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China Vehicle Sales Surpass 20 Million as Smog Chokes Cities

2014-01-09 21:31:12| Automakers - Topix.net

China became the first country in which more than 20 million vehicles were sold in any given year as Toyota Motor Corp. to General Motors Co.

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Opportunity glimmers through China's toxic smog

2013-12-29 22:58:40| Waste Management - Topix.net

As China's smog levels crept past record highs in early December, the phone lines at pollution-busting kit maker Broad Group lit up with Chinese customers worried about hazardous pollution levels that have gripped China this year.

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Opportunity glimmers through China's toxic smog

2013-12-29 22:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: As China's smog levels crept past record highs in early December, the phone lines at pollution-busting kit maker Broad Group lit up with Chinese customers worried about hazardous pollution levels that have gripped China this year. China's government is struggling to meet pollution reduction targets and has pledged to spend over 3 trillion yuan ($494 billion) to tackle the problem, creating a growing market for companies that can help boost energy efficiency and lower emissions. "Recently, we...

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Turning coal into gas: A solution for China smog?

2013-12-25 08:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Christian Science Monitor: In its latest Medium-Term Coal Market Report the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts a slowing of coal demand growth but no retreat in its global use. That wont surprise energy realists, but the item I wasnt expecting was the reference in the IEA press release to growing efforts in China to convert coal into liquid fuels and especially synthetic natural gas (SNG). Its not hard to imagine Chinas planners viewing SNG as a promising avenue for addressing the severe local air pollution...

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