- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 15th, 2013
China Offers Money Rewards to Regions Fighting to Reduce Air Pollution
The rewards amount to $818M (€603M), will be spent on further improving air quality
- Food & Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 8th, 2013
Air Pollution Ups Heart Attack Risk
Poor air quality is “an important public health problem,” researcher says
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 26th, 2013
NASA Map Shows the Areas Most Affected by Air Pollution
It is in these areas that air pollution causes thousands of premature deaths
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 20th, 2013
China Announces Plans to Publicly Shame Its Most Polluted Cities
High officials hope this will help the country solve its air pollution crisis
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 10th, 2013
So-Called Artificial Lungs Could Make Power Stations More Environmentally Friendly
These “lungs” would absorb the carbon dioxide, keep it from reaching the atmosphere
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 9th, 2013
Electric Bus Takes to the Streets in Hong Kong
The bus was purchased in 2012, has since undergone several trials
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 6th, 2013
Climate Change Influences Air Pollution, Makes It Worse than It Already Is
This could lead to an increase in the number of premature deaths reported each year
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 6th, 2013
Flights to and from Australia and New Zealand Are the Worst for the Environment
Researchers find that these flights create the highest amounts of ozone
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 4th, 2013
Beijing Details 5-Year Plan to Curb Air Pollution
High officials want to limit emissions from power plants, cars, boilers and barbecues
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 20th, 2013
China Readies to Invest $275 Billion (€206.17 Billion) in Curbing Air Pollution
High officials announce plans to reduce air pollution in the country's urban centers
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 26th, 2013
China Readies to Spend $277bn (€209bn) on Improving Air Quality
The country's government announces plans to tackle air pollution
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 25th, 2013
Dutch Scientists Want to Turn Greenhouse Gas Emissions into an Energy Source
The researchers claim waste carbon dioxide could generate 1,570 billion kilowatts yearly
- Technology & Gadgets
- By Sebastian Pop
- July 25th, 2013
3D Printing Could Be as Harmful as Smoking Apparently
We knew there had to be some sort of catch to the whole thing
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 21st, 2013
Heat Waves Stress Plants, Make Them Stop Absorbing Pollutants
Investigations show air pollution levels increase during heat waves
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 14th, 2013
China Drops Plans to Build Uranium Processing Plant
Hundreds of people protest the project, high officials agree to cancel it
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 12th, 2013
Air Pollution Kills over 2 Million People Yearly
Study documents the impact of fine particulate matter on public health
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 11th, 2013
Innovative Pavement Absorbs Smog, Helps Clean the Air
The pavement was developed by Dutch researchers, can reduce smog by 45%