Norwich Cycling Campaign

Rose Lane changes – we looked at the detail

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6 hours ago

Nice to see efficient and people oriented neighborhoods like this emerging in our city.

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I've seen the future and it's Norwich: the energy-saving, social housing revolution

The 100 homes on Goldsmith Street aren’t just smart and modern. They may be the most energy-efficient houses ever built in the UK. Could this be the start of proper social housing?

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1 day ago

... about 800,000 people die prematurely in Europe per year due to air pollution, or roughly 17% of the 5 million deaths in Europe annually. Many of those deaths, between 40 and 80% of the total, are due to air pollution effects that have nothing to do with the respiratory system but rather are attributable to heart disease and strokes caused by air pollutants in the bloodstream, the researchers write.

“Chronic exposure to enhanced levels of fine particle matter impairs vascular function, which can lead to myocardial infarction, arterial hypertension, stroke, and heart failure,”

“To put this into perspective, this means that air pollution causes more extra deaths a year than tobacco smoking. Smoking is avoidable but air pollution is not.” ... See MoreSee Less

Air pollution in Europe is reducing the average lifespan by 2 years

About 800,000 people die prematurely in Europe per year due to air pollution, many due to pollution-related heart failure and stroke.

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