European Parliament votes to ban a range of plastics in “victory for the health of the planet”
The European Parliament today voted to ban a whole range of plastic products which are polluting land, rivers and seas.
Health
Virgin Care must be kept away from the NHS
Molly writes for the Guardian on how privatisation has been a disaster for public services and why the NHS should be in public hands, not run by corporations like Richard Branson’s Virgin Care.
Breath-taking audacity: The government’s absurdist air quality plan is leaving the public’s health at risk
Writing for Business Green Molly slams the government’s attempts to paint its air quality plan as more ambitious than EU rules.
Green MEP condemns ‘Not me Gove’ ‘strategy’ for air pollution
Molly has accused Environment Secretary Michael Gove of pointing the finger of blame for the UK’s illegal air quality in every direction but at the government.
Plymouth one of UK’s most polluted cities
Molly responds to news that Plymouth is one of the UK’s most polluted cities, according to a new report by the World Health Organiasation.
MEP welcomes ban on ‘lethal chemicals’ responsible for killing bees
Molly has welcomed the decision by EU countries to extend existing restrictions on three of the most widely used neonicotinoids.
Salisbury’s Three Pro-EU MEPs release joint statement on Russian poison attack
A statement by the three pro-EU MEPs in the South West: Molly Scott Cato MEP, Clare Moody MEP and Julie Girling MEP.
What does eating meat have to do with extreme weather conditions like this week’s snowstorms? Quite a lot, actually
Following hosted a debate in the European Parliament on how we can reduce the climate impact of our diets, Molly looks at the potential of reducing meat consumption by substituting it with protein crops.
Government should stop burning cash on biomass plants and waste incinerators
Writing for Business Green, Molly argues that innovation can help us tackle #airpollution from log-burning stoves, but a more critical issue is the UK’s insatiable appetite for sending wood & waste up in smoke to generate electricity.
Greens welcome EU action on UK over toxic air
Molly has welcomed an urgent EU deadline for the UK to detail how it is to clean up its act on air pollution or face the European Court of Justice.
