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The staggering economic cost of air pollution
2016-01-30 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Air pollution caused by energy production in the U.S. caused at least $131 billion in damages in the year 2011 alone, a new analysis concludes -- but while the number sounds grim, it's also a sign of improvement. In 2002, the damages totaled as high as $175 billion, and the decline in the past decade highlights the success of more stringent emissions regulations on the energy sector while also pointing out the need to continue cracking down. "The bulk of the cost of emissions is the result of health...
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Air pollution plays bigger role in global rainfall changes
2016-01-29 09:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PhysOrg: Ozone is a naturally-forming gas in our atmosphere, but human activity has caused ozone to increase in the lower atmosphere (a component of air pollution, from causes such as vehicle exhausts and other industrial and agricultural activities) and decrease in the stratosphere (ozone depletion - due to historic emissions of CFC gases used in refrigeration and air conditioning). It has long been understood that these ozone changes, as well as affecting human health, also contribute to climate change....
Blue skies over Beijing? Decaying suburbs bear cost as China cuts pollution
2016-01-26 09:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: On the outskirts of Beijing, the disused factories of Chaomidian show the impact of China's drive to shut down thousands of small firms causing big pollution. Amid scrapheaps and idle machinery, the community has clean air these days - and no jobs. After a three-year campaign, China's push to cut smog appears to be paying off, whatever the localised cost, just as economic growth weakens to its slowest pace in 25 years. Chinese cities saw an average 10 percent drop in key pollutants last year,...
Global report reveals dire state of fisheries, worsening air pollution
2016-01-26 00:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: The 2016 Environmental Performance Index (EPI), a Yale-based initiative that evaluates how 180 countries protect ecosystems and human health, finds cause for both optimism and serious concern. The world's nations have expanded access to water and sanitation while creating more protected areas than ever before, yet countries have failed to reverse degradation of air quality and decline in fisheries, the report finds. The EPI, which measures national and global protection of ecosystems and human health...
International court rules in favour of Chevron in Ecuador pollution case
2016-01-25 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
The District Court of The Hague has ruled in favour of the US-based Chevron in its legal battle with Ecuador, which sought to nullify several arbitration awards handed down against the country in connection with a long-running dispute over alleged dr
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