Saturday, January 31, 2015

Air Pollution News & Alerts - January 31st, 2015



Indian Express, January 31st, 2015
Asthma: The Pollution Contagion.

Times of India, January 31st, 2015
‘Green tax’ on vehicles older than 15 yrs.

Dhaka Tribune, January 30th, 2015
The true cost of cars.

Scroll.in, January 30th, 2015
Delhi Birds: Aerial views of the national capital, through smog and sunshine.

Business Standard, January 30th, 2015
Give fresh contracts for express corridors around Delhi, Haryana told.

The Economic Times, January 30th, 2015
Why full statehood will help tackle air pollution and let Delhi breathe better.

Clean Sheet, January 30th, 2015
A New Study Indicates That ‘Clean’ Diesels Are Actually Clean.

Mother Jones, January 30th, 2015
How China's Filthy Air Is Screwing With Our Weather.

Press TV, January 30th, 2015
New Delhi suffers from air pollution.

India Today, January 29th, 2015
Environment Ministry wants to restrict usage of private cars in Delhi.

The Huffington Post, January 29th, 2015
On Overseas Coal, Will the World Bank and U.S. Government Pass Their Own Tests?

Times of India, January 29th, 2015
COPD cases on rise due to pollution.

Washington Post, January 29th, 2015
Mr. Obama’s trip to India leaves a clear deal on curbing emissions up in the air.

The Economic Times, January 29th, 2015
India's climate change pledge won't hinder its coal output plan.

LA Times, January 29th, 2015
Beijing seeks to contain its population, and with it, problems.

CNN, January 28th, 2015
The air pollution that's choking Asia.

India Times, January 28th, 2015
OMG! New Delhi Is One Of The Most Polluted Cities In The World.

The Hindu, January 28th, 2015
Ask Delhi on doubling parking fee, MoEF to SC.

Times of India, January 27th, 2015
NGT sends notice to Agra over rise in air pollution.

European Daily Press, January 27th, 2015
U.S.-India Partnership a Step Forward for Low-Carbon Growth.

New Republic, January 27th, 2015
Obama Is Leaving India Without a Landmark Climate Deal.

Times of India, January 27th, 2015
Experts bank on US air quality alert.

The Baltic Course, January 27th, 2015
Electricity prices fall in Lithuania and Latvia due to smaller demand in January.

Desert News, January 26th, 2015
Utah residents rank air pollution as No. 1 threat to quality of life.

Times of India, January 26th, 2015
Morning drizzle spares Delhi air quality blushes.

Blommberg, January 26th, 2015
Mr. President, World’s Worst Air Is Taking 6 Hours Off Your Life.

Tribune Express, January 26th, 2015
In the dark again in Pakistan.

Financial Express, January 26th, 2015
Balance growth with climate consequences.

Hindustan Times, January 26th, 2015
When smart cities are not smart enough.

Live Mint, January 26th, 2015
The air we breathe in.

Eco Business, January 26th, 2015
Shanghai air pollution at 15 times WHO safe level.

Economic Times, January 26th, 2015
Obama in India: PM Narendra Modi, Barack Obama strike alliance on climate change; air pollution, renewable energy focus areas.

Washington Post, January 26th, 2015
What Delhi’s air pollution says about India and climate change.

Live Mint, January 26th, 2015
Lack of sufficient transmission capacities is hampering the growth of India’s electricity market.

World COal, January 26th, 2015
Coal still king in UK.

Climate Progress, January 26th, 2015
Here’s What Every Governor Thinks About Climate And Clean Energy.

Washington Post, January 26th, 2015
As Obama visits, what Delhi’s air pollution says about India and climate change.

Hindustan Times, January 25th, 2015
Obama visit: Agreement on clean, efficient energy on cards.

Deccan Chronicle, Janaury 25th, 2015
Air pollution no big threat to Barack Obama.

Scroll.in, January 25th, 2015
Despite growing health concerns, tackling haze over South-East Asia remains opaque.

The Tribune, January 25th, 2015
Power breakdown: Nationwide blackout in Pakistan.

Climate Progress, Janaury 25th, 2015
U.S. And India Announce ‘Cooperation’ On Climate Change.

Air Quality News, January 25th, 2015
City pollution toolkit produced for transport group.

LA Times, January 25th, 2015
The carbon that's killing India, and how California can help.

Albeu, Janaury 25th, 2015
Air pollution claims 1350 lives a year in Macedonia.

DNA, January 24th, 2015
NGT asks four central ministries to reduce vehicular pollution in metros.

Times of India, January 24th, 2015
Peak pollution was high even after showers in Delhi.

Times of India, January 24th, 2015
Misleading statistics can’t cut Gurgaon’s air pollution.

Business Standard, January 24th, 2015
Obama and Modi can change global climate of inaction.

The Economic Times, January 24th, 2015An Indo-US climate deal is very doable.

Times of India, January 24th, 2015
Traffic curbs may clear the air for Obama on R-Day.

Rush Lane, January 23rd, 2015
NGT ruling of removing 15 year old vehicles in Delhi scrapped.

The Guardian, January 23rd, 2015
Smog journeys: A short film about air pollution in China.

China File, January 23rd, 2015
China’s Air Pollution: The Tipping Point.

Huffington Post, Janaury 23rd, 2015
The Path to a Safe Climate Goes Through India.

Phys.Org, January 23rd, 2015
The cost of Chinese air pollution.

Bloomberg, January 22nd, 2015
Obama's About to Get a Whiff of India's Air Pollution.

India Gazette, January 22nd, 2015
In polluted Delhi, breathe 'Davos' air in this biz centre.

Quartz, janaury 22nd, 2015
A short film on the poetic sadness of China’s air pollution, by a censored director.

World Coal, January 22nd, 2015
Tower of power in Australia.

Think Progress, January 22nd, 2015
In The World’s Most Polluted City, Obama Seeks Climate Ally.

Xinhua Net, January 22nd, 2015
China vows to cut fossil fuel in painstaking energy revolution.

Power Engineering, January 21st, 2015
IEA Clean Coal Centre urges engagement rather than divestment.

Power Engineering, January 20th, 2015
Alabama carbon capture pilot-scale project begins.

The Guardian, January 20th, 2015
Beijing's smog is increasingly toxic for China's politicians.

City Metric, January 20th, 2015
Where there’s smoke: the mystery of Asia’s pollution haze.

Tufts Daily, January 20th, 2015
Tufts researchers study the hazards of highway pollution.

IBN Live, January 19th, 2015
Urban transport and climate change.

Gulf News, January 19th, 2015
UAE’s pioneering role in maintaining air quality.

Indian Express, January 19th, 2015
Latest NGT order: ban parking on Delhi roads.

Khaleej Times, January 18th, 2015
Winter sees spurt in asthma symptoms in UAE.

Economic Times, January 18th, 2015
MoEF guided by bad science, EPCA tells SC.

USA News, January 17th, 2015
Smog Solutions in China.

Times of India, January 17th, 2015
Chill & air pollutants take your breath away in Pune.

The Asian Age, January 17th, 2015
Air pollution in city worries Supreme Court.

Times of India, January 17th, 2015
U-turn by Centre in apex court on capital vehicular pollution.

Power Engineering, January 16th, 2015
GE gas-fired turbines to power TVA coal.

China Daily, January 16th, 2015
Better stoves can reduce indoor pollution.

Eco-Business, Janaury 16th, 2015
Who needs cars? Smart mobility can make cities sustainable.

ECNS, January 16th, 2015
PM2.5 analysis to help curb pollution.

The City Fix, January 15th, 2015
What will it take to create smart cities in India?

Indian Express, January 15th, 2015
Farmers Told to Set Meters on Irrigation Pump Sets.

Zee News, January 15th, 2015
Pollution: NGT orders joint inspection at steel plant.

The Tribune, January 15th, 2015
Vehicles continue to flout pollution norms in Jammu.

NPR, January 15th, 2015
New EPA Guidelines Limit Methane Release From Drilling.
 IBN Live, January 15th, 2015
Pollution a top concern for Delhiites in Assembly elections.

Times Live, January 15th, 2015
China met 2014 pollution control targets.

Indian Express, January 15th, 2015
TNPCB Advice Up in Smoke as Bhogi Propels Pollution.

Market Watch, January 15th, 2015
How much pollution can China take?

New Security Beat, January 15th, 2015
Clearing the Air: Is Natural Gas a Game Changer for Coal in China?

India TV, Janaury 15th, 2015
Delhi: 20 pc increase in air pollution in last three years.

The Gaurdian, January 14th, 2015Activists say Obama action on methane emissions 'misses 90% of pollution'.

Zee News, January 14th, 2015
Tax diesel vehicles in Delhi to check pollution.

China Daily, January 14th, 2015
Beijing in first smog alert of year.

Hindustan Times, January 13th, 2015
Back to nature: Turn your home into a healthy zone.

BBC, January 13th, 2015
India bans burning cow dung near Taj Mahal.

Global Times, January 13th, 2015
Comprehensive study on pollution sources offers some surprises.

USPRwire, January 13th, 2015
Global Air Pollution Control Market 2015-2019 - New Study Released.

FDL, January 13th, 2015Coal Use Expected To Rise In Next Few Years.

Science Daily, January 13th, 2015
Estimated social cost of climate change not accurate.

East Daily, January 13th, 2015
China to build smog-dispersing labs around Beijing.

India Gazette, January 13th, 2015
Let?s bank on the sun, not on coal.

Business Recorder, January 13th, 2015
Power sector's woes worsen.

Asia One, January 12th, 2015
Strict controls help clear the air in China.

SciDevNet, January 12th, 2015
Tracking urban India’s worsening air quality.

Hans India, January 12th, 2015
Hyderabad shivers in cold, air pollution rises.

Journalist's Resource, January 12th, 2015
China, cookstoves and highways: Effects of black carbon on human health.

Scientific America, January 12th, 2015Health and Conservation Reminders Cut Consumer Energy Use.

NPR, January 12th, 2015Iowa's Largest City Sues Over Farm Fertilizer Runoff In Rivers.

Energy Central, January 12th, 2015
Another coal plant to rise in Zambales.

World Coal, January 12th, 2015
Green Dragon Gas seeks funding for coalbed methane project.

Science Daily, January 12th, 2015
Rainfall can release aerosols.

The Guardian, January 12th, 2015How the world burns: fuel consumption compared.

The Atlantic, January 11th, 2015
The Unique Misery of Flying in China.

The Hindu, January 11th, 2015
China Light & Power plans 2000 MW coal-fired power plant in Gujarat.

Economist, January 10th, 2015
The big smoke - Britain needs to do more to clean up its dirty air.

The Pioneer, January 10th, 2015
BS-VI fuel to put a brake on pollution in 2020.

Newswire, January 9th, 2015
Slow Progress in Fighting Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Air Pollution.

Telegraph, January 9th, 2015
Pollution mislead slur on govt.

Inhabitat, January 9th, 2015
Air pollution causes more human deaths than other environmental causes.

New York Times, January 9th, 2015
Gov. Jerry Brown Begins Last Term With a Bold Energy Plan.

China Meteological Administration, January 9th, 2015
China Climate Bulletin 2014 issued.

Live Mint, Janury 9th, 2015
Scientists pinpoint pollutants causing yellowing of Taj Mahal.

Times of India, Janury 9th, 2015
Govt misled court on Delhi's pollution, say green activists.

Eco Business, January 8th, 2015
Shanghai: Ships, cargo trucks 'next' to curb air pollution.

Science Daily, January 8th, 2015
Algae blooms create their own favorable conditions.

Science Daily, January 8th, 2015
Emissions-free cars get closer.

NPR, January 8th, 2015
Environmentalists Push To Keep Canadian Crude In The Ground.

Yale e360, January 8th, 2015
Most Physicians Already Seeing - Health Effects of Climate Change in Patients.

The City Fix, January 8th, 2015
Cities fighting black carbon to achieve public health and climate benefits.

Economic Times, January 8th, 2015
Pollution to be blamed for cold wave in North India.

Financial Express, January 8th, 2015
NTPC performance flagging due to gaps in decision-making.

DNA India, January 8th, 2015
Houses, vehicles pollute as much as factories.

Hans India, January 8th, 2015
Shifting industries out of state capital.

Times of India, January 8th, 2015
22 truckloads of coal goes missing daily from MP plants.

The Hindu, January 8th, 2015
Cement industries in Damaracherla may make things easy for power project.

Times of India, January 8th, 2015
Not cars, its dust that pollutes Delhi most: Ministry of environment and forest.

Huffington Post, January 8th, 2015
Survey Finds Doctors Concerned About Impacts Of Climate Change On Patient Health.

Indian Express, January 8th, 2015
Sorry children, school won’t shut on bad air days.

Huffington Post, January 7th, 2015
Updated Smog Standards Are Needed to Protect Little Lungs.

Live Mint, January 7th, 2015
Oil slump heightens pollution challenge from Delhi to Shanghai.

Economic Times, January 7th, 2015
Coal India strike likely to impact power generation.

Financial Express, January 7th, 2014
Govt says no to banning private vehicles older than 15 years.

The News, January 7th, 2015
Burning of garbage causing pollution in capital.

The Guardian, Janaury 7th, 2015
Leave fossil fuels buried to prevent climate change, study urges.

Science Daily, January 7th, 2015
Which fossil fuel reserves must stay in the ground to avoid dangerous climate change?

Science Daily, January 7th, 2015
Deep Space Climate Observatory to provide 'EPIC' views of Earth.

The Telegraph, January 7th, 2015
Delhi smog clouds Obama's day out - Air may keep President indoors, mostly.

Bloomberg, January 6th, 2015
Oil Slump Heightens Pollution Challenge From Delhi to Shanghai.

Air Quality Matters, January 6th, 2015
In Europe as is true elsewhere, polluted air takes toll on heart health.

Financial Express, January 6th, 2015Time to tap solar thermal energy.

Shipping News, January 6th, 2015Global coal demand to hit 9bn tonnes by 2019.

Wall Street Journal, January 6th, 2015
Got to Admit It’s Getting Better: Beijing’s Air Pollution Improved In 2014.

News Observer, January 5th, 2015
Road Worrier: When coal is involved, electric cars are polluters, too.

Business Standard, January 5th, 2015Sunita Narain: Monitor the dangers of pollution.

Indian Express, January 5th, 2015
No more Dark days?

Equity Bulls, January 5th, 2015
BHEL gets EPC contract to set up first 800 MW Supercritical Power Project in Telangana.

Money Control, January 5th, 2015
Coal India transporting extra coal to power plants.

Phys.Org, January 2nd, 2015
Indoor wood-burning can affect air quality.

Voice of America, January 2nd, 2015Pollution Turning India’s Famed Taj Mahal Yellow.

Power Engineering, January 2nd, 2015
Coal firm claims world’s largest methane power plant.

China Daily, January 1st, 2015
Cities go live with air quality updates.

Financial Express, January 1st, 2015
Coal auctions hold promise for fuel-starved power sector.

Economic Times January 1st, 2015
Coal stock position improves at thermal power plants: Central Electricity Authority.

Economic Times, January 1st, 2015
Delhi Metro helps keep 3.9 lakh vehicles off roads in 2014.

The Guardian, January 1st, 2015
The world’s last best chance to reach an agreement on cutting carbon emissions.

Times of India, December 31st, 2014
Uncertainty over Satpura plant due to poor ash disposal.

Economic Times, December 31st, 2014
Coal Ministry says taking steps to boost coal supplies.

National Geographic, December 31st, 2014
Can Houseplants Really Clean the World's Smoggiest City?

NPR, December 30th, 20142014 Brought Lasting Action On Climate Change Policy.

Times of India, December 30th, 2014High pollution level makes city colder during day in Kanpur.

Want China Times, December 30th, 2014
Environmental protection to become big business in China.

New Sentinel, December 30th, 2014
Pollution controls' effect on quality of air clear to see.

Phys.Org, December 30th, 2014
Tehran air pollution puts nearly 400 in hospital.

New York Times, December 30th, 2014
Pollution Around the World: A Matter of Choices.

China Daily, December 30th, 2014
Tesla plays the environmental angle in China.

South China Morning Post, December 29th, 2014
China and Japan find common ground on the environment.

East Bay, December 29th, 2014
Air pollution soars as smog shrouds city.

Triple Pundit, December 29th, 2014
Beijing’s “Airpocalypse” Offers Dismal View of Life in Megacities.

Space Ref, December 28th, 2014
Air Pollution Haze Over India and Nepal As Seen From Space.

Economic Times, December 28th, 2014
North India's cities the most polluted, south's cleanest.

The Tribune, December 27th, 2014
PCB fails to monitor air pollution, rue shortage of staff, equipment.

South China Morning Post, December 26th, 2014
China to beat energy intensity target in 2014.

Times of India, December 26th, 2014
PM2.5 levels this week were worse than Diwali.

Business Today, December 26th, 2014
Delhi Metro rides high, saves Rs 10k crore in fuel, other benefits.

The nation, December 26th, 2014
China to help Thailand develop thermal and reusable energy power plants.

Xinhua Net, December 26th, 2014
China's non-fossil fuel to take larger share.

The Energy Collective, December 25th, 2014
Can Electric Vehicles Be 'Environmental Villains'?

Xinhua Net, December 23rd, 2014
China issues 190,000 penalties for environmental violators.

Suzhou, December 19th, 2014
Suzhou introduces new electric van to cut emissions.

Shanghai Daily, December 16th, 2014
Air purifiers fail to clean up.

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