air pollution index Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Sat, 22 Jun 2013 02:56:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Record-Breaking Air Pollution in Singapore Tied to Deforestation in Indonesia https://www.greenoptimistic.com/record-breaking-air-pollution-in-singapore-tied-to-deforestation-in-indonesia-20130621/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/record-breaking-air-pollution-in-singapore-tied-to-deforestation-in-indonesia-20130621/#respond Sat, 22 Jun 2013 02:56:23 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=38596 It is now widely believed that Indonesian palm oil companies are intentionally starting forest fires to clear land for palm oil plantations. As if this were not bad enough, these widespread forest fires are causing record-breaking hazardous levels of air pollution in neighboring Singapore. If the air pollution index in Singapore is any sign, the […]

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