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New film on China's pollution sparks debate, seen as milestone
2015-03-02 12:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Could "Under the Dome", Chinese journalist Chai Jing's new documentary about pollution, become China's "Silent Spring", the 1962 book that spurred the development of the U.S. environmental movement? Since it was released online on Saturday, the film has been viewed more than 150 million times and has sparked a national debate on environmental problems. "Under the Dome", which explains air pollution in personal, straight-forward terms, was well-timed: this week China's National People's Congress,...
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Sinosphere Blog: Documentary on Air Pollution Grips China
2015-03-02 03:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Documentary on Air Pollution Grips China By Chris Buckley March 1, 2015 5:13 am March 1, 2015 5:13 am Email Share Tweet Save More Chai Jing said she was prompted to make her documentary, Under the Dome, by concern over the threats pollution posed to her daughters health. Updated, 9:43 p.m. ET| Millions of Chinese, riveted and outraged, watched a 104-minute documentary video over the weekend that begins with a slight woman in jeans and a white blouse walking on to a...
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Pollution Documentary Under the Dome Blankets Chinese Internet
2015-03-01 20:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
WSJ: A new documentary on the pall blanketing China`s skies by a former state television reporter swiftly commandeered the attention of tens of millions online over the weekend. Titled "Under the Dome," the film is an impassioned production by Chai Jing, a well-known journalist who left China Central Television last year shortly after the birth of her first child. Since its release online on Saturday, it has racked up some 100 million views on major Chinese video portals such as Tencent and Youku....
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Senate panel backs pollution bill
2015-02-26 12:17:19| Waste Management - Topix.net
Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson, R-Little Rock, speaks on one of his bills Wednesday in the Senate Committee on Judiciary. Hutchinson is chairman of the committee.
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Al Gore on Pollution in Delhi
2015-02-22 21:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Wall Street Journal: Climate change crusader and former United States Vice-President Al Gore is in Delhi to warn the country about the dangers of pollution and rising global temperatures. "Indians must know that this is a life or death issue," Mr. Gore said in an interview with the television channel NDTV. While many Indians in Delhi - which according to some measures is the world's most-polluted city - are acutely aware of the problems of air pollution, the rest of the country is only just beginning to wake up...
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