Tag Archives: air pollution
Seriously, why not just use a rake?
Have to admit that this one has long been a personal bugbear: the petrol leaf-blower. These are the proverbial solution to which there is no known problem, yet they are now so commonplace as to be unremarkable. I filed this … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Global Warming, Pollution, Sustainability
Tagged air pollution, gardening, Irish Examiner, leaf blower
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Nothing ‘natural’ or safe about gas hobs
Was there ever a cleverer sleight of hand than the labelling of the fossil fuel methane as ‘natural gas’? Oil and coal are also natural, but have you ever heard of ‘natural coal’ as a marketing slogan? Mercifully not, yet … Continue reading
We’re in a war with the Earth where no one wins
Below, my article, as it appears in the September edition of Forum, journal of the Irish College of General Practitioners BY ALMOSTÂ any measure, climate change poses the greatest threat to human health and well being in the 21st century. An … Continue reading
Posted in Biodiversity, Global Warming, Sustainability
Tagged air pollution, EO Wilson, health, Naomi Klein
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Europe’s air pollution crisis brings climate reality close to home
Below, my article as it appears in this month’s Village magazine… WHILE global pollution crises, from climate change to plastics in the oceans, are showing no signs of abating, the worst effects are, we in the ‘developed world’ are reassured … Continue reading
Posted in Global Warming, Sustainability
Tagged air pollution, Climate Bill, diesel, health, NO2, WHO
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