven everywhere, depriving them of exercise. It's time to break the vicious circle!
… fundamental shift in how our children get to school, particularly primary school. When I was a child in the early 70's, … of ten 7 to 9 year olds walked and cycled to school on their own. Now 8 out of ten are …
At least 8,549 educational institutions in UK have background levels of a tiny particle pollution known as PM2.5 exceeding international guidelines.
… Schools suffer 'dangerously high' air … guidelines. More than a quarter of British schools, nurseries and colleges are in areas … Lung Foundation compares the location of schools, nurseries and colleges with annual …
Today's threats of legal action by ClientEarth against the UK Government highlight the problem of London's poisonous air, which is killing some 10,000 people a year, writes John Weeks. Fortunately there are simple, low cost, effective measures that could be taken to bring about big improvements to the city's air quality, fast.
… adapt to advance booking. 5. Discourage the 'school run' Not as frequent as the supermarket … to drop and collect children to and from school. This is largely the preserve of … often but not always involving fee-paying schools. Discouraging the 'school run' would …
Campaigners urge Michael Gove to get tough on 'dark store' delivery depots or risk children’s health and well-being from air pollution.
… plan to open a depot next to a London primary school, recommends that new warehouses must be … at least 400 metres from facilities including schools, hospitals and care homes. Pollution … Initiative and Senior Air Quality Analyst, School of Public Health, Imperial College …
The National School of Forestry is participating in Timber Festival to foster greater public awareness of how sustainable forest management defends our living planet.
… Timber picture1.png The National School of Forestry is participating in Timber … loss To further this aim, the National School of Forestry, University of Cumbria, is … implement sustainable forest management. The school climate strikes inspired by Greta …
'My solar ironing cart shows we have the technology to stop climate breakdown.'
… forward to a good, long break from the school grind. It was during one of these … everyday sight while returning home from school: an ironing vendor discarding burnt and … about science increased, I started to base my school projects on it and even took my ideas …
Internal Glasgow University emails show that it terminated geophysics professor David Smythe's email account and access to scientific papers because his concerns about the impacts of fracking were upsetting its 'industrial research partners', writes Kyla Mandel - not as part of a 'routine review' as previously stated.
… a " routine review of email accounts in the School of Geographical & Earth Sciences." … part of a routine review carried out by the School of Geographical and Earth Sciences … court, and Maggie Cusack, a professor in the School of Geographical and Earth Sciences. The …
How far would you go to fight plans for a new waste incinerator? One woman went all the way...
… doors and windows of a 400-pupil elementary school that sits on a bluff above the site … facility within 2,000 feet of any home, school, hospital or prison, or within the ood … a site so close to homes and an elementary school poses an undue risk to an impoverished …
New research competition challenges 11-19 year olds to help save the UK’s bumblebees
… year olds to help save the UK’s bumblebees School and college students across the UK are … competition is also a chance for schools to apply some of the amazing science … best presentation and overall winner. Each school can make more than one entry, as long …
The Chancellor's 'sport not sugar' move to tax sugary drinks was extremely welcome, writes Simon Bullock. But we need a similar Treasury approach to protect people from other threats too. So how about tackling the air pollution that's killing tens of thousands of Britons a year?
… cash to improve sports facilities in our schools. It shouldn't be called a ‘sugar tax', … will not allow their children to cycle to school, because of the horrendous traffic … will mean fewer children being driven to school - cutting down on rush-hour congestion, …
Bidding farewell to summer doesn’t mean turning your back on outdoor sports, says Phoebe Doyle. When it comes to surfing, autumn’s where it’s at
… explains George Stoy of Georges’ Surf School . ‘But in the UK, Ireland and Northern … need to invest in good teaching. There are schools aplenty but finding a decent one will … the beach to the other allowing us, as a surf school, to pick the appropriate size surf. …
With planning permission for Britain's biggest dairy at Nocton about to be re-submitted, The Ecologist travels to California to examine intensive milk production - and finds factory farms, conflict, intimidation, pesticides, pollution and small-scale farmers driven out of business...
… animals that suffer. Tom Frantz is a retired schoolteacher and grew up in Shafter, a small … others. Within a couple of years at the local school we had two big problems that have never existed before… the school was invaded by hoards of flies, nasty …
A new amendment to the Agriculture Bill would help to protect rural communities from toxic pesticides.
… may be present including, but not limited to, schools, nurseries, and hospitals. This is the … use of any pesticides near residents’ homes, schools, and children’s playgrounds - has been … the locality of residents’ homes, as well as schools, playgrounds, among other areas. * …
We are losing species to extinction at an unprecedented rate and human activity is the culprit - can going vegan help?
… of species extinction. According to the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, … of The Vegan magazine. According to the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, …
Politicians are storing up problems for future generations by 'shying away' from making a decision on road charging, says road users group
… NEWS Bigger engines, two-car households and school runs on rise Far from downsizing, … as well as more children being driven to school NEWS ANALYSIS Zero carbon Britain: how …
Bongani Mthembu talks to the Ecologist about the struggles and successes in achieving environmental justice in South Africa’s townships
… We worked closely with the local hospital and schools to collect data on the number of … and fainting were so high in the local schools that we were able to force the …
Low Emissions Zones have their place in cleaning up the UK's worst air pollution hotspots, writes Richard Howard. But we also need to adopt fiscal measures to encourage a shift away from diesel vehicles, at once delivering cleaner air, increased tax revenues, and lower carbon emissions.
… of 3.8 million people, as well as 979 schools attended by a quarter of London's school population. Exposure to NO 2 can cause …
It's the fossil fuel industry's latest stroke of genius - a coal substitute that's cheaper, dirtier and more toxic than coal itself, writes Ben Whitford. The waste product of refining heavy oil from Canada's tar sands, petcoke is stored in open mountains around Chicago's 'Slag Valley', sending plumes of sticky black dust over poor neighborhoods every time the wind blows.
… every time the wind blows. When Chicago schoolteacher Nick Limbeck arrived for his … the Gallistel Language Academy, a state-run school on the city's far southeast side, he … raise serious health concerns. Limbeck, the school teacher, says several children in his …
Widely-held belief that outdoor cats threaten biodiversity and public health challenged by new research.
… conservation, rewilding, social nature). Schooled in ethics, geography and political … Santiago-Ávila (a PhD candidate at the Nelson School of Environmental Studies, University of … and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine), John Hadidian (Center for …
Findings have important implications for management of urban rivers - including how river clean-ups are conducted.
… Inhabited The research team, in the School of Geography, studied three local … Biology . Hazel Wilson , project lead in the School of Geography at the University of …
Predictions based on computer simulations using real-world data gathered from more than 40 natural environments.
… Dr Simon Willcock, of Bangor University's School of Natural Sciences in Wales, and joint … University, Southampton University and the School of Oriental & African Studies, …
New study overturns 'conventional wisdom' by finding significant tree evolutionary diversity in temperate and tropical dry forests.
… Ecology and Biodiversity in Chile and the School of GeoSciences at the University of … cacti families. Dr Kyle Dexter , from the School of GeoSciences at the University of …
A new report from leading physicians published today reveals the excess mortality caused by UK air pollution, writes Vanessa Amaral-Rogers. The Government has already been found in breach of the EU's Air Quality Directive, but its policies remain weak. Will it finally step up to prevent early deaths from this silent killer?
… poor air quality in our homes, workspaces and schools. The current estimate of 40,000 deaths … reduce the volume of traffic, especially near schools. Monitor air pollution effectively. … pollutants in major urban areas and near schools. These results should then be …
The revival of traditional rainwater harvesting has restored flow to rivers in India's driest state, Rajasthan - thanks to the tireless efforts of Rajendra Singh, recent winner of a Stockholm water prize. And as Pramila Krishnan discovered in a fascinating meeting, Singh's techniques, and his philosophy, are of truly global significance.
… philosophy, are of truly global significance. School textbooks in India have been telling … "I imbibed Gandhian ideals during my school days that emphasised working for …