Electric Car Plan Slow To Start
Mayor’s plan to make London the electric car capital runs low on juice. But why?
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Green Wall To Tackle Air Pollution At Edgware Road Station
Imperial College scientists to monitor its pollution-trapping power
Living Conditions In Heart Of London ‘Not To Be Envied’
Fear and loathing in the City: new Atlas maps the rise of crime and anti-social behaviour in London’s wealthiest boroughs.
C-Charge U-Turn For Ken Livingstone
Ken Livingstone says he’ll abandon his flagship transport policy. But will he?
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Black Cabs To Be Electric By 2020 – Sort Of
In his latest bid to improve air quality in London, Boris Johnson has announced that all new black taxis should be electric by 2020. But how realistic is his plan?
Legal Challenge Over Scrapping Of Western Extension
A legal threat has been issued to Boris Johnson by environmental group Clean Air in London (CAL) over his plans to scrap the western extension of the congestion charge in London. The mayor announced earlier this year that the western extension (WEZ) would be abolished …
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London air is dirty: it’s EU official. Primary schoolage in London is reportedly in ‘meltdown’. Perhaps they shoud consult the London architects who are building schools in Malawi for just £17,000 a pop. Boris Johnson’s vanity tower will potentially interfere with East London TV reception. …
Boris Unsuspends LEZ; Generally Tries To Save The World
My, but we’re puzzled at Boris today. For someone who doesn’t – apparently – believe the Mayor of London should have a foreign policy, he’s been wading into this Tory party conference debate over an EU referendum. In a wonderfully obsfucating statement, BoJo said: “It …
What’s Boris Doing About London’s Air Pollution?
The Campaign for Clean Air in London is claiming there’s a cover up going on over a spat between Boris Johnson and the government about the capital’s air pollution. There’s been a series of meetings between the two, but freedom of information requests to discover …
Thousands Killed By Miasma
Dirty City by beechlights Forget that swine flu outbreak a moment — we’ve already got a more deadly airborne threat. An assessment by the London Assembly’s environmental wing claims that the capital’s air quality causes 2,905 deaths each year — a suspiciously accurate figure, and …
