Reposted by Martin Steffen
Every year, billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tonnes of tire fragments. These tiny flakes of plastic, generated by normal driving, account for 28% of microplastics entering the environment globally.
Heavy vehicles eg SUVs/EVs especially.
theconversation.com/car-tyres-sh...
Heavy vehicles eg SUVs/EVs especially.
theconversation.com/car-tyres-sh...
Car tyres shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment – urgent action is needed
Tiny flakes of plastic, generated by the wear and tear of normal driving, eventually accumulate in the soil, in rivers and lakes, and even in our food.
theconversation.com
November 30, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Every year, billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tonnes of tire fragments. These tiny flakes of plastic, generated by normal driving, account for 28% of microplastics entering the environment globally.
Heavy vehicles eg SUVs/EVs especially.
theconversation.com/car-tyres-sh...
Heavy vehicles eg SUVs/EVs especially.
theconversation.com/car-tyres-sh...
Reposted by Martin Steffen
El tráfico marítimo acorrala a las ballenas: solo el 8% de sus hábitats están a salvo de las colisiones mortales con los barcos
www.eldiario.es/sociedad/tra...
www.eldiario.es/sociedad/tra...
El tráfico marítimo acorrala a las ballenas: solo el 8% de sus hábitats están a salvo de las colisiones mortales con los barcos
Tras cruzar los datos del tráfico marítimo mundial y los hábitats de las ballenas, un equipo de investigadores revela nuevos datos preocupantes sobre el riesgo de colisión con barcos y la amenaza para...
www.eldiario.es
November 24, 2024 at 7:35 PM
El tráfico marítimo acorrala a las ballenas: solo el 8% de sus hábitats están a salvo de las colisiones mortales con los barcos
www.eldiario.es/sociedad/tra...
www.eldiario.es/sociedad/tra...
Reposted by Martin Steffen
REMINDER: Those choosing to live in subsidized suburbs for a bigger house and yard are NOT also entitled to free-flow car traffic capacity (aka an “easy car commute”) into the city at the expense of the taxes, health, safety (hint: bike-lanes) & quality of life of city-dwellers.
HT Ian Lockwood.
HT Ian Lockwood.
November 24, 2024 at 4:26 AM
REMINDER: Those choosing to live in subsidized suburbs for a bigger house and yard are NOT also entitled to free-flow car traffic capacity (aka an “easy car commute”) into the city at the expense of the taxes, health, safety (hint: bike-lanes) & quality of life of city-dwellers.
HT Ian Lockwood.
HT Ian Lockwood.
Reposted by Martin Steffen
Canal Saint-Martin, 16 novembre.
November 16, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Canal Saint-Martin, 16 novembre.