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The journey to City Hall

Posted by Neil Jones — 25 January 2017 at 1:06pm - Comments

School children handing letter to Sadiq Khan

Yesterday I went to London’s City Hall to deliver a letter from over 100 local headteachers to the Mayor, Sadiq Khan. The letter calls for safe, clean air for children all over the city. “Clean air now! Clean air now! Clean air now!” chanted children from five primary schools. And who could argue with that?

Article tagged as: Air Pollution, Sadiq Khan, Schools

'You wouldn't risk this place for all the oil in the world' - Introducing the Amazon Reef

Posted by Mal Chadwick — 23 January 2017 at 1:43pm - Comments

Big news: scientists have confirmed the discovery of an incredible coral reef at the mouth of the Amazon river!

But we can’t celebrate just yet: oil companies are closing in with a reckless plan to drill for oil nearby. Once they get government approval, these companies could start drilling within months. We can’t let that happen.

An oil spill could devastate this amazing place, harming wildlife and ruining local people’s livelihoods.

Open letter to Sadiq Khan from London's headteachers

Posted by Neil Jones — 23 January 2017 at 11:17am - Comments

Children crossing a road near a red London bus

Dear Sadiq Khan,

We are headteachers who represent schools from across London. Our schools are in areas where our children and young people are being forced to breathe some of the most toxic air in London, and the country as a whole.

We welcome the bold commitments you have made to clean up London’s air.

Article tagged as: Air Pollution, Fiat, Renault, volkswagen

Fiat and Renault: An industry in crisis

Posted by Emily Randall — 14 January 2017 at 2:54pm - Comments

The car industry is under the spotlight this week. Fiat are facing accusations of cheating on diesel emissions by the US Environmental Protection Agency. Like Volkswagen it is about using technology that hides the true impact and damage their cars are doing. The accusations came just a day after Volkswagen admitted to cheating emissions tests in over 500,000 vehicles and received fines of $4.3bn.

Article tagged as: Air Pollution, Fiat, Renault, volkswagen

In the era of Trump it's time to build bridges not walls

Posted by India Thorogood — 13 January 2017 at 6:02pm - Comments

Next week, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States, after a year when, around the world, the politics of hate, fear and division too often blossomed. He'll be a President that has not only denied climate change but attempted to divide our world and send a message of hatred.

Up where the air isn’t clear

Posted by Emily Randall — 6 January 2017 at 12:22pm - Comments

Mary Poppins in air pollution mask over Westminster to highlight air pollution

Mary Poppins in air pollution mask flies over Westminster to highlight air pollution in the UK

Children’s hero Mary Poppins is back. But the air isn’t clear as she makes her descent - she has to wear an air pollution mask to cut through the toxic fumes.

Article tagged as: Air Pollution, cars, diesel, london, Mary Poppins

5 eco-friendly ways to dispose of your old Christmas tree

Posted by Richard Casson — 4 January 2017 at 7:16pm - Comments

by-nc-nd. Credit: Flickr.com/proforged

When a Christmas tree ends up in a landfill it decomposes and produces methane, a potent greenhouse gas.

Methane's bad news for our climate. But here's the good news -- instead of sending your old tree to the local dump, there are more sustainable ways to dispose of it now that Christmas is over.

Article tagged as: christmas, recycle, recycling

Microbeads consultation: the good, the bad, & the ???

Posted by Elisabeth Whitebread — 20 December 2016 at 1:17pm - Comments

Back in September, the government announced it was planning to launch a consultation on banning microbeads, those pesky toxic beads that companies have added to face washes, toothpastes, washing powders and other products.

Article tagged as: consultation, marine plastic, microbeads, microbeads ban, oceans, Plastics

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