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Mayor of London launches international study on effect of air pollution on children’s health: CHILL

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More 3,000 primary school children in polluted areas of London and Luton will have their lung health monitored over a four-year period in a new international study launched by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. Low emission zones are being promoted as the best way to tackle traffic pollution and are common across Europe.

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ICL, CMU study associates PM2.5 air pollution in US with >30,000 deaths and reduced life expectancy

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Air quality in the US may be linked with increased mortality and reduced life expectancy according to new research from Imperial College London and the Center for Air, Climate and Energy Solutions at Carnegie Mellon University. µg/m 3 , in 1999, Fresno County, California. across all counties in the contiguous US (i.e.,

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Fuel economy measures could cut Commonwealth countries’ cumulative oil bill by US$3.2T through 2050

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Member countries come from six regions: Africa (19); Asia (8); the Americas (3); the Caribbean (10); Europe (3); and the South Pacific (11). It was reconstituted in 1949 when Commonwealth Prime Ministers met and adopted the ‘London Declaration’ where it was agreed all member countries would be “freely and equally associated.”.

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Revamping an Art Deco Masterpiece

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This beautifully outfitted room is the newly restored Control Room A at the Battersea Power Station in London. For half a century, the electric power hub controlled the flow of current that met one-fifth of London’s electricity demand. Enjoy the latest images, and if you have suggestions, leave a comment below. James Parsons.

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Default Passwords Jeopardize Water Infrastructure

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“These recent cyberattacks in Pennsylvania and Texas highlight the growing frequency of cyber threats to water systems,” says study author Nilufer Tuptuk , a lecturer in security and crime science at University College London. differs significantly from that of Europe and the U.K., He says the U.S.’s In contrast, the U.S.

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FedEx Express closes in on goal of 20% improvement in vehicle fleet fuel efficiency years ahead of schedule

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The new FedEx all-electric (EV) vehicles are being deployed in the next few months in numerous locations which include California (the San Francisco Bay area, Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego and the Central Valley); suburban Washington, D.C. Rockville, M.D.); New York City and several locations in Texas.

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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

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For instance, Alexandre Milovanoff at the University of Toronto and his colleagues’ research (which is described in depth in a recent Spectrum article ) demonstrates the U.S. For example, researchers at University of Oxford in the U.K. argue that, “Focusing solely on electric vehicles is slowing down the race to zero emissions.”