Sunday, September 30, 2012

Air Pollution News & Alerts - September 30th, 2012



CERES, September, 2012
Benchmarking Air Emissions of the 100 Largest Electric Power Producers in the United States 2012.

China Daily, September 28th, 2012
Beijing releases real-time PM2.5 data.

The Week, September 28th, 2012
How your T-shirt could reduce pollution.

UB Post, September 28th, 2012
D. Amgalanbaatar: Drinking and air pollution are changing Mongolian genes.

The Guardian, September 28th, 2012
The future of sustainable transport: solving global gridlock.

Science 2.0, September 28th, 2012
Ban Cars: Air Improves In Los Angeles When Autos Are Gone.

TIME, September 28th, 2012
Carmageddon II: The Sequel: More Freeway Chaos Could Hit Los Angeles.

The Guardian, September 26th, 2012
Can energy for all be a reality by 2030?

Chron, September 26th, 2012
Coal vs. natural gas: It's complicated.

Gotham Gazette, September 24th, 2012
NYC Bets on Natural Gas to Reduce Air Pollution.

The Jakarta Post, September 24th, 2012
City enjoys ‘moderate’ air quality after a decade of Car-Free Days.

The New York Times, September 23rd, 2012
Data Barns in a Farm Town, Gobbling Power and Flexing Muscle.

China.Org, September 21st, 2012
Second-hand smoke greatest source of indoor pollution in Beijing.

Media Matters for America, September 20th, 2012
Myths And Facts About Coal.

All Africa, September 20th, 2012
Tanzania: Solid Fuels 'Largest Indoor Source of Pollution'.

Truth Out, September 19th, 2012
Economists Identify the 100 Top Air Polluters and Highlight the Economics of Environmentalism.

Euractiv, September 19th, 2012
Urban Europeans urged to leave their cars at home.

Asia Sentimental, September 18th, 2012
Mongolia Booming but with Consequences.

Times of India, September 15th, 2012
Brakes on the billionth car.

Environmental News Network, September 14th, 2012
Many Himalayan Glaciers Melting at Alarming Rates.

The Korean Times, September 14th, 2012
Air pollution in Korea worse than Japan, US.

Science Daily, September 13th, 2012
Researchers Develop Rapid Method to Measure Carbon Footprints.

The Guardian, September 13th, 2012
Wind energy could surpass global power demand – with huge hurdles.

Shanghai Daily, September 11th, 2012
Motoring to cost more as pump prices rise 6%.

The Economist, September 8th, 2012
Air pollution - Breathing room.

Business Standard, September 7th, 2012
Gujarat to set up multimodal transport authority.

The Ranger, September 7th, 2012
Fires and power plants.

Blitz, September 7th, 2012
Urban Forestry for Symbolizing Eco-City.

New York Times, September 4th, 2012
A Chinese City Moves to Limit New Cars.

Global Times, September 4th, 2012
China pushes for regional energy club.

China.Org, August 31st, 2012
Top 10 most polluted Chinese cities.

New York Times, August 31st, 2012
State Considering Studying Health Impacts of Fracking.

New Jersey News, August 31st, 2012
Air pollution from out of state affects New Jerseyans.

ABC Science, August 31st, 2012
Ships leave air pollution in their wake.

Sun Star Cebu, August 29th, 2012
Cleaner air ‘a plus from Cebu bus transit’.

NRDC Switchboard, August 28th, 2012
Cracking the Building Energy Code in India.

Global Times, August 28th, 2012
China launches $372 bln pollution reduction drive.

Phys.Org, August 27th, 2012
Cleaner cars credited for better LA air, but pollution is still the worst in US.

Phys.Org, August 27th, 2012
A chemistry tale of two carbons: Field study of urban, natural emissions interacting to affect climate change.

Hong Kong, August 24th, 2012
Smog covers Hong Kong once again.

Intelligent Utility, August 24th, 2012
Technology versus behavior?

Financial Express, August 23rd, 2012
Arresting decline of a worst livable city Dhaka.

Global Times, August 21st, 2012
Clean energy sources generate more electricity in China.

Millennium Challenge Corporation, August 20th, 2012
How stoves and land empower women in Mongolia.

Live Mint, August 20th, 2012
What ails Delhi’s BRT corridor?

Science Daily, August 20th, 2012
Cleaner Fuel for Cruise Ships and Other Big Vessels from Ingredients in Detergents, Medicines.

Science Daily, August 20th, 2012
Cloud Brightening to Control Global Warming? Geoengineers Propose an Experiment.

The New York Times, August 18th, 2012
The Cost of Cool.

China Daily, August 17th, 2012
China's pollution a breath of fresh air for US firms.

India Together, August 15th, 2012
CNG isn't really the answer.

MoNRE, August 13th, 2012
Old motorbikes to be checked for emissions in Vietnam.

Vietnam Net, August 8th, 2012
HCM City plans to ban old motorbikes in circulation.

Scientific American, August 1st, 2012
Why Is NYC Swapping Residential Heating Oil for Natural Gas?