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Chinese man seeks divorce after smog drives family apart
2014-05-01 08:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A Beijing man is seeking to divorce his wife after she took their son to a tropical island province to escape the capital's notorious smog, saying the long-distance relationship had destroyed their marriage, state media said on Thursday. The man, identified only by his family name of Wang, married his wife in 2008 and had a son two years later, the Beijing Times reported, in a story widely picked up by other Chinese media outlets online, including Xinhua news agency. But their son developed...
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After Declaring War on Smog, China Updating Environmental Laws
2014-04-22 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: If theres any country that needs new-and-improved environmental laws, its China. The pollution in Beijing and other cities is visible from space, and tourists worried about unbreathable air can now buy smog insurance. Pollution has left 16 percent of Chinese land unfit for use, according to a recent government report, and two-thirds of companies surveyed by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China identify pollution as the biggest challenge in attracting foreign talent. Chinese Premier...
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Smog in India, China changing weather patterns in US, finds study
2014-04-16 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: Man-made air pollution kills millions of people every year, but a new study suggests that poor air quality in India and China could be contributing to extreme weather patterns in the U.S. and Canada. The study by researchers at Texas A&M, the first of its kind to focus on smog in Asia, found that air pollution originating in the region almost certainly affects global weather patterns. How much of an effect, researchers say, remains to be seen. However, it is likely exacerbating problems already...
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How the Ukraine Crisis Could Help Clear Beijing's Smog
2014-04-10 09:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Vladimir Putins land grab in Ukraine has led to Russias worst crisis with the West since the end of the Cold War, but it may have one favorable consequence for people far away from Crimea. With Russias lucrative exports of natural gas to Europe now threatened, Putin needs to find new customers to the East--and that could mean the smog-choked residents of Beijing and other Chinese cities may be able to breathe a little more easily. For the Chinese, a Russian pipeline would help reduce the reliance...
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Beijing eyes smog controls ahead of APEC meeting
2014-04-10 05:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: China may revive 2008 Beijing Olympics-style air pollution controls when it holds a meeting of Asia-Pacific leaders in the often smog-shrouded capital in November, state media said on Thursday. Officials are mulling traffic curbs based on license plate numbers to cut emissions and the closure of plants and construction sites during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting, which draws many heads of state from the group's 21 member economies. The plan is reminiscent...
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