As David Akers-Jones points out, there are ways the government could facilitate the removal of dirty old buses from our roads (“Get rid of filthy buses with loans”, April 30). The suggestion of bridging loans to allow the bus companies to retire these clunkers a few years early would be a simple, low-cost solution. But [...]
Posts from ‘April, 2012’
Napier welcomes Hong Kong’s green guru
http://www.scotsman.com/news/scottish-news/top-stories/napier-welcomes-hong-kong-s-green-guru-1-2265340 Published on Monday 30 April 2012 12:00 HONG Kong’s secretary for the environment has heard from a Capital biofuel expert during an official visit to Scotland. Edward Yau toured the Biofuel Research Centre at Edinburgh Napier University as part of a European green technology trip encompassing cities in Sweden, Denmark, Scotland and England. As part [...]
Air pollution exposure during pregnancy and reduced birth size: a prospective birth cohort study in Valencia, Spain
Findings from this mother and birth cohort study in Valencia, Spain, suggest that prenatal exposure to outdoor air pollution, measured as NO2, affects the anthropometric development of the fetus, reducing its length and head circumference and increasing the risk of having a small for gestational age (in weight) baby. Abstract Background: Maternal exposure to air [...]
Public housing estates to get energy-efficient lights
SCMP The government is installing energy-efficient light fittings in public housing estates. Work started this month and will continue until September 2015, when all the 142 estates’ public areas are expected to have the new lights. The fittings would save 33.11 million kWh of energy and reduce emissions by 23,179 tonnes of carbon dioxide each [...]
Follow fine example set by Shenzhen
Clear the Air says: the actual way forward is to use hybrid electric buses as used in London. These have the power to climb hills and use a small Euro V engine to charge the batteries as the bus runs as well as charging whenever the brakes are applied. SCMP – Follow fine example set [...]
Get rid of filthy buses with loans
SCMP – 30 April 2012 On Sunday, April 22, I felt lucky to be living on a high floor above the street-side pollution and in the sunshine. On the radio, I heard more warning messages about high levels of pollution for this most liveable of cities. People of my age were advised to stay indoors. [...]
Environment Bureau, ‘experts’ ignore alternatives to waste incinerator
SCMP – 28 April 2012 I found it interesting that Professor Poon Chi-sun, director of Polytechnic University’s research centre for environmental technology and management, has remarked of the waste incinerator issue that the current discussion by lawmakers “has become politicised” and is “not rational” (“Two ways to burn our trash, both with flaws”, April 22). [...]
FEnvironmental Law Conference 2012: Enforcement and Awareness (27 April 2012) – Powerpoint handout
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Understanding Air Pollutants and Air Quality Standards
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Update of WHO air quality guidelines
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