For a century, we’ve loved our cars. They haven’t loved us back. Nathan Heller …………….. For years, I counted this inability to drive as one of many personal failures. More recently, I’ve wondered whether I performed an accidental kindness for the world. I am one of those Darth Vader pedestrians who loudly tailgate couples moving […]
Carlton Reid Jul 22, 2019, 07:01pm Using cars for almost every journey leads to congestion, air pollution, and unhealthy citizens, argues a report from the U.K. parliament’s transport select committee, published July 23. To reduce the number of such unsustainable journeys the MPs on the committee recommend that the British government should prioritize cycling and
Sunday, July 21, 2019 >>Extinction Rebellion’s Rupert Read is an Oxford‑educated philosopher with impeccable manners. You can’t save the world without a bit of havoc, he says<< Article by Julia Llewellyn Smith July 21 2019, 12:01am, The Sunday Times Rupert Read admits he’s not always the jolliest company. Take him now, describing a possible Britain
Sun 21 Jul 2019 The climate activist answers questions from famous supporters and Observer readers, with an introduction by Ali Smith ‘Everyone is welcome. Everyone is needed’: Greta Thunberg photographed in her home city, Stockholm, March 2019. Greta Thunberg. This time last year she was unimaginable. Then, pretty much from nowhere, there she was: small
Source: Parliament TV Last modified on Wed 10 Jul 2019 10.18 BST The naturalist David Attenborough appears before a parliament select committee to discuss environmental policy with MPs. He says the government’s commitment to net zero carbon emissions for the UK by 2050 is not necessarily the best approach. ‘The question is: what is practically
These ‘green’ vehicles may cut pollution but still rely on fossil fuels and do not end the inactivity causing our obesity crisis Ian Walker and Gustav Bösehans Fri 8 Jan 2016 You could be forgiven for thinking that electric cars are a magic bullet for transforming the streets of the UK. London mayoral candidate Zac
by Alex Bowden July 18 2019 A recent poll found that 70 per cent of French motorists admit to having used their mobiles while driving. Another poll found that six per cent use their phones while driving on the motorway, including 15 per cent of truck drivers. The Telegraph reports that a new measure, due
Dutch cargo bike manufacturer Babboe is bringing a new and improved specification of its Dog cargo bike to the market this summer. The Dog-E electric version of the bike has seen several updates. Complete with a new GWA system, the bike has more power than the previous QWIC system. The bike’s new pedal-assist now has
The National Cycle Network (NCN) will from now on be available on the official Ordnance Survey map. Details of the cycling and walking routes are available as a free layer on the OS Maps website. The NCN, managed by Sustrans, comprises 16,575-miles of signed paths and routes. The network is a mix of fully traffic-free
Esther Kiobel is taking on one of the world’s biggest oil companies – Shell – in a final fight for justice. She has pursued them for more than 20 years, accusing Shell of colluding in her husband’s killing. Shell’s quest for oil in the Niger Delta, facilitated by the Nigerian government, resulted in decades of
