Sunday, December 22, 2013

Air Pollution News & Alerts - December 22nd, 2013



Times of India, December 22nd, 2013
Thick smog hints at increased air pollution.

Times of India, December 21st, 2013
Burning of waste causing air pollution in NOIDA, Delhi.

Reuters, December 20th, 2013
India struggles to control rising vehicle use, pollution.

Xinhua Net, December 20th, 2013
China follows green path to urbanization.


Times of India, December 20th, 2013
Fog clears, visibility still low in Delhi.

CNN, December 20th, 2013
Ship emissions blamed for worsening pollution in Hong Kong.

Wall Street Journal, December 19th, 2013
5 Things to Know About Pollution in Delhi.

Xinhua Net, December 19th, 2013
Cleaning China's air may cost 300 billion U.S. dollars.

Pollution Solutions, December 19th, 2013
New policy package to clean up Europe's air.

NDTV, December 19th, 2013
Delhi: Thick smog blankets city, transport disrupted.

International Business Times, December 19th, 2013
China News Roundup: A Recap Of China's Best And Worst Of 2013.

NRDC, December 19th, 2013
EPA and the States Positively Engage on Carbon Pollution Standards.

Times of India, December 19th, 2013
Fog thins but air pollution shoots up.

People's Daily, December 18th, 2013
Beijing's mooted subway fare hike sparks controversy.

Xinhua Net, December 18th, 2013
China Focus: China announces greener petrol standard.

South China Morning Post, December 18th, 2013
Beijing recruits scientists to tackle air pollution, but doesn't say how.

Huffington Post, December 18th, 2013
Chinese Hospital Opens Smog Clinic To Combat Worsening Air Quality.

Chicago Tribune, December 18th, 2013
Draft pollution law seeks to tackle lethal European air.

ECNS, December 18th, 2013
Burn more low-quality coal, power plants urged.

Public Opinion, December 17th, 2013
Air pollution from burning coal hits Bosnian town.

Tennessian, December 17th, 2013
Is our air quality improving quickly enough?

Wall Street Journal, December 17th, 2013
Rush Hour: Limits Fuel Huge Car Sales Surge in Tianjin.

Scientific American, December 17th, 2013
Flame-Taming Electric Fields Could Make Power Plants Cleaner.

Morning Express, December 16th, 2013
Dimapur air pollution increasing.

Environmental Leader, December 16th, 2013
Beijing Brings in Cleaner Buses to Cut Air Pollution.

China Daily, December 16th, 2013
China's transport industry biggest polluter.

Times of India, December 16th, 2013
Vehicle fumes, construction dust cause drop in Adyar air quality.

IEA, December 16th, 2013
Global coal demand growth slows slightly, IEA says in latest 5-year outlook.

China Daily, December 15th, 2013
China, Japan, ROK urge joint smog treatment.

Reuetrs, December 15th, 2013
Tianjin becomes latest Chinese city to restrict car ownership.

Times of India, December 13th, 2013
Breathless in Pune? Blame it on temperature, trapped pollutants.

Bloomberg, December 13th, 2013
Shanghai Air Pollution ‘Moderate’ at 7 Times PM2.5 Guidelines.

Imaging Source, December 13th, 2013
China’s current air pollution is so bad, it’s visible from space!

Times of India, November 13th, 2013
IIT experts list pollutants affecting Golden Temple.

Global Times, December 13th, 2013
Air despair.

Times of India, November 12th, 2013
20% lung cancer caused by air pollution in Hyderabad.

Reuters, December 12th, 2013
Beijing to buy new buses to clear city smog.

POPsop, December 12th, 2013
Saatchi and Saatchi ‘helps dissipate fog’ and cheer people up on the streets of smoggy Shanghai.

Bloomberg, December 12th, 2013
China Orders Pilots to ‘Land Blind’ as Smog Delays Flights.

NRDC Switchboard, December 12th, 2013
Another U.S. Public Funding Institution Will Get Out of Coal Power Plants: New Export-Import Bank Guidelines Adopted.

EE Publishing, December 12th, 2013
Coal-related air pollution has killed hundreds of thousands in Chinese cities.

Xinhua Net, December 12th, 2013
Beijing firework ban if New Year turns smoggy.

DW News, Decemeber 12th, 2013
EU's air pollution problems festering.

VECC-MEP, December 12th, 2013
Motor vehicle fuel desulfurization international seminar held in Beijing.

Bloomberg, December 11th, 2013If You Can't Beat the Shanghai Smog, Change the System.

Global Post, December 11th, 2013
Gov't aims to slash Seoul's fine dust levels by 2024.

Hydrogen Fuel News, December 11th, 2013
China attacks air pollution with renewable energy.

The Himalayan, December 11th, 2013
Norway‚ ICIMOD sign ambitious deal to combat air pollution.

Examiner, December 11th, 2013
Models, Chinese, smog: Air Pollution forces China models to don surgical masks.

Global Post, December 11th, 2013
S. Korea, China to discuss ways to cut air pollution.

Times of India, December 11th, 2013
China’s official media jokes about pollution, sparks criticism.

The Guardian, December 10th, 2013
US supreme court to rule on EPA's powers to enforce air pollution limits.

EDF, December 10th, 2013
Why Doesn’t Texas Want Clean Air?

The Hindu, December 10th, 2013
India lives in her (mid-sized) villages.

CNN Money, December 10th, 2013
Air pollution clouds Shanghai.

China People Daily, December 10th, 2013
Ripple effects of air pollution felt in many sectors.

National Geography, December 10th, 2013
Three Ways U.S.-China Conflict Is Helping on Climate Change.

Xinhua Net, December 10th, 2013Eight Chinese cities fined for air pollution.

Climate Progress, December 9th, 2013
There Are Multiple Benefits To China’s Record-Breaking Smog, Claims Chinese State Broadcaster.

Reuters, December 9th, 2013
U.S. Northeast states ask EPA to crack down on Midwest pollution.

Clean Air Asia, December 8th, 2013
Citizens of India Demand for Livable Cities.

BBC, December 8th, 2013
Shanghai suffers one of its worst bouts of pollution.

Forbes, December 7th, 2013
China Traveler: Flights Delayed In Shanghai Amid Haze, Heavy Air Pollution.

Geo News, December 7th, 2013Rising air pollution badly affecting Karachiites.

Huffington Post, December 6th, 2013
The Value of U.S-China Clean Air and Climate Cooperation.

Wall Street Journal, December 6th, 2013
Heavy Pollution Plagues Shanghai.

Bloomberg, December 6th, 2013
Shanghai Orders Cars Off Roads as Pollution Exceeds Scale.

Wall Street Journal, December 6th, 2013
China Chases Renewable Energy as Coast Chokes on Air.

New York Times, December 5th, 2013
Air Pollution Shrouds Eastern China.

News Talk, December 5th, 2013
Investigation into health impacts of Chch air pollution.

Medical News, December 4th, 2013
Occupational air pollution tied to COPD mortality.

The Hindu, December 4th, 2013
Household air pollution way beyond safe limits in India.

Economic Voice, December 3rd, 2013
Front-Running Cities Changing Transport, Improving Quality Of Life.

New York Times, December 3rd, 2013
The Poor Need Cheap Fossil Fuels.

Air Quality News, December 3rd, 2013
Transport still ‘major contributor’ to EU air pollution.

Times of India, December 3rd, 2013Time to improve technology in coal-based industries.

The Hindu, December 3rd, 2013
Coal will continue to be dominant energy source.

The New York Times, December 3rd, 2013
The Poor Need Cheap Fossil Fuels.

Ceylon News, December 3rd, 2013
Ceylon Electricity Board On A Coal Spree.

China Daily, December 2nd, 2013
Looking to clear the air.

Reuters, December 2nd, 2013
U.S. environment chief to share air pollution lessons with China.

Global Times, December 2nd, 2013
Pollution persists amid weak winds.

Bloomberg, December 2nd, 2013
Shanghai Warns Children to Stay Indoors on Air Pollution.

Click Green, December 1st, 2013
UK coal power plants cause 1,600 premature deaths a year.

Hindustan Times, December 1st, 2013
Breathing kills : A story on how air pollution plagues India.

The Hindu, December 1st, 2013
BHEL commissions first super critical thermal unit.

Climate Progress, November 30th, 2013
41 Scientists Warn Obama Admin Against Burning Trees To Produce Electricity.

New York Times, November 29th, 2013
Power in 2030: The Roads We May Take.

Phys.Org, November 29th, 2013
Will electricity save the car?

Global Times, November 28th, 2013
China tightens rules for coal industry.

Times of India, November 28th, 2013Sheila Dikshit now willing to scrap BRT pilot.

ADB, November, 2013
Clean Air Scorecard Helps Clear the Air in the People's Republic of China.

The Guardian, November 29th, 2013
Climate science: can geoengineering save the world?

NPR, November 28th, 2013
How Fracking In Pennsylvania Helps Clear The Air In New York.

Xinhua Net, November 27th, 201328 Chinese cities, regions to promote green cars.

Think Progess, November 27th, 2013
Citing Too Many Deaths From Air Pollution, Polish City Says Goodbye To Coal.

The Guardian, November 27th, 2013
Beijing confiscates barbecues in drive to cut air pollution.

Indian Express, November 27th, 2013
Will dismantle BRT, didn’t work.

Times of India, November 27th, 2013
Green advantage with CNG, Metro lost over the years.

The City Fix, November 27th, 2013
Can this Santiago Metro innovation end gridlocked platforms once and for all?

The City Fix, November 26th, 2013
Exchanging transport lessons between developed and developing countries: Q&A with Dr. V. Setty Pendakur.

New Yorker, November 26th, 2013
China’s Polluted Steel Town.

NPR, November 26th, 2013
A View From China, India On Carbon Dioxide Emissions.

NPR, November 26th, 2013
Why Countries Invest Differently In Environmental Issues.

Science Daily, November 26th, 2013
The Lingering Clouds: Why Pollution Results in Larger Storm Clouds, Colder Days, Warmer Nights.

Reuters, November 26th, 2013
China destroys 500 barbecues to tame Beijing pollution.

The Guardian, NOvember 26th, 2013
Why are fossil fuel reserves growing?

New York Times, November 25th, 2013
Emissions of Methane in U.S. Exceed Estimates, Study Finds.

Scientific American, November 25th, 2013
Human Health Depends on a Healthy Environment.

IT News Online, November 25th, 2013
Stringent Air Pollution Norms Boost Adoption of Air Pollution Control Equipment.

Xinhua Net, November 24th, 2013
China's coal consumption to hit 4.8 bln tons by 2020: forecast.

Common Dreams, November 23rd, 2013
New York City Prepares for Nation's Largest Bike Share System.

China Daily, November 23rd, 2013
Beijing won't enforce 'idling engine' rule.

Times of India, November 22nd, 2013
Will go ahead with BRTS in Pune.

Science Daily, November 22nd, 2013
Pre-Industrial Rise in Greenhouse Gases Had Natural and Anthropogenic Causes.

Xinhua Net, November 22nd, 2013
Fresh smog shrouds east, north China.

Global Times, November 21st, 2013
When it's really too hard to breathe a sigh of relief.

The Guardian, November 21st, 2013
How China's action on air pollution is slowing its carbon emissions.

International Business Times, November 20th, 2013
Smoking And Air Pollution Creating Deadly Hazards In China: 1 Million Lung Cancer Patients By 2025.

Times of India, November 20th, 2013
Chronic respiratory illness cases rise with air pollution.

Epoch Times, November 19th, 2013
Smoking and Smog a Deadly Duo in China.

New York Times, November 19th, 2013
Unavoidable Answer for the Problem of Climate Change.

China Daily, November 19th, 2013
Xinhua Insight: A choking city's road to reform.

Scientific American, November 17th, 2013
Burying Coal Ash for Good.

The Guardian, November 16th, 2013
China's children may become the drivers of environmental change.

Xinhua Net, November 14th, 2013
Interview: China can help lead world to transform to ecological future.

China Daily, November 14th, 2013Inspection uncovers air pollution problems.

RFF, November 13th, 2013Cheaper Fuels for the Light-Duty Fleet.

Xinhua Net, November 11th, 2013
Commentary: Why China can be counted on to cut emissions.

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