Sunday, March 05, 2017

Stuttgart residents sue mayor for ‘bodily harm’ caused by air pollution


Will Botany Bay Residents take a communal leaf out of best practice executed by Stuttgat's residents ...


To highlight the dangerous air quality in the German city, which breached EU limits 25 times in January, two neighbours lodged a criminal complaint against city officials. Popular resistance to Stuttgart’s pollution problem is growing ...
Neckartor is a hotspot for air pollution, not just in Stuttgart but in the whole of Germany. PM10 values (coarse dust particles between 10 and 2.5 micrometres in diameter) recorded on sensors installed in the busy intersection of B14 often hitaround 200 micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m³). EU standards set the top limit of safe PM10 levels at 50µg/m³.


Stuttgart residents sue mayor for ‘bodily harm’ caused by air pollution Guardian via Adela born and bred Munich grrrl


How One Indiana Mayor Is Using The Arts To Rebuild Her City

“While we understood the importance of focusing on infrastructure, job creation and public safety, we also knew that in order to spur resurgence in the city, we needed to embrace creative placemaking – using the arts to improve design and management of public places — to transform the city’s image among residents and outside entities. We quickly recognized the importance of public-private partnerships, and the investment of non-profit partners.”


AS OTTO VON BISMARCK NEVER SAID, TO RETAIN RESPECT FOR SAUSAGES, LAWS, AND SUBWAY CHICKEN HOAGIES, ONE MUST NOT WATCH THEM IN THE MAKING: Study Finds Subway Chicken Is More Than 50 Percent Non-Chicken

Further Down Under Via Nude Zooland mate who wants to catch up New Zealand offers free holiday to people who agree to do job interviews there ...

Courtesy of maiden US state   Virginia is the first state passing a law to allow robots to deliver directly to your front door.