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Smoggy Paris Tries Odd-Even License Plate Strategy
2014-03-18 06:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: In response to the thick blanket of smog that settled over Paris last week, Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault limited city traffic on Monday to drivers with odd numbered license plates. On Tuesday, only drivers with even numbered plates can use their vehicles. Prime Minister Ayrault said he is aware of the difficulties that this may cause in the daily life of Parisians, but this extra step is necessary. The Prime Minister said he "trusts the spirit of responsibility and citizenship of each and...
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Paris Hilton Wears a T-Shirt And Leggings, Vaguely Resembles a Normal Person
2014-03-17 13:19:39| Apparel - Topix.net
Here is a picture of Paris Hilton wearing a t-shirt and leggings, walking to Urban Outfitters with her boyfriend and resembling a regular person.
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France curbs Paris car drivers to combat dangerous smog
2014-03-16 12:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: France will introduce driving restrictions in Paris on Monday to tackle dangerous pollution levels, the first such ban for twenty years as politicians try to get rid of health-threatening smog days before municipal elections. Paris is more prone to smog than other European capitals because of France's diesel subsidies and its high number of private car drivers. A week-long spell of unseasonably warm, sunny weather has recently exacerbated the problem. Under the scheme, drivers may only use...
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Suffering from pollution, Paris encourages people travel green
2014-03-15 01:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: Parisians taking public transportation to work Friday were surprised and delighted to find subways and buses free for the next three days, but the reason was a bit less cheerful: Air pollution had reached an unusually high level and was expected to continue unabated through the weekend. Bad air quality might be familiar to tourists here from Beijing or Mumbai, but in this elegant capital where strict limits on building height create the illusion of plenty of fresh air, pollution is rarely this...
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Polluted Paris chokes in the springtime sun
2014-03-14 16:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Air pollution in Paris has hit health-threatening levels over 80 percent higher than in London and Berlin as a sunny spell reaches western Europe, prompting the city to curb road speeds and offer free public transport. Charges were also waived for the city's pioneering cycle and electric car-sharing schemes this week as a visible haze hung over the streets of the French capital. European Environment Agency (EEA) figures for Thursday showed there was 147 micrograms of particulate matter (PM)...
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