WIRED MAGAZINE: ISSUE 15.12 published on the 27th of November 2007: I’m about to travel to Shenzhen on business, and I’m concerned about the city’s atrocious pollution. Will I offend my Chinese hosts if I wear a dust mask? Not at all, since many natives have adopted this practice, too — though it’s generally more [...]
Posts from ‘November, 2007’
World must fix climate within 10 years: UN
Reuters in Brasilia 4:51pm, Nov 27, 2007 Unless the international community agrees to cut carbon emissions by half over the next generation, climate change is likely to cause large-scale human and economic setbacks and irreversible ecological catastrophes, a United Nations report says on Tuesday. The UN Human Development Report issues one of the strongest warnings [...]
China’s Air Quality and the Olympics
Mara Hvistendahl – November 26, 2007 12:44 PM – Worldchanging As an amateur runner in Shanghai’s half-marathon on Sunday, I wasn’t overly concerned with my time. But what was I doing to my lungs? There’s reason to worry: In August, International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge warned that endurance events at next summer’s Beijing Olympics [...]
Clear The Air On facebook
Log in to facebook and do a search on ‘Clear The Air‘ or ‘Air Pollution Hong Kong‘ or even just ‘Air Pollution‘ and we will be listed in the first position. Or, after logging in, click this link: Clear The Air Group on Facebook. If you are not yet a member of Facebook, log in [...]
Clear The Air 10th Anniversary Party
The charity volunteer organization, Clear the Air, now boosting a membership of 500, drew a large turn out for the occasion, including new members and representatives of other environmental organizations, such as Clean Air Action Group, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, Green-Sense and the Environment Protection Department. The purpose of the gathering went beyond the [...]
Diesel Air Pollution Linked To Heart Attack And Stroke
Diesel Air Pollution Linked To Heart Attack And Stroke In Healthy Men UK and Swedish researchers found that diesel fumes from road vehicles increased blood clots and platelets in healthy volunteers. These are symptoms closely linked to increased risk of heart attack and stroke. The researchers reported the results of a small study to a [...]
Hong Kong Should Take Lead Against Global Warming
Greenpeace Survey reveals business demand for Government leadership against global warming “A Greenpeace survey indicates that almost all local and overseas chambers of commerce interviewed agree that the HKSAR Administration should take the lead against global warming. The photo (not available) shows Wolfgang Ehmann, Executive Director of German Industry and Commerce Hong Kong and Vice Chairwoman [...]
Los Angeles Harbor Commission Adopts Proposal to Ban Older Trucks from Port; 80% Reduction in Truck Pollution Projected
greencarcongress.com, 4 November 2007 At their 1 Nov meeting, The Los Angeles Harbor Commissioners adopted a proposed measure that will implement a progressive ban of older trucks from operation at the port of Los Angeles beginning in October 2008. The ban will reduce port-related truck pollution by approximately 80% over a period of just over [...]
Engine idlers may get warnings
Published in Environment on news.gov.hk on November 3rd 2007: Engine idlers may get warnings Along with issuing fixed-penalty tickets to drivers who do not switch off their idling vehicle’s engine, the Government is considering issuing warning letters to these drivers upon receiving public complaints, Deputy Director of Environmental Protection Carlson Chan says. Speaking on a [...]
Benefits Of Idling Ban Unclear
Saturday November 3 2007 Chester Yung SCMP Tell us what good forcing engine switch-off will do, say experts Scientists and engineers said the proposal to ban idling vehicle engines left unanswered key questions about the extent to which it would reduce air pollution. They urged the government to provide more data to justify the initiative. [...]