Aviation

Check out this article from the Guardian....quite a good piece I thought and certainly makes you realise the enormity of the problem!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/nov/12/heathrow-third-runway

Great Strides in Sustainable School Transport

Car journeys to school in Peterborough are on the decrease with recent figures showing that parents and children are turning towards more sustainable forms of travel; walking, cycling and public transport. The news follows lots of hard work in promoting and encouraging the use of more environmentally friendly forms of transport. Nicola Francis, Travelchoice Team Manager is delighted, “The latest figures are fantastic, it’s great to see people leaving their car at home and opting for a cleaner, greener and ultimately healthier trip to school. The challenge now is to encourage even more people to do the same and the Travelchoice is there to help”. Car journeys dropped from 30% of the total in 2007 to 26.9% in 2008. Public transport, walking and cycling rose from 67% to 72.8%.

Visit http://www.travelchoice.org.uk/ for more information