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Coal Burning Exacts A Lethal Price, Says Study

2013-03-21 17:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate News Network: Campaigners are urging a halt to the building of coal plants and an end to the burning of coal throughout the European Union by 2040. They say this is needed both to ensure better public health, and to help to lessen the damage from climate change. Air pollution from burning fossil fuels is blamed for causing thousands of premature deaths and for damaging children's lives. Coal keeps the lights on: But concern is growing for health and the planet. A report by the group says moving away from...

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Lethal air in Asia's poisonous cities

2013-01-17 15:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Air pollution in Beijing has been described as "apocalyptic" this week with people choking their way through murky streets, short of breath and their eyes stinging from toxic air. But Beijing is just one of hundreds of cities, largely in Asia, where poisonous air is now the fastest growing cause of death in urban populations. In the past few months there have been acute air pollution incidents reported in Bangladesh, Iran, Afghanistan, Nepal, and Pakistan. In Tehran, the desperate authorities...

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