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Smog-Reducing Beijing to Shut 1,000 Manufacturers by 2020

Arsenij Percov — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 19:08:25 +0000

China is currently working on its program which aims to curb smog and boost income in Bejing’s neighboring region. According to Chinese state media, Beijing , as part of this program, will close around 1,000 manufacturing firms by 2020. The plan was launched by the Chinese government with a goal of improving coordination in the […]

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Beijing Suffocates in Dust Due to Smog and Sandstorm Combo

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Fri, 30 Mar 2018 16:23:45 +0000

Previously, it was reported that Chinese researchers installed a giant 100-meter high, the world’s largest, air purifier in one of the country’s provinces. Being able to reduce dust by 15% using minimal electricity – as it takes advantage of solar heat energy – this giant air filter would be desirable to be installed in the […]

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Beijing Taxis to Turn 100% Electric, Mayor Decides

Nicholas Say — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 17:10:18 +0000

It looks like Beijing‘s mayor is at it again. For those of you forgot, Mr. Qi recently signaled that Beijing would be curbing the use of coal. Now he has decided that all new taxis will be 100% electric. This policy is being undertaken to limit the amount of pollution in the atmosphere, and make […]

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Beijing Mayor’s Bold Commitment to Limit Coal Use

Nicholas Say — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 20:12:25 +0000

In 2013 Beijing burned 22 million tons of coal. Cai Qi is the mayor of Beijing and he has had enough, in a recent announcement he has upped the ante and stated that in 2017 the total amount of coal burned in Beijing will be 7 million tons. This is a Mayor […]

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Beijing to shut its last major coal plant down next year

Satya Sivani — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 05:32:10 +0000

Beijing, the capital of China is leading the country in a fight against pollution. Next year Beijing is going to close the last of its four major coal power plants. China, The world’s factory is facing a serious environmental threat due to pollution. It is now the world’s biggest emitter of green house gases. The environmental […]

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Beijing Coal Power’s Last Breath will be in 2016

Benji Jerew — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 03:08:56 +0000

We’ve been covering Beijing’s growing air pollution problem for some time now, as the city fights to decide between coal power and its growing energy needs. The problem with coal power is that it is easy, practically just laying there, ready to burn. It also happens to be one of the dirtiest fossil fuel sources […]

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China Is Playing a Dangerous Game With Air Pollution

Leigh Hutchens — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 02:41:03 +0000

China’s pollution problem has been top news lately, mainly because the pollution is so dense that you can see if from space. That’s right, from space. China’s problems are drastic, but they are not as unique as people think they are. In fact, most people forget about the major problems London had in the 1950s. […]

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Beijing Fights Air Pollution by Shutting Down Airports and Car Traffic

Benji Jerew — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 18:02:38 +0000

China’s economic growth “at any cost” has indeed some with a cost, air pollution on a grand scale and, in her biggest cities, the premature deaths of hundreds. The increased number of vehicles and coal-fired industry and power plants, combined with weather conditions and geological features, has led to astonishing levels of air pollution in […]

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Beijing’s Air Pollution Reaches Dangerously High Levels

Leigh Hutchens — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:25:09 +0000

China is at a crossroads. China has more air pollution than any other country in the world, and the amount of particulate matter in the air is staggering. On January 22nd, the 4 a.m. particulate reading near Tiananmen Square reached 258 on the PM2.5 scale. The World Health Organization has warned that airborne particulate matter […]

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Chinese Millionaire Sells Thin Air as Protest to Pollution

Leigh Hutchens — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:24:49 +0000

One of the wealthiest men in China, Chen Guangbiao, worth an estimated $740 million, has traded in his entrepreneurial endeavors for ecological ones. Chen, a high profile philanthropist, made his fortune in the recycling business. Wednesday, he handed out cans air of that he declared were from the parts of China known for the cleanest, purest […]

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Beijing Official Protesting Against U.S. Embassy Publishing Air Pollution Data on Twitter

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 14:39:29 +0000

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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