Tag Archives: air pollution

Study of Environmental Health in China.

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Rich

In this month’s Lancelot, a group of 6 authors have published the 10 page article Environmental health in China: progress towards clean air and safe water, and I would highly recommend readers take the time to download the paper (right … Continue reading →

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Beijing Vehicle Restrictions Extended and Improved

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Rich

In what is clearly another step in right direction for a program based approach to sustainability, officials have announced that it will extends vehicle limits for another year. Fantastic. further, there are some updates to the program that suggest they … Continue reading →

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Global Crisis Brings Blue Skies to Beijing

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Rich

With China’s energy production closely tied to the global economy, it should come as no surprise that Beijing’s skies have cleared up recently as a result of the downturn: In the second half of last year, a period that included … Continue reading →

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Olympic Pollution Controls Worked. So What.

Posted on December 20, 2008 by Rich

There have been a ton of articles in the past week on the effectiveness of the pollution measures that were put in place prior to the Olympics. According to Science Daily’s coverage: During the two months when restrictions were in … Continue reading →

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Beijing Meets 2008 Clear Sky Deadline a Month Early

Posted on December 3, 2008 by Rich

In yet another example of just how anything is possible in China (especially when you close factories by the dozens), the good folks in Biejing have announced that they have meet their 2008 blue sky air targets a month early. … Continue reading →

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China Air Quality Levels Published

Posted on August 22, 2008 by Rich

Xinhua has recently begun reporting the air quality levels of China’s largest cities. It is a topic that has received a lot of attention lately as the Olympics brought several thousand reporters to Beijing, but it is an issue that … Continue reading →

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