Gladwyn d’Souza · @godsouza
177 followers · 3180 posts · Server sfba.social
NoTHiNg tO SeE hEre! ☀️🏖️
#DirtyAir: Worsening #airpollution and increased #resistance to #antibiotics are two of the world’s most urgent #publichealth concerns, contributing to millions of #prematuredeaths per year
#AcceleratingKeelingCurve #DegradingTheCommons #TragedyOfEnclosure
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2023/08/09/air-pollution-antibiotic-resistance-link
#dirtyair #airpollution #resistance #antibiotics #publichealth #prematuredeaths #acceleratingkeelingcurve #degradingthecommons #tragedyofenclosure
Gladwyn d’Souza · @godsouza
142 followers · 2138 posts · Server sfba.social#dirtyair: According to data published by Public Health England, #airpollution is the single largest #environmental #risk to #publichealth, and is linked to between 28,000 and 36,000 UK deaths a year. The estimated #cost to the NHS and #socialcare of #airpollutants is estimated to be £1.6bn between 2017 and 2025.
#ulez #CarFreeCityCentersPlease #walkablecities #keepitintheground
#dirtyair #airpollution #environmental #risk #publichealth #cost #Socialcare #airpollutants #ulez #carfreecitycentersplease #walkablecities #keepitintheground
Gladwyn d’Souza · @godsouza
89 followers · 854 posts · Server sfba.social#20sPlenty, especially on major #roads through low income communities: Small particles separate from tyres as cars travel, become airborne and can be inhaled deep into the lungs. #Airpollution causes 26,000 to 38,000 early #deaths a year in England and #particle #pollution has been linked to a wide range of #diseases.
#dirtyair #EnvironmentalJustice #HousePeopleNotCars
#20splenty #roads #airpollution #deaths #particle #pollution #diseases #dirtyair #environmentaljustice #housepeoplenotcars
Gladwyn d’Souza · @godsouza
30 followers · 253 posts · Server sfba.social#DirtyAir: research has repeatedly found the #emission of toxic chemicals and carcinogens from #GasStoves, even when they are turned off, is creating a miasma of indoor #pollution that can be several times worse than the pollution experienced outdoors from car #traffic and heavy industry. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/06/us-kids-asthma-gas-stove-pollution
#dirtyair #emission #gasstoves #pollution #traffic
Gladwyn d’Souza · @godsouza
22 followers · 186 posts · Server sfba.social
#GreenConsumption: Only statewide regulatory barrier to #ElectricCars is the monopoly preserving #CaCPUC! Unlike #bikes, scooters and other #micromobility that solves multiple problems simultaneously such as congestion, #DirtyAir, crashes, Paris, and #ActiveMobility for health, but are restricted by local jurisdictions from displacing driving to reduce #emissions.
https://www.reuters.com/technology/waymo-seeks-permit-sell-self-driving-car-rides-san-francisco-2022-12-13/
#greenconsumption #electriccars #cacpuc #bikes #micromobility #dirtyair #activemobility #emissions
Gladwyn d’Souza · @godsouza
2 followers · 8 posts · Server sfba.social#DirtyAir within 300 meters of a major highway, and CARB’s 2004 recommendation of not building within 500’: “exposure places people who live, work, and attend school close to highways at increased levels of risk for numerous negative health impacts, including lung disease, stroke, and premature birth.” https://mstdn.social/@yfreemark/109348676378993295