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Chinas problem with smog, captured by NASAs Terra satellite
2013-12-13 15:40:42| Extremetech
Over the last few months, you may have heard about China's growing smog problem. In Beijing, Shanghai, and many other areas of China, the smog is so bad that the air quality index (AQI) has started spiking over 400, and sometimes reaching 500 -- the top of the AQI scale. Just for some context, an AQI above 100 is generally considered unhealthy -- over 300, and we're talking about a serious hazard to health (i.e. it can be lethal). To better illustrate the scale of China's smog problem, NASA has captured an image of China's northeastern seaboard that shows just how bad China's smog problem really is.
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China's automobile sales rise
2013-12-13 11:54:22| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Visitors pass by a SUV on display at the Shanghai Auto Parts and Service Expo in Shanghai city.
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Guangdong may withhold free permits in China's 4th emissions scheme: sources
2013-12-12 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: China's Guangdong province has warned emitters that unless they bid for carbon permits in government auctions at a regulated minimum price, they will not receive any free permits under the nation's fourth emissions trading scheme, sources said. China, the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, is launching seven pilot carbon markets ahead of a nationwide scheme later this decade as a key measure to cut its emissions per unit of GDP to 40-45 percent below 2005 levels by 2020. Emissions...
China's Livestock Industry Raises Environmental Concern
2013-12-12 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CHINA - China's livestock industry, vital to the nation's food security, has become a growing pollution and public health headache in some rural areas.
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China's Farm Produce Prices Slightly Higher
2013-12-11 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CHINA - Farm produce prices in 36 major Chinese cities rose slightly in the week ending 8 December compared with the previous week, according to a Ministry of Commerce statement.
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