CBC News | Thursday, November 13, 2008 A polluted Hong Kong island skyline is seen in September 2008. High to very high pollution levels were recorded in various districts in the territory at the time. (Bobby Yip/Reuters) A brown haze of soot, particles and chemicals that hangs over parts of Asia is darkening cities, melting glaciers [...]
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CitySeen: Still Trying To Clear The Air, 11 Years On
Andrew Sun, SCMP – Nov 13, 2008 Under a clear night sky, the Clear the Air group celebrated its 11th anniversary at the Fringe rooftop on Tuesday, at the same time kicking off a campaign to convince more companies to sign up for the corporate clean-air effort and commit to reducing their carbon footprint. “There [...]
Low-emission Zone Plan Closer As Pilot Study Nears end
Cheung Chi-fai, SCMP – Nov 13, 2008 A pilot study on low-emission zones where polluting franchised buses are banned will finish next year, acting Secretary for the Environment Kitty Poon Kit told legislators yesterday. Replying to Democrats lawmaker Kam Nai-wai’s queries on the scheme, Dr Poon said the government would wait until the study was [...]
Air Pollution Affects Health In Asian Cities
BERNAMA, November 13, 2008 15:13 PM BANGKOK, Nov 13 (Bernama) — A first-of-its-kind rigorous multi-city study on the effects of air pollution on health in Bangkok, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Wuhan has found significant mortality effects of acute exposure to urban air pollution. Dr Frank Speizer of the Harvard Medical School and chairman of the [...]