Air quality has been improving over time in many cities. For example, Los Angeles isn't quite synonymous with smog the way it used to be... But unfortunately, while some places are getting better, others are getting worse, especially as a larger percentage of humanity is moving to urban areas every year. How big a deal is this? Let's just say that air pollution now kills … [Read more...]
Evaluating the state of the Western Cape environment
During the final session of the public participation process for the Western Cape’s Draft State of the Environment Report a summary of this important report was presented by Karen Shippey, Western Cape government Director of Sustainability. In the virtually empty provincial chambers sat a few stakeholders - the Green Times as only media and other civic bodies, NGOs and … [Read more...]
