Sunday, May 6, 2012

Air Pollution News & Alerts - May 6th, 2012



Environmental Research Web, May, 2012
Urban Transport in the Developing World.

Pan American News, May 6th, 2012
Iran, China to make electric cars.

PRN News, May 5th, 2012
Beijing Air Quality Data Now Much More Visible To Travelers.

Hindustan Times, May 4th, 2012
No study to check air above Yamuna.

China Daily, May 4th, 2012
Locking cities into low-carbon growth.

The Economist, May 4th, 2012
The limits of plug-and-play development.

Prensa Latina, May 4th, 2012
Chilean Capital on Environmental Alert.

CNN, May 4th, 2012
Smog-eating tiles gobble up air pollution.

RTT News, May 4th, 2012
China Called To Urgently Reduce Urban Emissions.

Global Post, May 3rd, 2012
GreenTalk: Indians fight for the right to walk, or bicycle.

Global Post, May 3rd, 2012
GreenTalk: Indians fight for the right to walk, or bicycle.

The Financial, May 3rd, 2012
A Low-carbon Path will Make Chinese Cities More Sustainable and Livable.

The Guardian, May 3rd, 2012
How bad is London's air quality? Find out using this interactive tool.

Voices of America, May 2nd, 2012
Aid Groups Meeting in Kenya Promote 'Clean Cookstoves'.

The News Gateway of Vietnam, May 2nd, 2012
Vietnam air pollution among the worst in the world.

Center for American Progress, May 2nd, 2012
Working Together for Global Clean Energy.

The Financial, May 2nd, 2012
China: 460,000 Xiangyang Residents to Enjoy Better Public Transport.

The Hindu, May 2nd, 2012
IFC to help Gujarat replicate rooftop solar project in 5 more cities.

Air Quality News, May 2nd, 2012
Defra study suggests progress on air quality is stalling.

NRDC Switchboard, May 1st, 2012
NRDC in the News 5/1: Disclosing fracking chemicals, killer air pollution, NRDC's vision for cleaner energy future, and more...

The Washington Times, May 1st, 2012
Air-pollution studies important for health.

Asia Sentinal, May 1st, 2012
Treating Asthma.

State Journal, May 1st, 2012
Researchers: Gas industry secrecy obstructs public health.

NRDC Switchboard, April 30th, 2012
NRDC sues EPA over inadequate plan to clean up LA's smog.

NRDC Switchboard, April 30th, 2012
Two new reports again highlight economic, pollution-saving benefits of RGGI.

UNEP, April 30th, 2012
The end to cheap oil: a threat to food security and an incentive to reduce fossil fuels in agriculture.

Wall Street Journal, April 30th, 2012
No Easy Scapegoat for Hong Kong Pollution.

UB Post, April 28th, 2012
New Bus Lanes Could be Fastracked with USD 279.9 million loan.

Business Daily, April 28th, 2012
Stoves project to provide clean cooking technology in Kenya.

Info Mongolia, April 28th, 2012
Proposal to Reduce Air Pollution in Mongolia was Introduced in Washington DC.

The National, April 28th, 2012
Chaotic Beijing motor show has ever-increasing global influence.

Phys.Org, April 27th, 2012
Polluting China for the sake of economic growth.

The Guardian, April 27th, 2012
China's great leap forward – into the supermarket.

The Financial, April 27th, 2012
China: 460,000 Xiangyang residents to enjoy better public transport.

The Hindu, April 27th, 2012
Make Delhi car owners pay three times more for parking.

Market Watch, April 26th, 2012
Citi to Purchase 1.17 Million Tonnes of Carbon Credits in Innovative Microfinance Deal with MicroEnergy Credits and Mongolia's XacBank.

Reuters, April 25th, 2012
China State Grid aims to sell $7.9 bln coal, power unit -sources.

The World Bank, April 25th, 2012
Curbing Air Pollution in Mongolia’s Capital.

4-Traders, April 25th, 2012
New Paths in Urban Transport.

EU Climate Action, April 25th, 2012
European Commission joins Climate and Clean Air Coalition.

Scripps Institute, April 25th, 2012
UCSD Researchers: Where International Climate Policy Has Failed, Grassroots Efforts Can Succeed.

Los Angeles Times, April 25th, 2012
SUVs are big in China.

Christian Science Monitor, April 25th, 2012
US air pollution hits 10-year low.

BBC, April 25th, 2012
London election: Mayors' air pollution records compared.

NRDC Switchboard, April 24th, 2012
Time to Help Power the World with renewable energy at the 2012 Earth Summit.

Shanghai Daily, April 24th, 2012
City to test homes for indoor PM2.5 air pollution.

The Hindu, April 24th, 2012
Govt. to free diesel prices; no such proposal for LPG.

EDF, April 24th, 2012
If It Is So Clean, Why Is White Stallion Trying To Rollback Clean Air Rules?

Business Green, April 24th, 2012
Is Boris’ campaign going up in smog?

Science Daily, April 24th, 2012
Do Urban 'Heat Islands' Hint at Trees of Future?

Focus Taiwan, April 23rd,2012
Develop smaller towns, not cities, to protect environment.NRDC Switchboard, April 23rd, 2012
Dirty Secrets Behind the Campaign to Poison Your Air.

The New York Times, April 23rd, 2012
The Cookstove Conundrum.

Xinhua Net, April 23rd, 2012
Power-strapped China to see blackouts this summer.

People's China Daily, April 23rd, 2012
Beijing pollution plan 'falls far short'.

Mother Jones, April 23rd, 2012
Why Motorbikes Can Be Worse for the Planet Than Cars.

Oil Price, April 23rd, 2012
Rickshaws Run on Compressed Natural Gas Could Help Delhi's Pollution Problem.

IBN Live, April 22nd, 2012Coming up, Innovation Centre for Climate Change.

The Hindu, April 21st, 2012
Court orders clearing of lanes for cycle-rickshaws in Delhi.

Science Daily, 20th, 2012
NASA Image Gallery Highlights Earth's Changing Face.

New York Times, April 18th, 2012
U.S. Caps Emissions in Drilling for Fuel.

The Hindu, April 16th, 2012
Plans to make Hyderabad pedestrian-friendly.

Times of India, April 15th, 2012
Kanpur city witnessing rise in respiratory ailment cases.

Times of India, April 14th, 2012
17,787 rickshaws have switched over to Compressed Natural Gas in Pune.