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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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China Toughens Winter Smog Campaign

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Sun, 03 Sep 2017 16:43:10 +0000

The Ministry of Environmental Protection (EMP) of China announced its preparation of launching a strengthened campaign to cut smog and meet the air quality standard, after realizing that since its campaign launching in April, a number of local government bodies at county level or below in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region are still not aware of the […]

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Smog-Capturing Tower to be Built in Rotterdam

Mila Luleva — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 11:13:14 +0000

Carbon-harvesting, smog-capturing tower is soon to emerge in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. All carbon that is collected will then be turned into jewelry. Not too long ago, when Beijing smog was making the news nearly every day, there was a Dutch designer, Daan Roosegaarde, and his team at Studio Roosegaarde, who invented a technology that harvests […]

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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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Dutch Designer Extracts Smog Particles, Turns Them into Jewelry

Mila Luleva — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 08:38:19 +0000

Air pollution in the Chinese capital of Beijing is becoming a major disaster. Cutting down emissions from traffic and industry is no longer sufficient, and thankfully governmental officials acknowledge it. They set tough targets, pushing people to come up with incredible innovations, just like turning deadly smog particles into jewelry. Some time ago we told […]

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Organizers of Beijing Marathon Expose Runners To Hazardous Smog

Mila Luleva — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 10:53:20 +0000

People enter marathons for all sorts of reasons- prove to themselves how strong (physically and mentally) they are, test their fitness levels, raise money for charity, etc., etc., but hardly anyone participates for the health benefits of the activity. And if you think this is not true, there are a good few thousand of runners, who […]

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IBM Helps China Reach Energy and Environmental Targets

Mila Luleva — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 11:31:32 +0000

IBM, a giant in the information technology sector with nearly 450,000 employees around the world, has taken up the challenge to help China in their fight against air pollution and ease them through the transition to renewables. Regardless of the numerous attempts that governmental officials in China made in order to tackle air pollution, nothing […]

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Air Quality in China – Government to Scrap 5.3 Million Cars

Benji Jerew — Fri, 30 May 2014 02:40:59 +0000

China is home to one of the world’s fastest-growing economies and, much like other countries who developed before her, air quality is a serious problem. China’s economic growth hasn’t been without its growing pains. The need for power and transportation has been filled by quick and easy solutions, coal-fired power plants and millions of barely-functional […]

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Intense Cyclones Directly Caused by China Pollution

Leigh Hutchens — Thu, 15 May 2014 15:10:00 +0000

China is infamous for its staggering levels of air pollution. We’ve all seen the striking, and heartbreaking, photos of normal citizens strolling through parks or riding bikes while wearing surgical masks. It seemed like a different word… but what if it becomes the de facto for all countries. China is fighting to contain environmental catastrophe […]

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China’s Power Mix Will Be Dominated by Coal for Decades

Benji Jerew — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 16:24:23 +0000

China’s economic growth is very much at odds with her environmental problems. As the economy grows, so does need for power, two-thirds of which is generated by coal. Looking at the air in China’s great cities, such as Shanghai or Beijing, it’s quite obvious that a dark cloud hangs over the residents. Quite literally, in […]

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Tesla Motors, Clearing the Air in China?

Benji Jerew — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 17:23:02 +0000

Moving Tesla Motors manufacturing to China could bring that price down, but the Chinese nouveau-riche love their import luxury cars. In fact, one Chinese investor recently ordered 100 Tesla Model S to be shipped, but not before being convertible-converted by Newport Convertible Engineering, adding between $29,900 and $49,900 to the price of each car. Tesla […]

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Paris Public Transportation Free for Three Days to Combat Air Pollution

Benji Jerew — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 21:08:10 +0000

Automobile density in Paris, France, like many cities, has many leaning toward public transportation as a better option, but not enough, apparently. Because there are so many vehicles in such a crowded space, great cities around the world struggle against air pollution, and the City of Light, Paris, is no different. Unfortunately, these days, the […]

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Why Smog IS Good For The Chinese Nation: Reporter Gives Top 5 Reasons

Mila Luleva — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 20:07:51 +0000

The thick smog in China has been on the news for quite some time now. The incredible number of lives that have been affected by the toxic fumes in urban areas across the country have increased dramatically and it seems not much is being done to tackle the issue. The severity of the disaster is […]

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Dutch Designer Develops Smog-Removing System to Aid China Pollution Mitigation

Mila Luleva — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 17:55:34 +0000

A Dutch designer claims to have discovered a way to clean up smog from the air. Daan Roosegaarde, CEO of Studio Roosgaarde, and his team, developed a technology, consisting of copper coils, which are placed underground and produce electrostatic charge when high voltage, low amp electricity is run through them. According to the designer, this […]

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Benefits of Reduced Air Pollution Outweigh the Cost of Green Energy

Adele Hall — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 13:01:53 +0000

Pollution is a problem that can be fixed largely by the implementation of green energy and the reduction of fossil fuel emissions. However, is it worth the expense? A new study led by Jason West at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, compares the expense of green energy and the expense of a […]

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New EPA Automobile Emissions Proposal Addresses Fuel Composition

Benji Jerew — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 23:27:38 +0000

Last year, new automobile emissions regulations focused on fuel consumption, but this year’s proposal is addressing the fuel itself. Carbon dioxide isn’t the only product of the combustion of gasoline. Sulfur dioxide can also form at high temperatures in the combustion chamber. In the atmosphere, oxidized with nitrogen oxide, can form sulfuric acid, which comes […]

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