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Parisians driven to revolt by car ban in fight against pollution
2014-03-16 20:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The famously testy Parisians have one more reason to grumble after the French government announced that half the cars in the city would be banned from the roads, starting on Monday, in an effort to combat smog pollution. From 5.30am, a scheme of alternating driving days, based on odd and even number plates, will come into effect for cars and motorcycles after Paris pollution reached dangerous levels for five consecutive days. Even before the restrictions were announced, Parisians were given...
History of pollution haunts Como neighborhood
2014-03-16 06:59:05| Food - Topix.net
Cracks in Karl Ebert's basement floor mean that an air-pressure system won't be able to suck out any contaminants under the foundation.
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History of pollution haunts Como neighborhood
2014-03-16 05:01:51| Agriculture - Topix.net
Cracks in Karl Ebert's basement floor mean that an air-pressure system won't be able to suck out any contaminants under the foundation.
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Air Pollution Forces France Offer Free Weekend Public Transportation
2014-03-15 15:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RedOrbit: With most of the country suffering from what is being called the worst air pollution since 2007, several cities in France are making buses, trains and other forms public transportation available free of charge this weekend. According to The Telegraphs Henry Samuel, Paris, Caen, Grenoble, Reims and Rouen are among the cities that will be waiving public transportation fees over the next few days. The move is being described as an attempt to reduce the number of cars on the roads in the wake of...
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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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