January 5, 20161 Comment on Delhi restricts driving to battle smog
In an attempt to reduce smog in the world’s most polluted city, Delhi began restricting driving on the New Year with odd/even license plate restrictions through January 15. Residents made do by using other forms of transportation, by cheating, and by gaming the system.
January 4, 2016Leave a Comment
With a growing body of evidence showing a correlation between time spend indoors and myopia, perhaps public health agencies can add blindness prevention to the list of reasons they encourage outdoor activity for children.
December 28, 2015Leave a Comment
Quick personal note: I am traveling this week and may be slow in approving comments, which are currently under manual moderation.
Some of you may remember the the death of 66 year old Margaret Bengs on November 2, 2015 in Sacramento, CA. Bengs attempted to cross Fair Oaks Boulevard at Kenneth Avenue on her bicycle when Sacramento Superior Court Judge Matthew Gary slammed his pickup truck into Bengs. Family members of the victim allege the California Highway Patrol’s rushed investigation failed to properly establish fault. An investigative report published last weekend in the Sacramento Bee concurs that in spite of CHP statements firmly placing blame on the cyclist, not enough evidence was collected to determine fault either way.
December 23, 20152 Comments on Safe Routes for All
The Santa Clara County Public Health Department in California, Traffic Safe Communities Network (TSCN), and the Santa Clara County Safe Routes to School Providers Group published this “Safe Routes for All” video showing various people in the South Bay expressing their support for Safe Routes.
December 17, 20154 Comments on Bottled air?
Do you remember this parody of bottled water in “The Lorax”?
It’s apparently become a thing in China, where consumers are buying bottled air imported from the Canadian Rockies.
A Canadian company which started out bottling Rocky Mountains air as a joke has seen its product fly off the shelves in pollution-hit China, with first shipment selling out in four days.
A 7.7 Litre can of crisp air taken from Banff National Park in the majestic Rocky Mountains range sells for roughly 100 yuan (£10), which is 50 times more expensive than a bottle of mineral water in China.
Read more in the Telegraph: Chinese buy up bottles of fresh air from Canada. H/T to William.
December 16, 2015Leave a Comment
