From: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/feb/22/banker-air-pollution-fight
TheGuardian.com, February 22, 2011
Helene Mulholland
Former Banker’s Pollution Fight a Breath of Fresh Air
In this article, Mulholland describes former HSBC banker Simon Birkett’s efforts to improve air quality in London. According to Mulholland, “Simon Birkett is fighting for air – of the clean variety. The 51-year-old former banker has spent the past five years campaigning against poor air quality and what he describes as the ‘biggest public health failing or cover-ups in modern history.'”
Mulholland quotes Birkett: “‘It is time to say enough is enough and show a willingness to act,” he says. “If instead of saying air quality is fine and it only takes six months off your life, people were saying actually it takes up to 11 years off your life, that it is worse than smoking, and reduces the lung size of kids living near a very busy road by 15%, I reckon you’d have the public clamouring for action.'”
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