"Tiny particles from the wear of vehicle brakes, tyres and roads already make up about half of the air pollution particles from traffic. This will be getting worse because our car fleet is getting heavier and there are no clear policies to control this pollution source."
#airpollution #Pollution #vehicles #Cars
Focusing on concrete objects is a great way to reflect on our economy, colonialism, commodification, vulnerability, planetary boundaries.
#degrowth #SupplyChains #climate #pollution #repair
#repair #Pollution #Climate #supplychains #degrowth
I really enjoyed our event, "Pulling Things Apart" today. With our friends from Stiched-Up.
We explored the nature of manufactured goods, their materials, manufacture and fate.
Focusing on concrete objects is a great way to reflect on our economy, colonialism, commodification, vulnerability, planetary boundaries.
#degrowth #SupplyChains #climate #pollution #repair
#repair #Pollution #Climate #supplychains #degrowth
"World meteorologists point to โvicious cycleโ of heatwaves and air pollution"
#airpollution #Pollution #heatwave #meteorologists
"Lack of data and questions over sewage monitor reliability mean the true number of illegal discharges happening when there is little or no rain may be much larger than is publicly known"
#Water #Pollution #Sewage #unitedkingdom #UK
"Five people per day have contracted waterborne diseases after swimming in the UKโs polluted seas, rivers and lakes, according to new data obtained by LBC."
#Environment #Water #Sewage #Pollution #unitedkingdom #UK
๐Z At the top of the hour it's Radio Ecoshock https://www.ecoshock.org Presented by Alex Smith. A weekly program about the Latest #science, authors, issues - from #ClimateChange, oceans, forests, #pollution, solar storms, the #economy, and #peace. https://theglobalvoice.info:8443/broadband #audio #TGVRadio #EnvironmentalScience #Talk #Environment ๐โป๏ธ๐๏ธ๐ฑ๐๐๐ก๏ธ๐
#Environment #talk #environmentalscience #tgvradio #Audio #Peace #Economy #Pollution #ClimateChange #Science
'Tire wear and tear revealed as a major contributor to waterway pollution'
https://newatlas.com/environment/tire-wear-microparticles-big-contributor-waterway-pollution/
'Many people would think โ understandably due to it being the focus of much recent research โ that when it comes to cars, the biggest cause of pollution is exhaust. But, in fact, wear and tear on tires has been shown to produce more particle pollution by mass.'
#tyre #pollution #waterway #river #rivers #waterways #cars #tyres
#tyres #Cars #waterways #rivers #River #waterway #Pollution #tyre
"While Michael Gove was deciding to weaken pollution laws for new housing developments this week, his own constituency was being plagued by the stench of human waste."
#Environment #Sewage #Pollution #unitedkingdom #UK
A century of #wildland #fire research: Contributions to Long-term Approaches for Wildland Fire #Management: Proceedings of a Workshop. #wildfire #water #pollution #wastewater https://nap.nationalacademies.org/download/24792
#wastewater #Pollution #Water #wildfire #management #fire #wildland
The #chemistry of fires at the #wildland-urban interface. #wildfire #water #pollution #wastewater https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26460/the-chemistry-of-fires-at-the-wildland-urban-interface
#wastewater #Pollution #Water #wildfire #wildland #chemistry
childhood in mountain of plastic by shamim ul islam
https://tmblr.co/Z7VXvxeOPlgeee00
#bangladesh #lifestyle #kids #photography #pollution #portrait #children #life #flickr
#flickr #Life #children #Portrait #Pollution #Photography #Kids #lifestyle #Bangladesh
"The controversial ultra-low emission zone was expanded to cover the whole of Greater London this week. Now, the Metropolitan Police has revealed the force received 159 reports of ULEZ cameras being stolen and 351 reports of cameras being damaged between April and August."
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Ulez #Emissions #Pollution #AirPollution
https://news.sky.com/story/hundreds-of-attacks-on-ulez-cameras-recorded-by-police-12952270
#airpollution #Pollution #emissions #ULEZ #unitedkingdom #UK
"Why the UK government is relaxing rules for river pollution"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Water #Pollution #WaterPollution #Environment
https://theconversation.com/why-the-uk-government-is-relaxing-rules-for-river-pollution-212505
#Environment #waterpollution #Pollution #Water #unitedkingdom #UK
The Dutch government plans to cut Amsterdam airport's flights.
The government plans to reduce noise pollution and CO2 emissions by cutting the number of flights from 500,000 to 452,500 annually from November 2024. That is 9.5% below 2019 levels.
The announcement was made despite strong opposition from airlines that use the airport, one of Europe's busiest aviation hubs.
https://www.dw.com/en/dutch-government-plans-to-cut-amsterdam-airports-flights/a-66698076
#Netherlands #Amsterdam #Schiphol #Airport #Aviation #Emissions #Pollution
#Pollution #emissions #Aviation #airport #schiphol #Amsterdam #Netherlands
#Antarctic research stations have polluted a pristine wilderness. Historical bad practices have left a legacy of #pollution, but efforts are under way to chart a better future. #water #wastemanagement #wastewater https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02740-0
#wastewater #wastemanagement #Water #Pollution #antarctic
๐Z At the top of the hour it's Radio Ecoshock https://www.ecoshock.org Presented by Alex Smith. A weekly program about the Latest #science, authors, issues - from #ClimateChange, oceans, forests, #pollution, solar storms, the #economy, and #peace. https://theglobalvoice.info:8443/broadband #audio #TGVRadio #EnvironmentalScience #Talk #Environment ๐โป๏ธ๐๏ธ๐ฑ๐๐๐ก๏ธ๐
#Environment #talk #environmentalscience #tgvradio #Audio #Peace #Economy #Pollution #ClimateChange #Science
"Itโs Ulez day, and to those who would thwart it I say: people are dying, this will save lives | Jenny Jones"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Pollution #AirPollution
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/29/ulez-day-pollution-london-rightwing-campaigns
#airpollution #Pollution #unitedkingdom #UK
Who wants change? โ๏ธ Who wants to change?
#ActOnClimate #ClimateChange #Stopmethaneemissions #deforestation #RenewableEnergy #energy #FossilFuels #ActNow #environment #EndFossilCrimes #ClimateCrisis #Science #warming #Nature #climate #development #gasemissions #ClimateEmergency #climatecrisis #wildlife #ClimateAction #photo #photography #GlobalWarming #cartoon #pollution #news #earth #amazon #Politics #road #transport
#transport #road #Politics #Amazon #Earth #News #Pollution #Cartoon #GlobalWarming #Photography #Photo #ClimateAction #WildLife #ClimateEmergency #gasemissions #Development #Climate #Nature #warming #Science #ClimateCrisis #endfossilcrimes #Environment #actnow #fossilfuels #Energy #renewableenergy #deforestation #stopmethaneemissions #ClimateChange #ActOnClimate
"Ministers have been accused of hypocrisy in claiming Sadiq Khan expanded Londonโs ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) to raise revenue after it emerged the Department for Transport urged the mayor to extend the cityโs congestion charge for the same reason."
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Ulez #Emissions #Pollution #AirPollution
#airpollution #Pollution #emissions #ULEZ #unitedkingdom #UK