beijing pollution Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 17 Sep 2015 16:39:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 China’s Pollution Problem Got Better in 2015 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/china-pollution-2015/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/china-pollution-2015/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2015 16:39:44 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=56679 During the first half of 2015, the levels of two major air pollutants in China fell as the country worked to protect the environment despite their economy’s reliance on manufacturing. Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide both greatly contribute to the pollution problem, and both can cause acid rain. The government has been issuing large fines […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/china-pollution-2015/feed/ 2 56679 Artist Invents ‘Breathing Bike’ to Combat Air Pollution in Beijing https://www.greenoptimistic.com/beijing-air-pollution-breathing-bike-20130208/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/beijing-air-pollution-breathing-bike-20130208/#respond Fri, 08 Feb 2013 13:25:04 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=32889 Beijing’s air is so polluted that breathing it has been compared to smoking one cigarette pack a day. The situation has inspired local artist Matt Hope to invent his very own air filtration system attached to his bike rack. The steampunk-style filtration system was made from odds and ends of unwanted materials from an IKEA […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/beijing-air-pollution-breathing-bike-20130208/feed/ 0 32889 China to Limit Fuel Sulfur Pollution by 2017 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/china-fuel-sulfur-pollution-limit-20130207/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/china-fuel-sulfur-pollution-limit-20130207/#respond Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:16:27 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=32826 China’s feedback mechanism started doing its job this week, as their government has issued a timetable for oil companies to clean up their fuel so it becomes less polluting. However, the law will only be enforced four years from now, despite the public criticism or the smog that’s currently covering Beijing. The new standards would […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/china-fuel-sulfur-pollution-limit-20130207/feed/ 0 32826 Beijing Official Protesting Against U.S. Embassy Publishing Air Pollution Data on Twitter https://www.greenoptimistic.com/beijing-pollution-us-embassy-protest-20120606/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/beijing-pollution-us-embassy-protest-20120606/#respond Wed, 06 Jun 2012 14:39:29 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=24855 A (kind of) funny piece of news showed up yesterday, saying that the Chinese government is upset because the U.S. embassy is monitoring Beijing’s air pollution levels and is retransmitting them via Twitter. Beijing is one of the most (if not the most) polluted cities in the world, and its citizens acknowledge that the official […]

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