je.st
news
Tag: smog
California's Old Tires Cross the Ocean and Come Back as Smog
2016-02-16 15:06:00| Waste Age
TakePart.com Numerous studies have shown that pollution from China makes it across the Pacific Ocean, fouling California air. read more
The deadly toll of city smog
2016-02-07 22:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: In mid-January 2016 a three-day smog covered London, Nottingham, Leicester and Birmingham. January used to be a peak month for pea-souper smogs. Between 1952 and 1962 these killed nearly 15,000 Londoners and many people in other cities including Glasgow and Manchester. These days our winter smogs are full of nitrogen dioxide and particles from diesel exhaust rather than smoke from coal. Madrid is the latest European capital to introduce emergency measures to control pollution episodes. If Madrids...
In India, government aid helps carmakers go green and cheap to fight smog crisis
2016-01-31 23:10:43| Automakers - Topix.net
Carmakers are gearing up to launch affordable hybrid and electric cars for India in the next few years, executives said, lured by government incentives for fuel-efficient vehicles as the country accelerates efforts to cut worsening air pollution. As the industry descends on smog-bound New Delhi for India's biggest car show, starting Wednesday, foreign firms like Toyota Motor Corp will join domestic players like Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra in displaying green cars designed to reel in potential buyers.
Tags: government
green
india
cheap
In India, government aid helps carmakers go green and cheap to fight smog crisis
2016-01-31 22:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Carmakers are gearing up to launch affordable hybrid and electric cars for India in the next few years, executives said, lured by government incentives for fuel-efficient vehicles as the country accelerates efforts to cut worsening air pollution. As the industry descends on smog-bound New Delhi for India's biggest car show, starting Wednesday, foreign firms like Toyota Motor Corp will join domestic players like Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra in displaying green cars designed to reel in potential...
Tags: government
green
india
cheap
In coal-powered China, electric car surge fuels fear worsening smog
2016-01-27 13:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Automakers' latest projections for rapid growth of China's green car market have added to concerns of worsening smog as the uptake of electric vehicles powered by coal-fired grids races ahead of a switch to cleaner energy. Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) plans 15 new-energy models over 3-5 years, its China chief told a green car conference in Beijing on Saturday, predicting - like the government - that Chinese production of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles would grow almost six times to 2 million...
Sites : [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] next »