Abstract Background: Policies on waste disposal in Europe are heterogeneous and rapidly changing, with potential health implications that are largely unknown. We conducted a health impact assessment of landfilling and incineration in three European countries: Italy, Slovakia and England. Methods: A total of 49 (Italy), 2 (Slovakia), and 11 (England) incinerators were operating in 2001 [...]
Posts on ‘June 12th, 2012’
Chinese airlines seek foreign cabin crew – Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/offshorefinance/9316320/Chinese-airlines-seek-foreign-cabin-crew.html Chinese airlines seek foreign cabin crew China’s major airlines are looking for foreign cabin crew in a bid to become more international as they expand flights across the globe.
China to build 70 airports by 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/9323617/China-to-build-70-airports-by-2015.html China will build 70 new airports within the next three years, the head of the country’s aviation watchdog has said, as part of ambitious expansion plans in the industry despite an economic slowdown. The number of airports in China could reach more than 230 by the end of 2015 Photo: Getty Images AFP 8:40AM [...]
Majority of Chinese Prioritize Environment Over Economy
http://www.gallup.com/poll/155102/Majority-Chinese-Prioritize-Environment-Economy.aspx?version=print Monday, June 11, 2012 Updated 06:00 PM ET June 8, 2012 Majority of Chinese Prioritize Environment Over Economy Yet China faces challenges with rapid urbanization by Daniela Yu and Anita Pugliese WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fifty-seven percent of Chinese adults surveyed in 2011 — before the country’s economic slowdown grabbed headlines — prioritized protecting the environment, [...]
Gallup Poll: 57 Percent Of Chinese Believe Environmental Protection Should Be Their Country’s Top Priority
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/06/11/497718/gallup-poll-57-percent-of-chinese-believe-environmental-protection-should-be-their-countrys-top-priority/ Gallup Poll: 57 Percent Of Chinese Believe Environmental Protection Should Be Their Country’s Top Priority By Climate Guest Blogger on Jun 11, 2012 at 4:26 pm by Melanie Hart Gallup has just released new poll results showing that a majority of Chinese citizens care more about cleaning up the environment than they do about growing [...]
Residents in Guangdong say No to the Garbage Plant
From: James Middleton [mailto:dynamco@netvigator.com] Sent: 12 June, 2012 08:12 To: Edward Yau Tang Wah EPD; EPD HKG; ceeo@ce-elect-office.hk; kswong@rlphk.com; martin.putnam@hkairport.com; elvis_au@epd.gov.hk Subject: Residents in Guangdong say No to the Garbage Plant Secretary for the Environment Mr Edward Yau Tang Wah Dear Sir, In the recent EIA documents for the proposed Shek Kwu Chau incinerator project we could not find any [...]
Backchat
http://programme.rthk.hk/channel/radio/programme.php?name=radio3/backchat&d=2012-06-12&p=514&e=181345&m=episode listen to Backchat discussion on the Third runway
Hong Kong Airport Runway May Cause Pollution to Exceed Limit – Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-09/hong-kong-airport-runway-may-cause-pollution-to-exceed-limit-1-.html Hong Kong Airport Runway May Cause Pollution to Exceed Limit By Jasmine Wang – Aug 9, 2011 8:59 PM GMT+0800 Hong Kong airport’s proposed HK$136 billion ($17 billion) third runway may cause the level of pollutant nitrogen dioxide in the facility’s vicinity to exceed the limit set by the city’s government, according to a [...]
The Donald Tsang administration toxic legacy – what hapened to Ministerial Accountability ?
From: James Middleton [mailto:dynamco@netvigator.com] Sent: 11 June, 2012 13:44 To: ‘sisi.Tang@thomsonreuters.com‘ Cc: hrmrajh@gmail.com Subject: : The Donald Tsang administration toxic legacy – what hapened to Ministerial Accountability ? Hello Sisi Further to your request here is our quote and some useful links for you to follow. Regards James CleaR the aiR Quote: Where is the [...]
Setback for runway planners in call for more information
HK Standard Phila Siu and Brian Chan Tuesday, June 12, 2012 The Airport Authority has suffered a setback over its plan to build a third runway, as the government demands it should provide more project information before an environmental assessment can be carried out. The authority said it received the request from the director of Environmental Protection [...]