pollution
Time for the UK to say goodbye to drive-throughs: for the sake of our environment, our health – and our culture
Drive-throughs – services that let people order and collect food and drink without needing to leave their cars – are designe (...)
A global 'toilet revolution' is underway – but it's polluting water and ignoring the urban poor
Photo: Shanghai from above (left) and on the ground (right) – a public toilet in a market hall. Deljana Iossifova, Author (...)
Air pollution causes chronic health problems – will London's new charge on drivers help?
A new Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) is being introduced in London, to reduce harmful emissions from traffic and improve (...)
Home sweet (hemp) home
December 5 is UN World Soil Day. The building industry has thus been called to account for its role in the massive use of (...)
When indoor air is more polluted than outdoor air
“Besides the contaminants we find outside, we also have indoor contaminants. There are pollutants typical of homes such as (...)
Homes storing CO2, just like trees
Houses built with bio-based materials, such as timber, straw and hemp, act as CO2 banks. Experts explain how citizens can (...)