Sunday, December 27, 2009

Air Pollution Alerts - December 27th, 2009






News & Information; Every Sunday
(Last on December 20, 2009)

Financial Express, December 26th, 2009
Starting the process of urban revival in Dhaka.

Business Standard, December 26th, 2009
WB funds for JNNURM to come with reforms clause.

Times of India, December 25th, 2009
5 out of India's 20 worst pollution zones in National Capital Region.

New York Times, December 25th, 2009
Earth-Friendly Elements, Mined Destructively.

Science Daily, December 24th, 2009
Disproportionate Effects of Global Warming and Pollution on Disadvantaged Communities.

NPR, December 24th, 2009
U.S., China Emerge From Sidelines On Climate Debate.

Business Standard, December 24th, 2009
Pollution level in 10 industrial hubs alarming in India.

Scientific American, December 23rd, 2009
Velocity of Climate Change Varies from Mountain to Marsh.

International Viewpoint, December 23rd, 2009
Copenhagen: Collapse at the summit, rank-and-file victory.

Science Daily, December 23rd, 2009
Air Pollution Linked to Hospitalizations for Pneumonia in Seniors.

NPR, December 23rd, 2009
Reporters Notebook from Copenhagen.

Reuters, December 23rd, 2009
U.S. cracks down on lung-harming ship emissions.

Guardian, December 22nd, 2009
Biofuels: can they fuel our lifestyle without taking food from the poor?

Guardian, December 22nd, 2009
How do I know China wrecked the Copenhagen deal?

Guardian, December 22nd, 2009
Copenhagen climate deal: Spectacular failure - or a few important steps?

Science Daily, December 22nd, 2009
What Are the Amounts of Greenhouse Gases Released in Your Area and What Are the Sources?

Reuters, December 22nd, 2009

India says to better cuts in gas emissions growth.

Business Mongolia, December 22nd, 2009
The Government promised to decrease air pollution by 50%.

EnviroTech, December 21st, 2009
Tata Steel announces air quality improvement plans.

Clean Energy Footprints, December 21st, 2009
Out With The Coal, In With The New.

Science Daily, December 21st, 2009
Climate Debate: What's Warming Us Up? Human Activity or Mother Nature?

Guardian, December 21st, 2009
Has peak theory reached its tipping point?

Express India, December 21st, 2009
To promote the bus, a plan to ban road parking.

India Press Bureau, December 19th, 2009
481 Projects sanctioned under JNNURM for 65 Mission Cities.

CNN, December 17th, 2009
WHO wants health issues at heart of climate talks.

China.Org, December 15th, 2009
Renewable Energy Choices.

Green Economy Initiative, December 14th, 2009
Bus Rapid Transit Project to Cut GHG Emissions in China.

EnviroTech, December 11th, 2009
Air quality initiatives 'need to happen at local level'.

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Air Pollution Alerts - December 20th, 2009






News & Information; Every Sunday
(Last on December 13, 2009)

NewYorker, December 21st, 2009
Green Giant - Beijing’s crash program for clean energy.

The Daily Star, December 20th, 2009
Increasing population.

Japan Focus, December 20th, 2009
Clean Coal and The Two Faces of China’s Coal Industry.

NPR, December 19th, 2009
U.S., China Reach Tentative Climate Compromise.

Indian Express, December 19th, 2009
New air pollution norms tough to meet.

Scientific American, December 18th, 2009
Copenhagen's Carbon Debt.

New York Times, December 18th, 2009
In Industrial Thailand, Health and Business Concerns Collide.

Financial Times, December 18th, 2009
Cairo’s air quality among the worst in the world.

Science Daily, December 18th, 2009
Chicken or Egg Question Looms Over Climate Debate.

The Hindu, December 18th, 2009
Bye bye Bajaj.

NPR, December 17th, 2009
Ironically, Climate Talks Enlarge Carbon Footprint.

NPR, December 17th, 2009
Climate Envoy: China, India Remain Stumbling Blocks.

NPR, December 17th, 2009
Putting A Price On Emissions Presents Challenges.

Telegraph, December 17th, 2009
Smog sinks Hong Kong's skyline.

Christian Science Monitor, December 17th, 2009
Is happiness linked to quality-of-life factors like climate?

Scientific American, December 17th, 2009
Some airborne particles pose more dangers than others.

Science Daily, December 17th, 2009
Irrigation Decreases, Urbanization Increases Monsoon Rains.

Science Daily, December 17th, 2009
Pollution Alters Isolated Thunderstorms.

The Nation, December 17th, 2009
Air pollution sets alarm bells in Lahore City.

Ghana News, December 17th, 2009
The albatross of traffic congestion in our cities - any way out?

Front Page Magazine, December 17th, 2009
The China Problem In Copenhagen.

Clean Tech, December 16th, 2009
China's Lanzhou makes plans to reduce mass transport emissions.

The Hindu, December 16th, 2009
Innovation university for sustainable city development.

Press Information Bureau, December 16th, 2009
Ceiling on GHG emission from Thermal Power Plants.

China Daily, December 16th, 2009
Jam will lead to more pollution.

China Daily, December 16th, 2009
4 m cars to bring problems.

Genesis, December 16th, 2009
STEMS (Space-Time Exposure Modelling System).

Mongolia Investments, December 16th, 2009
Mongolia will carry out two new projects under the Mongolia Compact.

Bangkok Post, December 16th, 2009
Smog sinks Hong Kong's famous skyline.

NPR, December 16th, 2009
China Refuses To Put Climate Commitment In Writing.

Environmental Research Web, December 16th, 2009
Ozone pollution could kill millions.

NPR, December 16th, 2009
The Green Rush Is On In China.

NPR, December 16th, 2009
Answering Listeners' Questions On Climate Summit.

Guardian, December 16th, 2009
A positive vision for a low carbon economy.

New York Times, December 15th 2009
In 2025, India to Pass China in Population, U.S. Estimates.

Scientific American, December 15th, 2009
Subcontinental Smut: Is Soot the Culprit Behind Melting Himalayan Glaciers?

Wall Street Journal, December 15th, 2009
World's Top Polluter Emerges as Green-Technology Leader.

CNN, December 15th, 2009
Coca-Cola takes on climate change.

CNN, December 15th, 2009
U.N.: Climate deal could change history.

Science Daily, December 15th, 2009
Black Carbon Deposits on Himalayan Ice Threaten Earth's 'Third Pole'.

China Dialogue, December 15th, 2009
In China Ready for Cap & Trade.

Guardian, December 15th, 2009
Copenhagen loopholes could mean rise in emissions.

Newsweek, December 15th, 2009
Turning Carbon into Cash.

Energy Tribune, December 15th, 2009
China Puts Coal (Lots of it) in Copenhagen’s Stocking.

CNN, December 15th, 2009

Choking in China's polluted city.

Financial Times, December 15th, 2009
China pressed to reveal numbers.

The New Nation, December 15th, 2009
Dhaka city's air pollution.

CNN, December 15th, 2009
Will Carbon Trading Work?

UB Post, December 15th, 2009
Mongolia’s Used Car Market on Recovery.

Los Angeles Times, December 14th, 2009
Climate negotiators eye the 'forgotten 50%' of greenhouse gas pollutants.

NewYork Times, December 14th, 2009
For Bicyclists Needing a Boost, This Wheel May Help.

TopNews.in, December 14th, 2009
Rising air pollution levels choke city's in India.

Reuters, December 14th, 2009
EU carbon scheme is supporting clean energy shift.

Financial Times, December 13th, 2009
Manizales: Climbing out of mudslides and pollution.

CCTV, China, December 12th, 2009
New electric bikes rules controversial.

Guardian, December 11th, 2009
Government faces legal proceedings over London air quality.

Climate-L, December 11th, 2009
UNEP Stresses Mitigation Role of Energy-Efficient Buildings.

Center for American Progress, December 10th, 2009
Global Change for the Better - A Dispatch from Copenhagen.

Center for American Progress, December 10th, 2009
Myth vs. Reality on the Copenhagen Climate Summit.

China Dialogue, December 10th, 2009
How to cooperate on climate.

Environmental Research Letters, December 9th, 2009
Expanding cities could increase warming.

PNAS, December 8th, 2009
Black soot and the survival of Tibetan glaciers.

Grist, December 4th, 2009
Lessons from fossil-fueled rats.

Reuters, December 3rd, 2009
Carbon pledges, schemes pile up ahead of Copenhagen.

EnviroFit, December 1st, 2009
Strong action will save millions of lives, improve health of billions.

Belfer Center, November, 2009
Breaking the Climate Impasse with China: A Global Solution.

Wall Street Journal, November 27th, 2009
Small Energy-Saving Steps Can Make Big Strides.

Center for American Progress, November 4th, 2009
Cooperation between China and US Is the Key.

Center for American Progress, October 29th, 2009
Increasing Competitiveness Through Clean Energy.

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Air Pollution Alerts - December 13th, 2009






News & Information; Every Sunday (Last on December 06, 2009)

Scientific American, December, 2009
Setting Boundaries: 10 Guidelines to Save Earth.

Taipei Times, December 13th, 2009
Nature has answers to problems.

Philstar, December 13th, 2009
Working (or sighing) for clean air in the cities in Philippines.

Strait Times, December 12th, 2009
Asean seeks lower emissions.

Times Live, December 12th, 2009
South Africa trying to keep its head above the trash.

Oregon Environmental News, December 12th, 2009
Oregon drops the ball on mercury.

Boston.Com, December 12th, 2009
EU panel chides London’s air quality.

Express Buzz, December 12th, 2009
CNG fails to gather steam in Chennai.

Economic Times, December 11th, 2009
New math: 37% Indians live below poverty line.

New York Times, December 11th, 2009
How Much Climate Aid Is Enough?

Global Times, December 11th, 2009
Pittsburgh's blue skies should be an example to Beijing.

AFP, December 11th, 2009
World Bank to boost India's sustainable urbanization.

Maypor Watch, December 11th, 2009
European Commission refuse UK request for air quality extension.

NPR, December 11th, 2009
Climate Change Trends: Carbon Emissions Giants.

NPR, December 11th, 2009
Will India's Measures Combat Climate Change?

Planet Earth, December 11th, 2009
Aerial measurements shed light on pollution from Lagos.

Science Daily, December 10th, 2009
Danish Eco City Proves Waste Management Can Reverse Greenhouse Trend.

Science Daily, December 10th, 2009
Dow Jones Index for Climate Change.

NPR, December 10th, 2009
Saudi Arabia Tries To Stall Global Emissions Limits.

Science Daily, December 10th, 2009
New Approach to Emissions Makes Climate and Air Quality Models More Accurate.

Spokesman Review, December 10th, 2009
What’s so cool about China?

Economic Times, December 10th, 2009
Bajaj to stop scooter production, focus on motorcycles.

Economist, December 10th, 2009
The Copenhagen climate talks - Filthy lucre fouls the air.

Belfast Telegraph, December 10th, 2009
Breathe easy - air quality in Northern Ireland 'improving'.

Transport Politic, December 10th, 2009
LA Integrates Service on Two Busways, with Plans to Implement Congestion Pricing.

Reuters, December 10th, 2009
China says population controls help fight climate change.

Inhabitat, December 9th, 2009
WMO Confirms that There is No Slowdown in Global Warming.

CNN, December 9th, 2009
Gore: 'Climategate' e-mails misunderstood.

Scientific American, December 9th, 2009
Copenhagen: No "Pass" for Developing Countries.

Financial Express, December 9th, 2009
Indoor air pollution a major worry for 25m households in Bangladesh.

Times of India, December 9th, 2009
Car sales surge to 6-yr high.

AFP, December 9th, 2009
UN: 2000-2009 likely warmest decade on record.

BBC, December 9th, 2009
Making climate talks 'carbon neutral' - in Bangladesh.

China Daily, December 9th, 2009
Time to correct flawed air pollution index.

Khaleej Times, December 9th, 2009
A Guide to Indoor Air Quality.

Hindustan Times, December 9th, 2009
Carbon map shows Delhi emissions low.

Science Daily, December 9th, 2009
Snowflake Chemistry Could Give Clues About Ozone Depletion.

Science Daily, December 9th, 2009
Energy Efficiency Technologies Offer Major Savings.

Science Daily, December 8th, 2009
Major Changes to the Nitrogen Cycle Cannot Be Ignored.

Science Daily, December 8th, 2009
Scientists Detect PCBs on South America’s Highest Peak.

New York Times, December 8th, 2009
The Earth Is Crying Out for Help.

The Gazette, December 8th, 2009
Cities can cut greenhouse emissions more cheaply.

COP15 Post, December 8th, 2009
We must respond to climate change today.

Popular Mechanics, December 8th, 2009
The Myth of Clean Coal: Analysis.

The Olympian, December 8th, 2009
Clean air important while we head indoors for winter.

Slightline Daily, December 8th, 2009
How James Hansen Gets Cap and Trade Wrong.

CNN, December 8th, 2009
Glaciers melting so fast, a generation will be too late.

Science Daily, December 8th, 2009
How Arctic Food Webs Affect Mercury in Polar Bears.

Science Daily, December 8th, 2009
Berkeley Lab Experts Assist in the Greening of China.

The Guardian, December 8th, 2009
Nitrous oxide concerns cloud future of biofuels.

Planet Earth, December 8th, 2009
Scientists warn of nitrogen pollution risks.

Economist, December 7th, 2009
Who would pay more to tackle climate change?

National Post, December 7th, 2009
Rethinking Green: Save the environment: Don't take transit.

CNN, December 7th, 2009
The distorted global-warming debate.

CNN, December 7th, 2009
EPA: Greenhouse gases a public health threat.

Livemint, December 7th, 2009
Bringing sustainable development back to the centre stage.

DNA India, December 7th, 2009
Mega hoax in Urban India.

Oil & Gas Journal, December 7th, 2009
IEA includes climate change policy scenario in latest forecast.

Malaysian Insider, December 7th, 2009
For China developers, green is in.

Sky News, December 7th, 2009
China: Green Plans Still A Long Way Off.

The Island Online, December 7th, 2009
Pollution in Sri Lanka: Who cares?

Rediff Business, December 7th, 2009
Indians most concerned about air pollution.

China Daily, December 7th, 2009
Mongolian herders harness the sun for greener lives.

The Baltimore Sun, December 7th, 2009
In climate change debate, don't forget the impact on human health.

New York Times, December 7th, 2009
Climate Talks Open With Calls for Urgent Action.

The Guardian, December 7th, 2009
A stable, low-emissions future with gas.

The Gaurdian, December 6th, 2009
China's carbon emissions will peak between 2030 and 2040.

EcoWorldly, December 6th, 2009
4 Childhood Lessons & Climate Change.

Xinhua Net, December 6th, 2009
Number of vehicles in Indonesia should be limited for better air quality.

Copenhagen Voice, December 6th, 2009
COP15: Public transport and electric vehicles will keep overall transport emissions in 2050 at 2000 level.

Examiner, December 6th, 2009
Beijing to hit four million cars this month.

BBC, December 6th, 2009
Pay up or die: Guatemala City bus drivers targeted.

NPR, December 5th, 2009
Declining Interest Makes Climate Change A Hard Sell.

CNN, December 3rd, 2009
G20 needs to 'quadruple' carbon intensity cuts.

Economist, December 3rd, 2009
Carbon-management software - Heat count.

Slightline Daily, November 24th, 2009
How Cap-and-Trade Markets Work for Acid Rain and Smog.

Gulf News, November 21st, 2009
Rice husk lights up villages.

Business Standard, September 25th, 2009
Bus Rapid Transit system in nine more cities.

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Air Pollution Alerts - December 6th, 2009






News & Information; Every Sunday (Last on November 29, 2009)

Reuters, December 6th, 2009
Japan to stick CO2 goal, mull domestic steps.

ECN, December 6th, 2009
A Climate for Collaboration: Analysis of US and EU lessons and opportunities in energy and climate policy.

Frontline, December 5th, 2009
Energy equity in India.

Frontline, December 5th, 2009
City of Future in Pune, India.

Telegraph, December 5th, 2009
Copenhagen climate summit: 1,200 limos, 140 private planes and caviar wedges.

Green Prophet, December 5th, 2009
Egypt takes prize in smog ahead of under-20 World Cup.

Science News, December 5th, 2009
Countering Copenhagen’s Carbon Footprint.

Times of India, December 5th, 2009
Isro images show Gangotri glacier receded 1.5km in 30 yrs.

Times of India, December 4th, 2009
BRTS Ahmedabad has learnt from Delhi's mistakes.

Health News, December 4th, 2009
Black week for Hong Kong as smog shrouds city for five days.

Wall Street Journal, December 4th, 2009
The Science and Politics of Climate Change.

Financial Times, December 4th, 2009
A burning issue in the climate change fight.

CCTV, China, December 5th, 2009
Green Efforts: China coal industry cuts emissions.

IEA, December 4th, 2009
Cement Technology Roadmap.

China Business, December 4th, 2009
Making Energy Efficiency Pay Off in China.

KPBS, December 4th, 2009
UCSD Scientists Rolling Out Air Pollution Monitoring Network.

San Diego Union Tribune, December 4th, 2009
Time to clear the air and breathe.

Press Information Bureau, India, December 3rd, 2009
Prime Minister inaugurates National Conference on JNNURM - MouD seeks more funds for the mission.

Press Information Bureau, India, December 3rd, 2009
MoUD Inaugurates 2nd Urban Mobility India Conference and Urges public to prefer public transport to private.

Economist, December 3rd, 2009
India's recovering economy: Vroom, vroom.

AFP, December 3rd, 2009
Climate fears over India's car boom.

Thanh Nein News, December 3rd, 2009
Acid rain widely prevalent in Vietnam.

WHO, December 3rd, 2009
WHO Stresses Links between Urbanization, Human Health and Climate Change.

China Daily, December 3rd, 2009
Big cities small on happiness.

China Daily, December 3rd, 2009
Changsha looks to new chapter in quality of life.

Oil & Gas Journal, December 3rd, 2009
USCAP: Climate change actions won't stunt US economic growth.

Economist, December 3rd, 2009
What needs to change for Climate Change Control.

Science Daily, December 3rd, 2009
Elevated Carbon Dioxide Levels May Mitigate Losses of Biodiversity from Nitrogen Pollution.

Philstar, December 3rd, 2009
The environment and our health in Philippines.

China Daily, December 2nd, 2009
Haze raises questions on air quality.

Oil and Gas Journal, December 2nd, 2009
Technology outpacing climate-change legislation.

Reuters, December 2nd, 2009
Google map shows climate-changed California future.

Guardian, December 2nd, 2009
India reveals carbon emission targets.

Guardian, December 2nd, 2009
India to reduce carbon intensity by 24% by 2020.

Guardian, December 2nd, 2009
Building an easy answer to climate change.

World Watch Institute, December 2nd, 2009
India Announces Improved Cook Stove Program.

China Dialogue, December 2nd, 2009
Two faces of China's coal industry.

Indian Express, December 1st, 2009
The first cuts for carbon in India.

Times of India, December 1st, 2009
City of Nagpur stands on a weak foundation!

The New Nation, December 1st, 2009
Dhaka :Third in air pollution.

Dawn, December 1st, 2009
Islamabad’s air is degrading alarmingly.

Japan Focus, December 1st, 2009
Lessons from China's Three Gorges Dam.

Science Daily, November 30th, 2009
Climate Studies to Benefit from 12 Years of Satellite Aerosol Data.

CNN, November 30th, 2009
New technology cleans up coal with CO2.

Business Standard, November 30th, 2009
Carbon lines in the sand.

Times of India, November 30th, 2009
Polluters off roads, city breathes easy in Kolkata.

Nepal News, November 30th, 2009
Lets Walk for Clean Blue Sky in Kathmandu.

France 24, November 30th, 2009
Hong Kong's carbon footprint 'second highest in world'.

The Nation Business, November 30th, 2009
Srisuwan targets 181 industrial projects in Thailand.

AFP, November 29th, 2009
Europe's post-Soviet greening _ gains and failures.

Polluted industrial clusters to be ranked. November 29th, 2009
Deccan Herald & Times of India

Scientific American, November 27th, 2009
Obama and (climate) change: Indian edition.

Scientific American, November 26th, 2009
What Explains Past Climate Change?

NY Times, November 23rd, 2009
U.S. to Set Emissions Target Before Climate Talks.

Scientific American, November 23rd, 2009
Climate change cover-up? You better believe it.

Center for American Progress, October 23rd, 2009
Taking the Wheel in Clean Transportation.

Discover, October, 2009
Introducing the Most Efficient Solar Power in the World.