Sunday, May 31, 2009

Air Pollution Alerts - May 31st, 2009






News & Information; Every Sunday (Last on May 24, 2009)

Himal South Asian Journal, June 1st, 2009
Black to green: The carbon debate and beyond.

SEI, 2009
A Balancing Act: China’s Role in Climate Change.

Inhabitat, May 30th, 2009
ECO ART: Plastic Bottle Installation in NYC.

The Star Online, May 30th, 2009
The haze is back in Petaling Jaya, Indonesia.

Scientific American, May 29th, 2009
Climate Change Hits Poor Hardest in U.S.

Economist, May 29th, 2009
Climate Change, go on, guess.

Reuters, May 29th, 2009
U.S. says rich nations likely to miss carbon targets.

Reuters, May 29th, 2009
Climate change causes 315,000 deaths a year.

Reuters, May 29th, 2009
India to quantify climate benefits from poverty project.

Guardian, May 29th, 2009
Climate change toll is crucial evidence.

Guardian, May 29th, 2009
This silent suffering - IPCC Chairman.

New York Times, May 29th, 2009
Climate Shift Brings Deaths.

Jakarta Post, May 29th, 2009
Jakarta to celebrate anniversary with clean air campaign.

Colorado, May 28th, 2009
Alerts signal start of ozone season.

Green Leap Frog, May 28th, 2009
China and U.S. Not As Far Apart As Each Other Thinks.

Science Daily, May 28th, 2009
The Coming Of Biofuels: Study Shows Reducing Gasoline Emissions Will Benefit Human Health.

XinhuaNet, May 28th, 2009
Australian mining magnate announces huge coal deal with China.

Science Daily, May 28th, 2009
All The Carbon Counts: Including Land-based Carbon In Greenhouse Gas Control Strategies Lowers Costs And Preserves Forests.

Bright Hub, May 28th, 2009
Air Pollution Threatens the Health of Children in China.

Guardian, May 28th, 2009
Moscow's new interest in climate change.

China Dialogue, May 28th, 2009
The Future of Carbon Trading.

National Academy Press, May 28th, 2009
Rising Air Pollution Increases Health Risks.

WV PBS, May 28th, 2009
Air pollution in West Virginia: what you can’t see could hurt you.

Oil & Gas Journal, May 28th, 2009
New EIA international outlook sees more use of unconventional sources.

Center for American Progress, May 27th, 2009
Counting the Real Progress on Climate Action.

New York Times, May 27th, 2009
China Is Said to Plan Strict Gas Mileage Rules.

Guardian, May 27th, 2009
Stern breaks the east-west deadlock on who's responsible for CO2.

Guardian, May 27th, 2009
The climate change debate is not a simple battle of good and evil.

Science Daily, May 26th, 2009
Global Responsibility To Help Vulnerable Communities Adapt.

PhysOrg.Com, May 26th, 2009
Higher summer ozone concentrations in Atlanta, US.

Recorder, May 26th, 2009
Bill wants to ban some agriculture burning.

Bike Europe, May 26th, 2009
European Cities Commit to Cycling.

Asia Sentinal, May 25th, 2009
Manila: The City that Might Have Been.

New Wales, May 24th, 2009
Air pollution kills 1,200 a year in Wales, UK.

Los Angeles Times, May 24th, 2009
Dust storms speed snowmelt in the West.

Science Daily, May 24th, 2009
How Solid Is Concrete's Carbon Footprint?

Reuters, May 24th, 2009
U.N.'s Ban urges business to back climate policies.

Guardian, May 24th, 2009
America's new green guru sparks anger over climate change U-turns.

Guardian, May 24th, 2009
Climate change summit hijacked by biggest polluters.

New York Times, may 24th, 2009
With Billions at Stake, Trying to Expand the Meaning of ‘Renewable Energy’.

Online Athens, May 23rd, 2009
Fuel-economy rules good for automakers.

TIME, May 22nd, 2009
Greens Celebrate Cap-and-Trade Victory — Cautiously.

China Dialogue, May 22nd, 2009
Assessing European climate policy.

NPR, May 22nd, 2009
Climate Change Bill Heads For House Vote.

Encyclopedia of Earth, May 19th, 2009
Population growth rates by country.

Environmental Science & Technology, May 18th, 2009
Potential Impact of Climate Change on Air Pollution-Related Human Health Effects.

BBC, May 12th, 2009
Powering our way out of poverty.

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Air Pollution Alerts - May 24th, 2009






News & Information; Every Sunday (Last on May 17, 2009)

American Thinker, May 23rd, 2009
The Geography of Carbon Emissions.

Daily Herald, May 23rd, 2009
To curb smog, banks ask customers to cut engines.

Guardian, May 23rd, 2009
Climate change and the everyday.

NPR, May 23rd, 2009
Concrete And Global Warming: A Mixed Bag.

XinhuaNet, May 23rd, 2009
China says stimulus won't endanger environment.

Clean Air Through Green Roofs, May 23rd, 2009

Wall Street Journal, May 22nd, 2009
Light Cars Are Dangerous Cars.

Telegraph, May 22nd, 2009
Lack of action is a dereliction of duty.

PHYSorg.com, May 22nd, 2009
Traffic's true toll: Researchers explore the health effects of vehicle exhaust.

Guardian, May 21st, 2009
Carbon emissions.

BBC, May 21st, 2009
US CO2 goals 'to be compromised'.

Scientific American, May 21st, 2009
China's Tire Demand Rolls over Southeast Asian Forests.

World Watch Institute, May 21st, 2009
India Election May Renew Climate Leadership.

China Daily, May 21st, 2009
World Bank to lend $80 million for clean coal technology in China.

Climate of Our Future, May 21st, 2009
“Clean” Coal: Energy Answer or Oxymoron?

WWI, May 21st, 2009
Winds of Change in the U.S. Auto Industry.

Breakthrough Institute, May 21st, 2009
Waxman-Markey Climate Bill's Emissions "Cap" May Let U.S. Emissions Continue to Rise Through 2030.

Reuters, May 21st, 2009
U.S. EPA to rely more on scientists for air rules.

Oil & Gas Journal, May 21st, 2009
Experts urge US policymakers to address long-term challenges.

Economist, May 21st, 2009
America & Climate Change - Cap and trade, with handouts and loopholes.

Camden News, May 21st, 2009
Pollution: ‘We break the law and people know nothing about it’.

PRN News Service, May 21st, 2009
Air Quality Action Day Forecast for Friday for Three Pennsylvania Regions.

CNN, May 20th, 2009
Bill Clinton to cities: Act on climate.

Sentinel Tribune, May 20th, 2009
Environmental students spend spring break in Ethiopia testing air pollution.

Science Daily, May 20th, 2009
Climate Change Odds Much Worse Than Thought.

Herald Tribune, May 20th, 2009
Better cars, cleaner air.

China, May 19th, 2009
Is China choking to death?

NPR, May 19th, 2009
New Carbon Emissions And Mileage Standards.

Straight.Com, May 19th, 2009
Is Canada a petro-state or prosperous nation?

Market Watch, May 19th, 2009
Speeding down a Brave New Road.

Economist, May 19th, 2009
American Car Emissions.

Scientific American, May 19th, 2009
New fuel efficiency standards: Too much or not enough?

Science Daily, May 19th, 2009
European Industry Dominates Climate Lobby.

Science Daily, May 19th, 2009
Ecologists And Ethicists Urge Scientists To Speak Out On Environmental Policy.

Los Angeles Times, May 19th, 2009
China's edge in the energy-efficiency industry.

Science Daily, May 19th, 2009
Nitrogen From Human Activities May Be As Damaging As Phosphorus.

China Dialogue, May 18th, 2009
One year of open information.

Guardian, May 18th, 2009
Wandsworth Council outlines response to air pollution crisis.

Oil & Gas Journal, May 18th, 2009
Study says oil sands boost emissions 5-15%.

WHO, May 17th, 2009
Priorities for Climate and Health Research.

Times of Malta, May 17th, 2009
Vehicle emissions top air pollution concerns.

MSNBC, May 15th, 2009
Earth Talk: Climate Peat & People.

IEA, May 13th, 2009
IEA Contributes to Renewables Global Status Report.

Berkeley, May 1st, 2009
Life-cycle Energy and Emissions Inventories for Motorcycles, Diesel Automobiles, School Buses, Electric Buses, Chicago Rail, and New York City Rail.

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Air Pollution Alerts - May 17th, 2009






News & Information; Every Sunday (Last on May 10, 2009)

New York Times, May 16th, 2009
From a Theory to a Consensus on Emissions.

New York Times, May 16th, 2009
2 Studies Tie Disaster Risk to Urban Growth.

Money Control (India), May 16th, 2009
Ashok Leyland stutters but JNNURM bails it out.

The News, May 15th, 2009
Missing Opportunities to control air pollution in Pakistan.

In Forum, May 15th, 2009
Keep North Dakota air quality the best.

Wall Street Journal, May 15th, 2009
Garbage Gets Fresh Look as Source of Energy.

Reuters, May 15th, 2009
Draft U.N. climate texts mark step towards treaty.

New York Times, May 14th, 2009
Empire of Carbon.

CNN, May 14th, 2009
What if global-warming fears are overblown?

Science Daily, May 14th, 2009
Working On The Railroad? Using Concrete Could Help Environment.

Guardian, May 14th, 2009
The public deserves the full picture on climate change.

Scientific American, May 14th, 2009
How Should U.S. Government Apportion the Right to Pollute?

Pasadena Weekly, May 14th, 2009
Breaking the smog bank.

China Daily, May 14th, 2009
Urumqi hits environmental target.

Center for American Progress, May 14th, 2009
The Road to a Clean-Energy Future Begins Now.

LA Times, May 13th, 2009
EPA's greenhouse gas ruling draws criticism.

Thanhnein, May 13th, 2009
Doctors point traces of air and noise pollution.

Wall Street Journal, May 13th, 2009
Megacities Threaten to Choke India.

The New Nation, May 13th, 2009
World Bank to cut Urban Air Pollution.

Guardian, May 13th, 2009
Climate change biggest threat to health.

The Hindu, May 13th, 2009
Delhi govt. faces cancellation of bus funding under JNNURM.

Times of India, May 13th, 2009
Low floor buses delayed in Delhi, India.

Guardian, May 12th, 2009
100 million early deaths could be prevented by cutting global emissions by 50% by 2050.

Financial Times, May 12th, 2009
UK car emissions exceed forecasts.

Chron Business, May 12th, 2009
Ethanol bankruptcy filing a blow to biofuels industry in US.

New York Times, May 12th, 2009
Document Is Critical of E.P.A. on Clean Air.

New Kerala, May 12th, 2009
'Vehicle-free day' to be observed on June 5 in Bhopal, India.

World Over, May 12th, 2009
Russia, Mongolia to cooperate on nuclear energy.

China Dialogue, May 11th, 2009
Energy integration for China.

Desert News, May 11th, 2009
Clear the Air Challenge aims to reduce air pollution.

Discovery Channel, May 11th, 2009
Coal supply may be vastly overstated.

The Californian, May 11th, 2009
What you can't see can hurt you.

Times of India, May 11th, 2009
Car sales up 4.20%, bikes jump 12.11% in April, 2009.

New York Times, May 11th, 2009
China Outpaces U.S. in Cleaner Coal-Fired Plants.

Scientific American, May 11th, 2009
Why European Diesel Cars Are Not Available in the U.S.A..

Express India, May 10th, 2009
GSFDC to develop biomass briquettes as alternative fuel.

Center for American Progress, May 6th, 2009
Wildfires Heat Up in the West.

2009,
Urban Growth Management Initiative Working Papers.

Geology.com, March, 2008
Satellite Measures Pollution From East Asia to North America.

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Air Pollution Alerts - May 10th, 2009






News & Information; Every Sunday (Last on May 03, 2009)

DNA India, May 9th, 2009
Damn carwallahs, trains are better.

Science Daily, May 9th, 2009
Way To Cut Cattle Methane.

Khaleej Times, May 8th, 2009
Environmental Pollution in Arab Countries will Increase.

Tennessean, May 8th, 2009
We must invest far more in transit.

Times Herald, May 8th, 2009
US Report on air ties refinery to ozone woes.

Yale 360, May 8th, 2009
Burning Corn More Efficient Than Manufacturing Biofuels.

Scientific American, May 7th, 2009
What Is The Best Way to Turn Plants into Energy?

Queens Chronicle, May 7th, 2009
Bad air days: Queens fails pollution test.

The Economist, May 7th, 2009
Coal Fired Power Plants, the Writing on the Walls.

Global Post, May 6th, 2009
Santiago struggles to deal with its longtime smog woes.

Guardian, May 6th, 2009
How much fossil fuel can we burn?

Guardian, May 6th, 2009
China ready for post-Kyoto deal on climate change.

The News, Pakistan, May 6th, 2009
Pollution in air on the rise in Lahore.

Jakarta Globe, May 6th, 2009
Choose People Over Cars.

Guardian, May 6th, 2009
Barack Obama's $1.8bn vision of greener biofuel.

Nanyang 100, May 6th, 2009
Test-bedding of Electric Vehicles in Singapore from 2010.

Digital Journal, May 6th, 2009
More Urban Transport means less Pollution and Illness.

Railway Gazette International, May 5th, 2009
Abu Dhabi unveils transport master plan.

Guardian, May 5th, 2009
Car ads 'should carry climate health warnings'.

BD News, May 5th, 2009
Study to ease city air pollution, jam okayed.

Science Daily, May 5th, 2009
Climate Experts Warn That Short-Term Snapshots Of Temperature Data Can Be Misleading: Focus Instead On The Bigger Picture.

Science Daily, May 5th, 2009
Mercury Levels In Arctic Seals May Be Linked To Global Warming.

Reuters, May 5th, 2009
Asia construction frenzy needs green injection.

Global Post, May 5th, 2009
The Nano's Burning Rubber.

Guardian, May 5th, 2009
Nicholas Stern on "Why global warming could make or break south-east Asia".

Guardian, May 5th, 2009
US climate change denier James Inhofe joins Al Gore in fight against soot.

PR News Wire, May 5th, 2009
Clean Air Partners Joins EPA Campaign to Reduce the Effects of Climate Change.

Reuters, May 5th, 2009
U.S. drafts rule to lower CO2 output from biofuels.

Bloomberg, May 4th, 2009
China to Shut Small Oil Refineries, Metal Smelters.

The World Bank, May 4th, 2009
Bangkok's Skytrain an example of the good infrastructure and services Thailand needs.

Cape Argus, May 4th, 2009
Cape Town City to debate revised air pollution bylaw.

Thaindian News, May 4th, 2009
Asthma control is appalling in most countries.

China Daily, May 2nd, 2009
Beijing has 'cleanest month' in 9 years.

BBC, May 2nd, 2009
Cairo's terrifying traffic chaos.

Asahi.com, May 2nd, 2009
China's pollution issues.

Star Tribune, May 1st, 2009
State should stay with EPA ozone standard.

LA Times, April 28th, 2009
Southern California's air pollution remains high.

Economist, April 27th, 2009
Two wheels good.

CAP, April 27th, 2009
Helping Vulnerable Countries Adapt to Global Warming.

Technology Review, April 23rd, 2009
Does Anyone Understand Geo-Engineering?

CAP, March 23rd, 2009
Retiring Old Cars, Creating New Jobs.

Indian Express, June 17th, 2008
Delhi Traffic at Saturation.

Monday, May 4, 2009

Air Pollution Alerts - May 03rd, 2009






News & Information; Every Sunday (Last April 26, 2009)

Planet Ark, April 23rd, 2009
Bangkok Beats London In Carbon Pollution.

Environmental Expert, April 27th, 2009
Air pollution monitoring market to rise 20% in 2010 due to greenhouse gas measurement needs.

NPR, April 27th, 2009
'Major Emitters' Meet in Washington DC To Tackle Climate Change.

Hindustan Times, April 25th, 2009
Have asthma? Spend some time in the sun.

Times of India, April 27th, 2009
Kolkata City Sinking into Solid Waste Morass.

Reuters, April 27th, 2009
U.S. pledges to make up for lost time in climate fight.

Reuters, April 27th, 2009
Global warming threatens economic chaos in SE Asia.

NewYorker, April 27th, 2009
In the Air by Elizabeth Kolbert.

CBS, April 28th, 2009
Air Pollution: What’s the Culprit?

Christian Science Monitor, April 27th, 2009
Is a bad economy good for the environment?

Guardian, April 27th, 2009
US admits responsibility for emissions to bring big polluters together.

NPR, April 26th, 2009
Reinventing the US Electric Power Grid.

Guardian, April 28th, 2009
Al Gore calls on world to burn less wood and fuel to curb 'black carbon'.

Citizen Times, April 29th, 2009
Air pollution, invasive species threaten Smokies environment.

Scientific American, April 29th, 2009
Turning Natural Gas Pollution into Gasoline.

Reuters, April 29th, 2009
China low-carbon path hard but doable.

Reuters, April 29th, 2009
World can burn 25 percent of oil, coal "safely".

Guardian, April 25th, 2009
The media laps up fake controversy over climate change.

Straits Times, April 24th, 2009
Sand Storms in Northern China.

KGET, April 29th, 2009
Kern has the most dangerous pollution in U.S.

Malaysia National News Agency, April 30th, 2009
Climate Change Hits Vietnam's Poorest Areas.

NPR, April 28th, 2009
EPA Administrator Optimistic About New Laws.

The Dispatch, April 30th, 2009
Polluters in poorer areas targeted.

Science Daily, April 30th, 2009
60 Percent Of Americans Live In Areas Where Air Is Dirty Enough To Endanger Lives.

Science Daily, April 30th, 2009
Climate Adds Fuel To Asian Wildfire Emissions.

Guardian, April 30th, 2009
A potential breakthrough in harnessing the sun's energy.

BBC, April 30th, 2009
In search of rainforests' El Dorado.

All Africa, April 29th, 2009
Nigeria: Danger of Fumes, Noise Pollution in Lagos.

This Day, April 29th, 2009
Any Alternatives to Gas-Generated Power.

NewYork Times, April 29th, 2009
Bringing Efficiency to the Infrastructure - Intelligent Traffic Management.

Thanhnien News, Vietnam, April 15th, 2009
Dust hazard threatens southern metro.

Atlanta, May 1st, 2009
Weather and traffic combine for bad air this time of year in Atlanta (Smog Season).

BBC, May 1st, 2009
Pollution kills '3,000 in a year' in London.

All Africa, May 1st, 2009
Nigeria: Odey Inaugurates Mobile Air Quality Monitoring Station.

April 30th, 2009
Is indoor air pollution really a problem?

CNN, April 28th, 2009
'Climate change' forces Eskimos to abandon village.

CNN, April 27th, 2009
U.S. no longer AWOL on climate change.

Detroit News, April 30th, 2009
Detroit's air among worst in U.S.

Press Telegram, April 30th, 2009
It's getting less smoggy in Los Angeles.

New York Times, April 30th, 2009
From Smokestacks to Your Tank.

Science Daily, May 1st, 2009
Landfill Cover Soil Methane Oxidation Underestimated.

Reuters, May 1st, 2009
China studying carbon tax ideas.

Guardian, May 1st, 2009
Q&A: Copenhagen climate change summit 2009.

Scientific American, April 29th, 2009
How Much Is Too Much?: Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emissions.

Scientific American, May 1st, 2009
Study Links Air Pollution & Poisoned Seafood.