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Can ethical businesses bring a breath of fresh air to Asia's polluted cities? →

February 21, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

Ethical businesses are developing new ways to tackle air pollution - a major public health threat in developing nations - by making affordable air purifiers for the most vulnerable people in the worst hit countries like China and India. PLACE

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February 21, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
ethical business, asia, air pollution, air purifiers
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How a Belgian port city inspired Birmingham's car-free ambitions →

January 30, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

Ghent’s transformation produced shorter journeys, cleaner air and a cycling explosion. THE GUARDIAN

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January 30, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
car-free, ghent, air pollution, birmingham
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This little British city wants to prove that going car-free isn’t just for big downtowns →

January 15, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

York, England, population 150,000, plans to eliminate cars from its city center by 2023, while shifting to electric buses, launching an on-demand shuttle service, and adding new bike lanes. FAST COMPANY

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January 15, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
UK, york, car-free, air pollution
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'Scary mums' are part of the citizen war against pollution in Pakistan →

January 13, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

A growing wave of clean-air activists — including a group called the "Scary Mums," environmental lawyers, tech entrepreneurs and even foreign embassies — is using new sources of pollution data to pressure the government to take action. NPR

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January 13, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
pakistan, air pollution, data, activism
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