je.st
news
Tag: air pollution
Singapore air pollution soars to 'very unhealthy' levels
2013-06-19 16:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Singapore's air pollution level rose to "very unhealthy" levels late on Wednesday, with the main pollution index hitting the highest on record, as smoke from Indonesian forest fires enveloped the city-state. The Pollution Standards Index (PSI) soared to 290 at 9:00 p.m. local time (1300 GMT), up from 190 just an hour earlier. A PSI reading above 300 indicates "hazardous" air quality and 201-300 means "very unhealthy". The 290 level is also above the previous 226 record reached in Singapore in 1997...
Tags: air
levels
singapore
pollution
Autism tied to air pollution, brain-wiring disconnect in studies
2013-06-19 13:24:56| Biotech - Topix.net
Researchers seeking the roots of autism have linked the disorder to chemicals in air pollution and, in a separate study, found that language difficulties of the disorder may be due to a disconnect in brain wiring.
Tags: air
studies
pollution
tied
China makes fresh promises on air pollution, pledges support for solar
2013-06-17 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: China's cabinet approved new measures to combat air pollution on Friday, in the latest step by China's new leadership to address the country's enormous environmental problems, with pollution a key source of rising social discontent in China. The government also promised to support China's troubled solar power industry, despite problems with overcapacity and ongoing trade disputes with the United States and Europe. In a meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang, the State Council approved 10 anti-pollution...
Addressing air pollution and climate change with clean energy
2013-06-15 09:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Salt Lake Tribune: This weekend, for the third year in a row, Ill be traveling to Washington, D.C., to push Congress to enact meaningful legislation that will rein in climate change. Many people would view this as a fools errand, given the gridlock that exists in Washington right now, but Ive found a number of reasons to be hopeful. Besides, this is one problem where failure is not an option. While only one congressman from Utah, Rep. Jim Matheson, has publically affirmed that we need to address human-caused...
China makes fresh promises on air pollution, pledges support for solar
2013-06-15 06:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: China's cabinet approved new measures to combat air pollution on Friday, in the latest step by China's new leadership to address the country's enormous environmental problems, with pollution a key source of rising social discontent in China. The government also promised to support China's troubled solar power industry, despite problems with overcapacity and ongoing trade disputes with the United States and Europe. In a meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang, the State Council approved 10 anti-pollution...
Sites : [65] [66] [67] [68] [69] [70] [71] [72] [73] [74] [75] [76] [77] [78] [79] [80] [81] [82] [83] [84] next »