Other Advocacy Groups
The Electric TBus Group
Lobbying for Electric Trolleybuses as part of High Quality Transport Schemes in London, England
The Vancouver Trolleybus Advocacy Website
Why the Clean-Air Trolleybus is the only logical choice for Public Transit on Vancouver's main lines
Citizens for Better Transit
An advocacy group for improvements to public transit in the Edmonton area
Diesel buses and trucks emit more than their fair share of pollution
A campaign to Dump Diesel.
Victoria Transport Policy Institute
The institute seeks to educate and promote better urban planning that will be conducive to the construction of more effective transportation systems.
Electric Trolleybuses in Leeds, UK
Reports
Exhausted by Diesel
A detailed report revealing how emissions from diesel powered vehicles threaten our health
California Air Resources Board Report on Diesel Exhaust, 1998
Cancer risk from streetside diesel emissions
German document discussing health hazards from particulate emissions
Dangers of Diesel
A report documenting the perils of diesel exhaust fumes
Centre for Science and the Environment
An investigation of cancer potency of diesel and gasoline exhausts
News Items
Diesel Cancer Risk dwarfs risks from all other Air Toxics
Diesel fumes mean cancer for thousands of Americans every year
Study reveals alarming number of cancer cases caused by diesel exhaust in the United States
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from gas and diesel engines found to cause genetic mutation
Lawsuit filed for exposure to diesel exhaust in California
Information/Fact Sheets
American Lung Association: Diesel Exhaust and Air Pollution
Union of Concerned Scientists: Diesel Engines and Public Health
Health and Safety Executive Fact Sheet on Diesel Exhaust
American Federation of Employees Health and Safety Fact Sheet: Diesel Exhaust
Occupational Health and Safety: Hazards of Diesel Exhaust
US Department of Labour Warning on Carcinogenicity of Diesel Exahust