[cleanairuk_news] Two days to complete online action to maintain your town/city's air air pollution monitoring

[Network for Clean Air]

There are just two days left to let the Government know your views on  
its proposed changes to air quality monitoring in England.  
Consultation ends 13 September.

Here are a couple of very quick ways to make your views known:

*1) You can read the text below and sign a on-line petition from 38 Degrees:*

Air quality consultation

The government is trying to push through damaging changes which remove  
all responsibility for local authorities to measure air quality and  
declare where it is a problem. If the government are successful, you  
won’t be able to find out what the air quality is like in your local  
area. Or hold local authorities to account if they’re at unsafe levels.

If enough of us respond to the consultation we can stop the government  
from removing these crucial responsibilities from local authorities.  
Can you take 2 min now to email in to the consultation?

Sign: http://www.38degrees.org.uk/page/speakout/air-quality-consultation

*2) Send a pre-prepared email via Biofuelwatch - very easy:*

Tell Defra: Cut air pollution, not air quality monitoring

Air pollution in the UK reduces average life expectancy by two years  
and contributes to up to 200,000 early deaths every year, according to  
a government advisory body.  Biomass expansion alone has been  
predicted to cause the loss of up to 1.75 million life years by 2020,  
according to a study commissioned by the last Government.  The Supreme  
Court has confirmed that the Government is in breach of EU  
requirements to reduce air pollution levels.

Now Defra has come up with a plan: Instead of reducing air pollution,  
they want to cover it up by dismantling air quality monitoring and  
reporting across England.

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We therefore ask you to write to Defra today and let as many people as  
possible know about this alert.  You can download the consultation  
here.  Please personalise your message so that is has more impact.

Send email: http://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/2013/defraalert/