Monday, April 25, 2011

Air Pollution Alerts - April 24th, 2011






News & Information; Every Sunday
(Last on April 17th, 2011)

University of Iowa, April 22nd, 2011
UI Researchers Develop System to Predict Air Pollution Events for Santiago, Chile.

Science Daily, April 22nd, 2011
Choosing the Right Electric Vehicles Batteries for the Future.

Science Daily, April 21st, 2011
Ozone Hole Linked to Climate Change All the Way to the Equator.

Portland Press Herald, April 21st, 2011
Soot may be a link to Arctic warming.

The Guardian, April 21st, 2011
Arguments for constrained capitalism in Asia.

The Financial Express, April 21st, 2011
Budget and the environment.

The Hindu, April 21st, 2011
Pollution monitoring infrastructure inadequate.

The CityFix, April 21st, 2011
China’s Rapid Motorization Calls for Efficient Public Transit.

Green Answers, April 21st, 2011
Clouds of Black Carbon Accelerating the Rate of Climate Change in the Arctic.

Daily News in Kandy, April 20th, 2011
Preserving the Gem which is Kandy.

Xinhua Net, April 20th, 2011
Chinese experts call for attention to "city illnesses".

Post Opinions, April 20th, 2011
Hold the accolades on China’s ‘green leap forward’.

CT Post, April 20th, 2011
Heating oil phase-out part of NYC clean-air plan.

Science Daily, April 19th, 2011
Researcher Use Trees to Detect Contaminants and Health Threats.

Science Daily, April 19th, 2011
Green Environments Essential for Human Health.

Science Daily, April 18th, 2011
Climate Change Psychology: Coping and Creating Solutions.

Science Daily, April 18th, 2011
Sugarcane Cools Climate.

Asia One, April 20th, 2011
400,000 cars to be removed from Beijing roads.

NY Times, April 20th, 2011
Study Emphasizes Importance of China’s Transition to Electric Cars.

The World Bank, April 20th, 2011
China to benefit from emerging Global Electric Vehicle demand, though challenges remain.

TIME, April 20th, 2011
How China Can Take the Wheel on Electric Cars.

Reuters, April 19th, 2011
Top Ten Electric Car Initiatives Globally.

Smart Planet, April 19th, 2011
Emerging auto markets will overwhelm green gains by U.S., Europe, Japan.

China Daily, April 19th, 2011
Parking fees must be flexible.

Express India, April 19th, 2011
MMRDA to install noise barriers outside IIT.

The Jakarta Post, April 19th, 2011
Hong Kong expert to speak on air quality management.

People's Daily, April 19th, 2011
Beijing to launch clean air action plan.

Pune Mirror, April 19th, 2011
Hate the Pune city? Here’s one reason to love it.

Carnegie Endowment, April 18th, 2011
Transportation Trifecta: Cars, Climate Change, and Oil Security.

Reuters, April 18th, 2011
GM eyes doubling of China sales by 2015.

Xinhua Net, April 15th, 2011
China's power consumption up 13.4% in March.

China Daily, April 14th, 2011
Efforts afoot to prevent pollution from sandstorms.

Xinhua Net, April 12th, 2011
China should strive to make new-energy cars appealing to the public.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Air Pollution Alerts - April 17th, 2011






News & Information; Every Sunday
(Last on April 10th, 2011)

234Next, April 17th, 2011
From gridlock to brain damage.

Health News Digest, April 15th, 2011
U.S. Air Quality On The Mend?

BBC, April 15th, 2011
Air pollution 'damaging Europe's wildlife havens'.

Red Orbit, April 14th, 2011
Climate Change From Black Carbon Depends On Altitude.

The National, April 14th, 2011
Criticism flares up over gas waste in Middle East.

China.Org, April 14th, 2011
Efforts afoot to prevent pollution from sandstorms.

ABS News, April 13th, 2011
Metro Manila air quality has improved.

Science Daily, April 12th, 2011
Delhi Air Quality Regulations Improve Respiratory Health.

Norwegian Embassy, April 12th, 2011
Dhaka: The Dusty City.

Climate Strategies Watch, April 12th, 2011
Smart Solutions to Climate Change: Comparing Costs and Benefits.

Global Times, April 12th, 2011
Rethink needed if electric cars are to gain acceptance.

China Daily, April 12th, 2011
Number of official cars a mystery.

China Daily, April 11th, 2011
China car sales up 6.5% in March.

Scientific American, April 11th, 2011
Munching Microbe Rules Methane Production.

Nursing School Blog, April 11th, 2011
10 Fascinating Health Effects of Urban Living.

NY Times, April 11th, 2011
Studies Say Natural Gas Has Its Own Environmental Problems.

The East African, April 11th, 2011
Switch to cleaner fuel key for better urban human, environmental health.

Xinhua Net, April 9th, 2011
New energy industries to fuel China's green growth.

People's Daily, April 9th, 2011
Wuhan to fully implement smoking ban at indoor public places.

China Daily, April 2nd, 2011
Beijing raises parking fee to reduce traffic.

Reuters, April 1st, 2011
China urges coal firms to control prices.

China Daily, March 30th, 2011
China's top wind power region to have 13 gW capacity.

IRIN, January 20th, 2011
SOMALIA: Charcoal trade booming despite ban.

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Air Pollution Alerts - April 10th, 2011






News & Information; Every Sunday
(Last on April 3rd, 2011)

AME Info, April 10th, 2011
Siemens to present mass transit systems in Dubai.

Mass Live, April 10th, 2011
EPA proposes new regulations on emissions from coal-burning power plants.

Eurek Alert, April 10th, 2011
Delhi air quality regulations improve respiratory health.

The World Bank, April 10th, 2011
China: Renewable Energy Development Project.

Frontline, April 9th, 2011
In the past decade, nitrogen management has increasingly attracted the attention of agricultural and climate scientists.

Pune Mirror, April 9th, 2011
IITM’s clean act for CWG earns UN pat.

WTAM, April 9th, 2011
Power plant smog - Study claims Ohio utilities are major polluters.

AlterNet, April 7th, 2011
Climate change targets developing world's cities.

UB Reporter, April 7th, 2011
Study to look at air pollution data from Beijing Olympics.

The Guardian, April 7th, 2011
What's your global health message?

CO2 Science, April 6th, 2011
Black Carbon at the Top of the World.

Times of India, April 5th, 2011
Ambient air quality came down during Holi in Pune.

UB Post, April 5th, 2011
The President sets up a committee to fight pollution.

Wall Street Journal, April 4th, 2011
The Picture of Pollution in Hong Kong.

NASA, April 1st, 2011
Cleaner Vehicle Standards Good for Health, Agriculture, Climate.

Monday, April 4, 2011

Air Pollution Alerts - April 3rd, 2011






News & Information; Every Sunday
(Last on March 27th, 2011)

The World Bank, April 2nd, 2011
Managing for uncertainty – an agenda for the WBI Climate Change Practice.

The Star, April 2nd, 2011
How liveable is Kuala Lumpur?

The Scientist, April 1st, 2011
Cleaning Up After Ourselves.

China.Org, April 1st, 2011
Beijing refutes WSJ report on air quality.

India Info Online, April 1st, 2011
ADB to lend US$250mn for Bangalore Metro Rail System.

Sunday Morning Herald, April 1st, 2011
Facts win over rhetoric on China and climate change.

Policy Innovations, March 31st, 2011
Guangzhou Connects Bus Rapid Transit with Bike Share.

Forbes, March 31st, 2011
China’s Next Inflation Problem: Energy.

China.Org, March 31st, 2011
China announced new environmental target.

It's Getting Hot in Here, March 31st, 2011
Cycles of Change: Pedaling to Empowerment in Dhaka.

Science Daily, March 31st, 2011
US Troops Exposed to Polluted Air in Iraq.

Wired, March 30th, 2011
EU urges ban on petrol-powered cars by 2050.

Sun News, March 30th, 2011
Why rickety vehicles must be banned from Lagos roads.

The Hindu, March 30th, 2011
India to study soot’s impact on environment.

English East Day News, March 30th, 2011
Pollution to get officials black mark.

Wall Street Journal, March 29th, 2011
Most of Beijing’s Olympic Pollution Cleanup Evaporated a Year Later.

BBC, March 29th, 2011
China tops global clean energy table.

Science Daily, March 29th, 2011
How Plants Absorb Pollutants.

China Daily, March 29th, 2011
Cities on frontline in fight against climate change.

China Daily, March 29th, 2011
Time to clean up rural area pollution.

Smart Planet, March 28th, 2011
How will the EU eliminate cars from cities?

Bloomberg, March 28th, 2011
Conventional Cars in Cities Should Be Halved by 2030.

People's Daily, March 28th, 2011
China sets higher goals for energy use, gas emissions.

Shanghai Daily, March 26th, 2011
Vehicles in Shanghai.

Shanghai Daily, March 24th, 2011
Warmer In The City.

Xinhua Net, March 24th, 2011
Expert pushes for more aggressive smoking ban in China.

Xinhua Net, March 23rd, 2011
Non-toll roads to account for 96 pct of road mileage in China.

People & Planet, March 20th, 2011
Cities biggest polluters.