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Woodburners Linked to Highest Air Pollution Exposure in Welsh Children, Study Finds
Read more: Woodburners Linked to Highest Air Pollution Exposure in Welsh Children, Study Findshttps://www.publicdomainpictures.net/en/view-image.php?image=46552&picture=wood-burning-stove Woodburners identified as trebling the risk of indoor pollution exposure A recent study in the Journal of Environmental Management identified woodburners as the highest source of exposure to air pollution in Welsh primary aged schoolchildren. The study measured exposure to air pollution in the participants’ homes, in their schools, and in their daily commute,…
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Woodburners Linked to Highest Air Pollution Exposure in Welsh Children, Study Finds
Read more: Woodburners Linked to Highest Air Pollution Exposure in Welsh Children, Study Findshttps://www.publicdomainpictures.net/en/view-image.php?image=46552&picture=wood-burning-stove Woodburners identified as trebling the risk of indoor pollution exposure A recent study in the Journal of Environmental Management identified woodburners as the highest source of exposure to air pollution in Welsh primary aged schoolchildren. The study measured exposure to air pollution in the participants’ homes, in their schools, and in their daily commute,…
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Review of ‘Climate Collapse?: Calls to Action from Around the World’, edited by Arkbound Foundation
Read more: Review of ‘Climate Collapse?: Calls to Action from Around the World’, edited by Arkbound FoundationVoices from around the world speak out on climate solutions that they have experienced, to highlight that the ‘waiting for Superman’ approach is not appropriate when managing climate collapse and that local communities have the power themselves to act in a powerful manner to deliver climate action. ‘Climate Collapse?’ is, at times, blunt, critical and…
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Forever Chemicals, Forever Waiting? UK’s PFAS Plan Under Fire
Read more: Forever Chemicals, Forever Waiting? UK’s PFAS Plan Under FireDoes the UK’s plan to tackle PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ go far enough to protect people and the environment? The UK Government has published its first-ever plan to tackle PFAS pollution in the last few days, with a lukewarm response from experts and environmental charities describing the plans as being nothing more than ‘shutting the door…
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Planning Payments, Pollution Fears and a Paused Decision at Former RAF TollertonRushcliffe Borough Council defends £200,000 payment from housing developer
Read more: Planning Payments, Pollution Fears and a Paused Decision at Former RAF TollertonRushcliffe Borough Council defends £200,000 payment from housing developerCampaigners against the controversial proposals of Vistry Homes to build 4,000 homes in and around the site of Nottingham City Airport were jubilant recently, as the local council voted to pause its decision, while more information was sought to support moving forward. However, campaigners appeared very uneasy about the knowledge that Vistry Homes- the developer-…
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Review of ‘The Problem With Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It’s Too Late’ by Judith Enck and Adam Mahoney
Read more: Review of ‘The Problem With Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It’s Too Late’ by Judith Enck and Adam MahoneyPlastic pollution and contamination sadly seems to be so ingrained into our environment that yet another book on the issue appears to be superfluous. That being said, Enck and Mahoney peel back the veneer of company ‘plastic-washing’ and false promises to challenge the dominant and overwhelming narrative from the plastics industry (read fossil-fuel industry) that…
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Review of ‘The Nature of Pandemics: Why Protecting Biodiversity is Key to Human Survival’ by Jake M. Robinson
Read more: Review of ‘The Nature of Pandemics: Why Protecting Biodiversity is Key to Human Survival’ by Jake M. RobinsonRobinson’s latest book, The Nature of Pandemics could not have come at a more timely moment, as hospital admissions of flu patients in the UK rose by 55% in one week owing to a winter ‘super flu’. Robinson explores what lessons have been learned from the Covid-19 global pandemic and warns that a proactive approach…
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Review of ‘Life on a Little- Known Planet’ by Elizabeth Kolbert
Read more: Review of ‘Life on a Little- Known Planet’ by Elizabeth KolbertKolbert, the Pulitzer Prize winning author, has gathered for her readers 17 celebratory articles from the last 20 years of her writing career, to highlight and inspire others working for a better climate today and tomorrow. With devastating climate events happening daily around the world, articles on issues from ten years or over, may seem…
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Review of ‘Clearing the Air’ by Hannah Ritchie
Read more: Review of ‘Clearing the Air’ by Hannah Ritchie‘Climate change- and the energy, materials and food systems that drive it- is a massive but solvable problem.’ It is not often that we find a climate book that is openly honest, factual and optimistic about where we are in ‘one of the biggest challenges that humanity faces’. Ritchie structures this book into a question-…
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Review of ‘Here Comes The Sun’ by Bill McKibben
Read more: Review of ‘Here Comes The Sun’ by Bill McKibbenBill McKibben’s ‘Here Comes The Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization’ is a book which throughout highlights the transformative revolution of solar power and which revels in the ability for countries around the world to see past the short-term interests of the fossil fuel industry- desperately clinging on…
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