Environmental Protection UK - Update Feb 2012
Environmental Protection UK is reducing its staffing levels over the next couple of months, and the Board of Trustees, in consultation with members, is considering options to continue the organisation on a voluntary basis.
For more information, please see the contacts page
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Combined Heat and Power and Air Quality Guidance for Local Authorities
Environmental Protection UK and the London Borough of Camden are pleased to announce the release of guidance for local authorities on Combined Heat and Power (CHP) and air quality.
The guidance and all documents are available here
This finalised guidance incorporates feedback received on the draft documents released for consultation in December 2011.
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The Healthy Air Campaignhas launched a film in response to a report by MPs that heavily criticises the government for its failure to act on air pollution which is attributable to 29,000 premature deaths each year in the UK.
Watch the film here
The film features ITV weather presenter Clare Nasir, ambassador for the campaign, and Caroline Lucas MP, a member of the Environmental Audit Select Committee that produced the damning report last week. It explains the health impacts of air pollution and calls for urgent action to cut it.
Clare Nasir, who lives with her family in London, is concerned about the impact air pollution is having on her young daughter. Clare says, "Pollution levels are too high. On some days you can almost see the smog in the air but actually a lot of it is invisible and I didn't realise that. People need to be aware of what we're being exposed to."
Lewis Merdler, Healthy Air Campaign manager, says, "We want everyone to watch this film and share it with their friends and family. Over 29,000 people die prematurely every year due to the affects of air pollution and children are growing up with damaged lungs. Yet very few people realise air pollution is a still problem and could, right at this moment, be having a detrimental impact on their health."
"We need people to sign up to support the Healthy Air Campaign so that we can show the government that people care about this very much. There are easy steps this government could be taking to tackle air pollution and we need urgent action from them."
The short film can be viewed on the Healthy Air Campaign website: www.healthyair.org.uk where people can also sign up to pledge your support for the campaign.
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