Sunday, September 27, 2009

Air Pollution Alerts - September 27th, 2009






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

Himal, October 2009
Beyond sun and dung.

OECD, September 27th, 2009
The Economics of Climate Change Mitigation: Policies and Options for Global Action Beyond 2012.

Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka), September 27th, 2009
Moving towards sustainable urbanism.

Guardian, September 27th, 2009
Dust storms spread deadly diseases worldwide.

Sindh Today, September 27th, 2009
An Australian campaigns to clean the Taj city.

Times of India, September 26th, 2009
Delhi limps behind in walkability index.

VOV News, September 26th, 2009
Paradox of Vietnam’s automobile sales.

China, September 26th, 2009
Memories of Chongqing in Cartoons.

Examiner, September 26th, 2009
Community riddled with industrial pollution, illness focus of new study.

Environment News Service, September 25th, 2009
G-20 Countries Will Phase Out Fossil Fuel Subsidies.

Business Standard, September 25th, 2009
Sunita Narain: Why authorise it?

Herald Tribune, September 25th, 2009
Pollution hits where they live.

BBC, September 25th, 2009
Africa's burning charcoal problem.

World Watch Institute, September 24th, 2009
OPINION: The New Case for Natural Gas.

TIME, September 24th, 2009
Is China Now the Climate Change Good Guy?

Times of India, September 24th, 2009
Mumbai dump gets Rs 26cr in carbon.

Gulf Breeze, September 24th, 2009
Reduce your home's air pollution and save energy.

Daily Telegraph, September 23rd, 2009
Sydney dust storm pollution record worst.

Guardian, September 23rd, 2009
Climate change is killing our people.

Guardian, September 23rd, 2009
China and India are leading the way.

Washington Post, September 23rd, 2009
Dust storm blankets Sydney as drought bites.

Live Mint, September 23rd, 2009
The full climate change tale.

Epoch Times, September 23rd, 2009
European Mobility Week Aims to Improve City Climates.

Bombay News, September 23rd, 2009
Living under a dusty black cloud near Raipur.

National Post, September 23rd, 2009
Emerging nations must cut emissions, Obama says.

Money Show, September 23rd, 2009
Cleaning Up in Asia.

NPR, September 23rd, 2009
Going Green: What Cities Can Teach The Country.

NPR, September 23rd, 2009
In India, Many Small Steps To Combat Big Problem.

CNN, September 22nd, 2009
Obama warns recession makes climate change fight harder.

The Business Times, Singapore, September 22nd, 2009
Bringing clean air into offices.

Wales Online, September 22nd, 2009
Invisible air pollution remains silent killer.

Ulaanbaatar Post, September 22nd, 2009
New Master Plan on Nature and Environment.

Science Daily, September 22nd, 2009
Ozone Layer Depletion Leveling Off, Satellite Data Show.

Houston News, September 22nd, 2009
Texas plan to reduce Houston smog may not be enough.

Science Daily, September 22nd, 2009
Current Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions Pledges Leave Climate Targets In The Red.

BBC, September 22nd, 2009
Climate change - where the centre leads.

Business Standard, September 22nd, 2009
Tea with BS: Jairam Ramesh.

NPR, September 22nd, 2009
Clock Is Ticking On Copenhagen Climate Treaty.

NPR, September 22nd, 2009
Rediscovering Natural Gas By Hitting Rock Bottom.

NPR, September 22nd, 2009
Obama: Action On Climate Change Needed.

NPR, September 21st, 2009
U.N. Climate Chief: China Poised To Take A Lead Role.

NPR, September 21st, 2009
Electric Cars Make Progress With New Batteries.

The Evening Standard, September 21st, 2009
Boris Johnson row with ministers over pollution ‘was covered up’ in London.

WBCSD, September 21st, 2009
Carbon emissions fall thanks to global downturn.

Deccan Chronicle, September 19th, 2009
No feet for city pedestrians.

Times of India, September 18th, 2009
India generates 150 million tonnes of waste per day.

Times of India, September 17th, 2009
24 critically polluted areas under scanner.

Indian Express, September 8th, 2009
PMPML bus plan hits roadblock as PMC, PCMC sit on JNNURM funds.

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Air Pollution Alerts - September 20th, 2009






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

Boston Review, September/October, 2009
Living with Coal.

Wall Street Journal, September 21st, 2009
Alternatives Are Simply Too Expensive.

New York Times, September 20th, 2009
New Gadgets and Demand for Energy.

The Week, September 20th, 2009
Luxury bus makers are set to cash in on the changing urban transportation landscape in India.

Tehelka, India, September 20th, 2009
The Price of Surreal Estate.

Guardian, September 20th, 2009
UN plans 'shock therapy' for world leaders on environment.

New York Times, September 19th, 2009
No Climate Change Leader as Nations Prepare to Meet.

Science Daily, September 18th, 2009
US Tax Breaks Subsidize Foreign Oil Production.

Guardian, September 18th, 2009
China's top climatologist stays cool over 2C rise.

Ulaanbaatar Post, September 18th, 2009
City Air.

Xinhua News, September 18th, 2009
Beijing's air quality best in decade.

Telegraph, September 18th, 2009
Climate change campaigners should not have fixated on carbon dioxide.

Earthweek, September 18th, 2009
Smoggy Hong Kong Means Economy Is Rebounding.

Scientific American, September 18th, 2009
How much in subsidies do fossil fuels get anyway?

China Dialogue, September 18th, 2009
No shared vision on climate change.

Terra Daily, September 18th, 2009
Car sales spike in Beijing, capital nears 4 million auto mark.

The Economist, September 17th, 2009
Developing countries and global warming - A bad climate for development.

Gov Monitor, September 17th, 2009
World Bank says Economic Growth in Africa depends on plan for climate change.

Environmental Protection, September 17th, 2009
Heinz Awards 1 Million for Environmental Achievements.

The ViewsPaper, September 17th, 2009
Dealing with Smoke Spewers.

Partnership for a Secure America, September 17th, 2009
Hazy Reasoning on Black Carbon.

Guardian, September 17th, 2009
China emissions: 'It says richer countries are more responsible'.

Guardian, September 16th, 2009
Copenhagen begins in Beijing. The world waits.

New York Times, September 16th, 2009
Following Trash and Recyclables on Their Journey.

Science Daily, September 16th, 2009
Changes In Earth's Ozone Layer Predicted To Increase UV Radiation In Tropics And Antarctica.

Science Daily, September 16th, 2009
Failure To Tackle Climate Change Spells A Global Health Catastrophe.

IAP News, September 16th, 2009
Quantification of carbon savings from improved biomass cookstove projects.

US EPA , September 16th, 2009
EPA Announces it Will Reconsider National Smog Standards.

AFP, September 16th, 2009
Week of meetings could make or break climate effort.

Wall Street Journal, September 16th, 2009
White House Unveils Plan to Curb Auto Emissions.

Scientific American, September 16th, 2009
Lack of U.S. Climate Change Legislation Will Delay Global Treaty Talks.

Wall Street Journal, September 16th, 2009
China Carbon Truths.

New York Times, September 15th, 2009
EPA to Limit Metal Discharges From Coal Plants.

Scientific American, September 15th, 2009
Pocket-Size Pollution Sensors Promise Big Improvement in Monitoring Personal Environment.

Reuters, September 15th, 2009
PetroChina to double gas supply to Beijing by 2015.

Times of India, September 15th, 2009
Bangladesh deploys army to control Dhaka traffic.

Grist, September 15th, 2009
Everything you always wanted to know about EPA greenhouse gas regulations.

NPR, September 15th, 2009
Can Solar Energy Pay Off Without Subsidies?

Scientific American, September 15th, 2009
Pocket-Size Pollution Sensors Promise Big Improvement in Monitoring Personal Environment.

Scientific American, September 14th, 2009
Climate Forecasts for All.

China Dialogue, September 14th, 2009
A bold plan for India.

Jaunted, September 14th, 2009
Visiting The Land of Brown Smoke and Basketball Lovers.

Times of India, September 14th, 2009
Union ministry frames service benchmark for public transport for JNNURM cities.

USA Today, September 14th, 2009
EPA to propose ways to cut car emissions.

Earth911, September 14th, 2009

Small Programs, Big Impacts.

Guardian, September 13th, 2009
Sustainable Cities are the Solution.

NPR, September 13th, 2009
Good For Acid Rain, But Can It Slow Climate Change?

Telegraph, September 12th, 2009
New 'hockey stick' graph on climate change under fire.

China Daily, September 8th, 2009
Pollution tax will not be levied.

New York Times, September 7th, 2009
Environmental Ideas Put in Print With Select Audiences in Mind.

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Air Pollution Alerts - September 13th, 2009






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

The Lancet, September 12th, 2009
Global patterns of mortality in young people: a systematic analysis of population health data.

Xinhua Net, September 12th, 2009
Beijing's Sixth Ring Road opens to traffic.

The Daily Star, September 12th, 2009
Can we arrest the decline of Dhaka city?

Wheels Unplugged, September 12th, 2009
Tata Motors and Ashok Leyland slip in supplying buses to state government.

NPR, September 11th, 2009
Climate Change Taking A Toll On The Arctic.

Science Daily, September 11th, 2009
Climate Change Adaptation Expected To Cost 2–3 Times More Than Previously Estimated.

Science Daily, September 11th, 2009
China Could Meet Its Entire Future Energy Needs By Wind Alone.

Guardian, September 11th, 2009
CO2 is not the only cause of climate change.

Economic Times, September 11th, 2009
Australians overtake US as biggest CO2 polluters.

Insead, September 11th, 2009
Crisis, Clear skies and China opportunities.

India, September 11th, 2009
Energy ….Indian perspective.

China Dialogue, September 10th, 2009
Understanding the energy challenge.

Cascada, September 10th, 2009
The Economist: Global Car Fleet Growth Requires Electrification.

World Changing, September 10th, 2009
New York City Girds Itself for Heat and Rising Seas.

Science Daily, September 10th, 2009
Scientists Seek New Emphases In Arctic Climate Change Research.

Emirates Business 24/7, September 10th, 2009
Full steam ahead for nine key economic sectors in the UAE.

Economist, September 10th, 2009
India's water crisis: When the rains fail.

Reuters, September 9th, 2009
Birth control could head off climate crunch.

New York Times, September 9th, 2009
At Long Last, Environmental Supplement to GDP Takes Shape.

Yale Daily News, September 9th, 2009
Smoky air in Ghana bars fuels thesis study.

Raise the Hammer, September 9th, 2009
Transition to Low Carbon Urbanism: The Energy and Economic Challenge.

Reuters, September 8th, 2009
Inhaling a Heart Attack: How Air Pollution Can Cause Heart Disease.

Science Daily, September 8th, 2009
Pollution From California Wildfires Spreads Across The United States.

Economic Times, September 7th, 2009
Kolkata breathes easy sans its old vehicles.

Times of Malta, September 6th, 2009
Call for action against traffic fumes.

South Africa Times, September 6th, 2009
Air pollution law loophole.

Science Daily, September 6th, 2009
Economists Measure GDP Growth From Outer Space.

BBC, September 1st, 2009
Earth experiment could buy precious time.

Sunday, September 6, 2009

Air Pollution Alerts - September 6th, 2009






News & Information; Every Sunday (Last on September 01, 2009)

AFP, September 5th, 2009
Tackling wider air pollution would speed climate action.

The New Nation, September 5th, 2009
Traffic jam in Dhaka city: Some remedies.

Reuters, September 4th, 2009
Widen global warming fight beyond CO2.

The Guardian, September 4th, 2009
Walking the climate talk.

The Guardian, September 4th, 2009
Local governments keep Chinese public in the dark about pollution.

TIME, September 4th, 2009
Worst climate change offenders to escape effects.

Inhabitant, September 3rd, 2009
Does Pollution Actually Fight Global Warming?

NPR, September 3rd, 2009
Can Dirt Really Save Us From Global Warming?

Cleveland Metro, September 3rd, 2009
U.S. EPA launches detailed study of Cleveland-area air quality.

BBC, September 2nd, 2009
India emissions 'triple by 2030'.

World Changing, September 2nd, 2009
China Gradually Improves Environmental Transparency.

Daily Star, Lebanon, September 2nd, 2009
Climate change: challenge of tomorrow, solution for today.

Guardian, September 2nd, 2009
Further anti-pollution riots break out in China.

Business Standard, September 2nd, 2009
Reinventing Delhi: Cutting the Gordian Knot.

China Peoples Daily Online, September 2nd, 2009
Beijing extends ban on motor vehicles below emissions standards.

Science Daily, September 2nd, 2009
Time To Lift The Geoengineering Taboo.

Wall Street Journal, September 1st, 2009
Hot Job: Calculating Products' Pollution.

Science Daily, September 1st, 2009
Increasing Residential And Employment Density Could Mean Reductions In Vehicle Travel, Fuel Use And Carbon Dioxide Emissions.

Telegraph (UK), September 1st, 2009
Air pollution killing 24,000 every year.

Examiner, September 1st, 2009
Will support for Cap-and-Trade energy tax melt away? It's costly, but won't help the environment.

Spiked, September 1st, 2009
Dongtan: the eco-city that never was.

Guardian, September 1st, 2009
10:10: What's it all about?

Green Flow, September 1st, 2009
Asian City Growth: "Elephants in the Room" for Climate Change, Environmental Devastation.

Scientific American, September 1st, 2009
EPA Draft Greenhouse Gas Rule Focuses on Large Emitters.

Press Information Bureau of India, September 1st, 2009
Mysore gets first Intelligent Transport System and Innovative Environment Project under JNNURM.

Science Daily, August 31st, 2009
Restoring The Ecology Can Boost The Economy.

Scientific American, August 31st, 2009
How Sunlight Controls Climate.

Economist, August 27th, 2009
Virtues of Biochar.

Scientific American, August 27th, 2009
Laughing Gas No Laughing Matter in Atmosphere.

China Dialogue, August 21st, 2009
Biofuels: learning from Obama.

China Dialogue, August 18th, 2009
Africa looks to the sun and wind.

Business Standard, July 14th, 2009
Daunting urban challenge in India.

EEA, June, 2009
EMEP/EEA air pollutant emission inventory guidebook, 2009.

EEA, May 2009
Annual European Community greenhouse gas inventory 1990–2007 and inventory report 2009.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Air Pollution Alerts - September 1st, 2009






News & Information; Every Sunday (Last on August 30, 2009)

Telegraph, September 1st, 2009
Clean air mission - Pollution board chalks out plan for Dhanbad, Jharia.

Xinhua Net, August 31st, 2009
Beijing sees better air quality in August.

Science Daily, August 30th, 2009
How Cities Mimic Life: Megacities Breathe, Consume Energy, Excrete Wastes And Pollute.

Science Daily, August 30th, 2009
Tunnels Concentrate Air Pollution By Up To 1,000 Times.

Global Arab Network, August 29th, 2009
Environmental challenges for the Arab world.

Financial Express, August 28th, 2009
Clean Stoves, Health, & Climate in India.

Science Daily, August 28th, 2009
Nitrous Oxide Now Top Ozone-depleting Emission.

NPR, August 28th, 2009
Nitrous Oxide: A Necessary Evil Of Agriculture.

Science Daily, August 28th, 2009
Small Fluctuations In Solar Activity, Large Influence On Climate.

Times of India, August 27th, 2009
No-pollution three wheelers unveiled in New Delhi.

Science Daily, August 27th, 2009
Scientists Investigate Urban Climate In Rotterdam And Arnhem.

Economist, August 20th, 2009
Carbon Markets in China.

CNN, July 20th, 2009
Computer Software to Track Climate Change.

Capital Weekly, August 20th, 2009
Climate benefits, community safeguards can come together.

Grist, August 19th, 2009
Hotter summers will pose public health challenges.

Chian Daily, August 19th, 2009
UNEP praises China's green efforts.

TIME, August 19th, 2009
Are Chinese Citizens Ready for a Green Revolution?

OMB Watch, August 18th, 2009
CDC Attempts to Track Health and Pollution Connections.

MedIndia, August 18th, 2009
Unsee Air Pollutants Responsible For 380,000 Human Deaths Annually.

UPI, August 18th, 2009
China's air pollution is reducing rainfall.

Shanghaiist, August 18th, 2009
China's CO2 emissions will continue to rise until 2030.

AFP, August 18th, 2009
Chinese city aims for greener growth.

Rising Voices, August 18th, 2009
Nomad Green: More Workshops In Ulaanbaatar.

India PR Wire, August 18th, 2009
Agilent Technologies sets up "Clean Air Challenge" workshop for middle and high school teachers.

Auburn Journal, August 17th, 2009
Fire smoke can make air unfit for some.

New Times, August 16th, 2009
Increase in air pollution in China over last 50 years reduces rainy days by up to a quarter.

Epoch Times, August 16th, 2009
Beijing Air’s Quality More ‘Hazardous’ Than Officials Report.

Press Information Bureau, India, August 15th, 2009
Prime Minister's Independence Day Address.

Economist, August 14th, 2009
Pollution in China: Clear skies; hazy data.

Discovery News, August 14th, 2009
Air Pollution Travels, Kills Thousands Annually.

R&D, August 14th, 2009
The sky is not falling: Pollution in eastern China cuts light, useful rainfall.

Peoples Daily Online, August 13th, 2009
How does China deal with climate change and environmental problems?

Economist, August 13th, 2009
Economics of Natural Gas: Drowning in it.

Gasgoo, August 13th, 2009
China has an opportunity and the luxury to develop a competitive electric vehicle industry.

Center for Sciences and Environment, August 12th, 2009
Official delay in setting fuel economy standards smacks of state-sponsored fuel guzzling.

Economist, August 6th, 2009
Rainforest: Burning issues.