Here's a tool that may well prove useful. It's the result of a collaboration between the Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau and CERC (Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants). It gives a pictorial representation of pollution levels in the city,... ...full story at Richard Spencer
from Richard Spencer on Thu, Jul 24 2008
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| 04 Aug 08 |
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The Real Beijing »
YouTube video Just a simple video showing the city of Beijing as it prepares for the Olympics. The media has been focussing on pollution making Beijing sound like a dirty cesspool of a city but actually it is not. It has pollution like any major city but it is a... |
| 16 Jan 09 |
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Environmental pollution still a hot concern for the public » People's Daily The China Public Environmental Protection Index (2008) drawn up by the China Environmental Culture Promotion Association was released on January 15 in Beijing. It shows that environmental pollution is still a hot topic most concerned by public and ranked... |
| 03 Jul 09 |
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Beijing sees drop in pollution levels » Shanghai Daily POLLUTION levels in Beijing over the past six months were the lowest in nearly a decade, environmental officials said yesterday. "We can say air quality in Beijing has already improved. We can feel that and see... |
| 14 Jan 09 |
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China punishes 15,000 enterprises over pollution in 2008 » People's Daily About 15,000 enterprises were punished for pollution last year and nearly 100 people deemed responsible were disciplined, China's environmental regulator told a national environmental protection meeting held here Tuesday. Environmental Protection... |
| 27 Nov 08 |
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Official warns environmental pollution no longer acceptable » People's Daily China's environmental protection chief has warned local governments that pollution in the name of economic growth is no longer tolerable. "At the primary stage of socialism, slowing or halting economic development for environmental protection is... |
| 31 Jul 08 |
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Breathing in Beijing: An Emergency Anti-Smog Plan, Rainmaking, and New Words for Pollution » TreeHugger An Environmental Protection Bureau van checks air quality near the Water Cube After over a week of mixed pollution, Beijing today outlined emergency measures for fighting smog during the Olympics, potentially expanding what is already the world's grandest... |