We know polluting cars are killing us. So why do we put up with it? - Abi Wilkinson
It doesn’t matter what new evidence is
produced about the effects of air pollution. The extra 40,000 early deaths a year in
the UK alone – roughly 10 times as many people as killed by drug
overdoses. The irreversible damage
it causes to children’s lungs while they’re still developing. The increased
risk of miscarriage for pregnant women. The vicious cycle of air pollution driving climate change, which then increases air pollution levels independently of other factors. By now, most of us are at least vaguely aware of the facts. Yet it’s impossible to suggest that driving unnecessarily is not a morally neutral act without immediately getting people’s backs up... read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/dec/11/polluting-cars-killing-us-air-pollution
risk of miscarriage for pregnant women. The vicious cycle of air pollution driving climate change, which then increases air pollution levels independently of other factors. By now, most of us are at least vaguely aware of the facts. Yet it’s impossible to suggest that driving unnecessarily is not a morally neutral act without immediately getting people’s backs up... read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/dec/11/polluting-cars-killing-us-air-pollution