World Health Organization Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Wed, 04 Dec 2013 07:15:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Tree Leaves Trap 50% of Particulate Matter Pollution https://www.greenoptimistic.com/tree-leaves-trap-particulate-matter-pollution-20131204/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/tree-leaves-trap-particulate-matter-pollution-20131204/#respond Wed, 04 Dec 2013 07:13:31 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=44119 Studies by the World Health Organization (WHO) have demonstrated that air pollution is a bona fide killer and causes more deaths than AIDS and malaria combined. Despite progress in many areas of the world, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East are still plagued by bad air pollution. Scientists from Lancaster University measured how much pollution […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/tree-leaves-trap-particulate-matter-pollution-20131204/feed/ 0 44119 In Unprecedented Move, Chinese Media Asks Communist Government to Take Action on Air Pollution https://www.greenoptimistic.com/in-unprecedented-move-chinese-media-asks-communist-government-to-take-action-on-air-pollution-20130115/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/in-unprecedented-move-chinese-media-asks-communist-government-to-take-action-on-air-pollution-20130115/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:03:22 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=31424 In an unprecedented move, the Chinese media, not an outlet known to criticize the controlling Communist Party, called on the government to take drastic measures to combat the massive amount of air pollution that is plaguing the country. Over the weekend, Beijing air quality was far above hazardous levels. The levels reached 755 on an […]

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