Sunday, August 29, 2010

Air Pollution Alerts - August 29th, 2010






News & Information; Every Sunday
(Last on August 22, 2010)

Reuters, August 29th, 2010
China coal drive will not end health risks.

Indian Express, August 29th, 2010
During Commonwealth Games, devices to measure pollution levels.

MSN India, August 28th, 2010
During Commonwealth Games, devices to measure pollution levels.

Energy Tribune, August 27th, 2010
Wind Energy Gets Huge Subsidies. So Where Are The CO2 Reductions?

AFP, August 27th, 2010
China urgently needs to reverse coal dependency: Greenpeace.

The Daily Star, August 27th, 2010
Take strict action against polluters, land grabbers in Dhaka.

Daily Monitor Uganda, August 27th, 2010
Western models cannot solve our traffic problem.

The Telegraph, August 27th, 2010
Dedicated cycle tracks to ease congestion in Kolkata.

City Fix, August 26th, 2010
Follow the Money for Sustainable Transport.

Times of India, August 25th, 2010
Delhi sees major traffic jam, water-logging.

India News, August 25th, 2010
CPCB can now access air quality data of NTPC power units via web.

Business Standard, August 25th, 2010
Indian Govt to soon notify fuel efficiency standards.

Los Angeles Times, August 25th, 2010
Traffic jam near Beijing stretches on for days.

Philippines Daily Enquirer, August 25th, 2010
DENR eyes 30% cut in Metro pollution.

Climate-L, August 25th, 2010
World Bank Presents Hands-on Energy Adaptation Toolkit.

Wall Street Journal, August 24th, 2010
China Traffic Jam Could Last Weeks.

eHow, August 24th, 2010
What Are the Causes of Air Pollution in Egypt?

Indian Express, August 24th, 2010
Colour code for air quality: meter designed in city is ready for CWG.

Press Information Bureau, August 24th, 2010
Emission Norms for Petrol & Diesel Vehicles in India.

Washington Post, August 24th, 2010
China's massive traffic jam could last for weeks.

Australia News, August 24th, 2010
Asia Expects a New Decade in Sustainable Transport.

Press India Bureau, August 24th, 2010
Effects of Introduction of Gaseous Fuels for Public Transport.

CNN, August 23rd, 2010
Solar energy brings power to rural Africa.

Daily Star, August 23rd, 2010
Congestion conundrum in Dhaka.

NY Times, August 23rd, 2010
EPA Delays Release of Final Ozone Standards.

Wall Street Journal, August 23rd, 2010
Wind Power Won't Cool Down the Planet.

Durango Herald, August 23rd, 2010
Public is invited to air-quality meetings.

Times of India, August 22nd, 2010
Electric vehicles for Sustainable Transport.

NY Times, August 20th, 2010
The Fire Down Below.

China Daily, August 20th, 2010
More old cars need to be junked.

Science Daily, August 18th, 2010
How to Reduce UK Transport Carbon Emissions by 76 Per Cent by 2050.

China Daily, August 17th, 2010
Athletes to get cleaner air in Guangzhou.

NASA, July 14th, 2010
NASA Wins Grant to Begin Multi-Year Air Quality Campaign.

Eurasia Review, June 23rd, 2010
Black carbon’s global warming role ‘still unproven’.

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Air Pollution Alerts - August 15th, 2010






News & Information; Every Sunday
(Last on August 08, 2010)

World Bank, August, 2010
Energy Outlook in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

The Guardian, August 15th, 2010
Climate scientists in race to predict where natural disaster will strike next.

Science Daily, August 14th, 2010
Ocean's Color Affects Hurricane Paths.

Scientific American, August 14th, 2010
Your Opinion Of Climate Change Depends On Your Social Psychology.

New York Times, August 14th, 2010
In Weather Chaos, a Case for Global Warming.

Andina News, August 13th, 2010
Peru opens air quality management forum today.

Durango Herald, August 13th, 2010

Air pollution - Obstacles to improvement harder to see.

Charcoal Project, August 13th, 2010
Stop Throwing Stoves at Black Carbon.

Reuters, August 13th, 2010
New systems needed to measure extreme weather - WMO.

Press Information Bureau, August 13th, 2010
National Urbanization Policy in India.

Nagaland Post, August 13th, 2010
Govt to phase out polluting vehicles.

The Guardian, August 13th, 2010
A changed climate on climate change.

Science Daily, August 13th, 2010
Fires Around Moscow: Satellite Perspective Reveals Startling Images of Massive Smoke Clouds.

Science Daily, August 12th, 2010
Greenhouse Gas Calculator Connects Farming Practices With Carbon Credits.

New York Times, August 12th, 2010
Despite Costs, ‘Clean Coal’ Remains Obama Priority.

New York Times, August 12th, 2010
Pakistani Site Tops Asian Heat Charts.

New York Times, August 12th, 2010
Think Globally, Compromise Locally.

Science Daily, August 12th, 2010
Charcoal Takes Some Heat Off Global Warming.

CNN, August 12th, 2010
What's behind the weather chaos?

Economist, August 12th, 2010
How the heatwave in Russia is connected to floods in Pakistan?

New York Times, August 12th, 2010
To Cut Demand for Electricity, Some Customers Agree to Unplug.

BBC, August 12th, 2010
Bangladesh to shut gas stations amid power crisis.

Bloomberg Businessweek, August 12th, 2010
China Solar Projects Draw Interest From 50 Companies.

Times of India, August 12th, 2010
Marred by delays, Delhi comes clean on air.

The Guardian, August 12th, 2010
Dream kitchen of the future is green.

Boston.com, August 11th, 2010
A purple, smog-eating skycraper.

Worldwatch Institute, August 11th, 2010
China Prepares to Steal United States’ Thunder, May Launch Cap-and-Trade within Five Years.

The Business Times, August 11th, 2010
Steps for reporting carbon emissions.

China Dialogue, August 11th, 2010
Dangers of the deep.

iGovernment, August 10th, 2010
JNNURM buses for two more Jharkhand cities ready.

India Infoline, August 10th, 2010
Shiela Dikshit flags-off E-rick in New Delhi.

Daily Commercial News, August 10th, 2010
Alternative Fuel Systems announces project for India's Bajaj Auto Limited.

AlterNet, August 10th, 2010
Burning Coal + Hot Days = Unhealthy Air Warnings.

Reuters, August 10th, 2010
Indonesian SMART gets mixed score in green audit.

Reuters, August 10th, 2010
Russia's fires cause "brown cloud," may hit Arctic.

Reuters, August 10th, 2010
Rising temperatures threaten rice yield growth.

New York Times, August 9th, 2010
Portugal Gives Itself a Clean-Energy Makeover.

CNN, August 9th, 2010
Heat and smog double death rate in Moscow.

Science Daily, August 8th, 2010
NASA Instrument Tracks Pollution from Russian Fires.

Scientific American, August 8th, 2010
Can Charcoal Slow Climate Change and Improve Agriculture?

Guardian, August 6th, 2010
Coal: The cheap, dirty and direct route to irreversible climate change.

Worldwatch Institute, August 6th, 2010
Sanitation Too Often Overlooked in Developing Nations.

Guardian, August 5th, 2010
Do environmentalists hold back sustainable lifestyles?

The Guardian, August 5th, 2010
Can Brazil become the world's first environmental superpower?

New York Times, August 2nd, 2010
Gulf Spill Is the Largest of Its Kind.

New York Times, July 31st, 2010
Is It Hot in Here? Must Be Global Warming.

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Air Pollution Alerts - August 1st, 2010






News & Information; Every Sunday
(Last on July 25, 2010)

Press Information Bureau, August 1st, 2010
Various Steps to Check Air Pollution.

Express India, August 1st, 2010

Mayor to do rounds of city roads in Pune.

NPR, July 31st, 2010
Alternative Energy And Ideas For The Auto Industry.

Science Daily, July 30th, 2010
Black Carbon Implicated in Global Warming.

Times of India, July 30th, 2010
Pune's task on hand is to clear the air.

Reuters, July 30th, 2010
U.N. panel to probe further Kyoto CO2-cut projects.

Science Daily, July 29th, 2010
A Future With or Without Trees: Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Brazilian Amazon State.

Bank Information Center, July 29th, 2010
Inspection Panel to investigate the Bank's controversial Eskom coal loan.

Christian Science Monitor, July 29th, 2010
Is urban air pollution in China rising?

CNN, July 29th, 2010
Climate change 'undeniable'.

NY Times, July 28th, 2010
In China, Pollution Worsens Despite New Efforts.

CNN, July 28th, 2010
London launches ambitious bike sharing scheme.

Independent Media Australia, July 28th, 2010
Coal is hazardous to health: Residents Blockade Coal trains in North Queensland.

The Pioneer, July 28th, 2010
Sheila’s cracker fatwa on Games eve.

Hindustan Times, July 28th, 2010
Congested cities struggle to clear the air.

Go UP State, July 27th, 2010
County retrofitting trucks to reduce diesel emissions.

The Boston, July 27th, 2010
The power of cap-and- trade.

Bank Information Center, July 27th, 2010
Renewable energy projects in Indonesia.

Science Daily, July 27th. 2010
NASA Satellite Improves Pollution Monitoring.

Scientific American, July 26th, 2010
Urban Air Pollutants Can Damage IQs before Baby's First Breath.

Bloomberg Business Week, July 26th, 2010
China Air Quality Deteriorates in First Half.

World Watch Institute, July 26th, 2010
Renewable Energy at the Tipping Point.

Vietnam Net, July 26th, 2010
HCM City population pressures housing, traffic, environment.

The New Nation, July 26th, 2010
Addressing Dhaka's problems.

Daily Times, July 26th, 2010
Environmental pollution plagues city residents of Lahore, Pakistan.

Scientific American, July 25th, 2010
China Surpasses U.S. in Energy Use?

IEA, July 23rd, 2010
IEA Publishes Review of Turkish Energy Sector.