Category Archives: World News

Report shows Edmonton air pollution levels spiking to dangerous limits

A new air quality study in Edmonton is showing that our pollution levels are getting way out of hand. The latest report from Alberta Environment shows that pollutants that effect your lungs and heart, are spiking at level that exceed … Continue reading

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Delhi Has World’s Worst Air: Are We Breathing In Toxins?

Do you never smoke? Then you are pretty much safe from lung diseases, right? Wrong. Well, just in case you happen to be a Delhi-ite, you actually breathe in air that is akin to smoking 40 cigarettes a day. And … Continue reading

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Air pollution in India: Breathe uneasy

IN THE early hours of a January morning, all lanes of a motorway into Delhi are crammed with hundreds of rumbling lorries. These are brightly painted, with signs imploring overtaking drivers to “Honk please”. Every night immense convoys like this … Continue reading

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Air pollution is bigger killer in China than smoking, says new Greenpeace study

Study of 31 mainland cities finds people more likely to die from PM2.5 than tobacco use – and it didn’t even include the worst offending places Air pollution kills more people than smoking in many cities on the mainland, a … Continue reading

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London’s pollution should trigger divestment

Fossil fuel-related air pollution causes over 3,000 deaths in London every year. Campaigners say that should cause healthcare organisations to rethink investments Air pollution is responsible for five per cent of all UK deaths every year, with 3,389 annual deaths … Continue reading

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Fossil fuel pollution kills 553 people in Northern Ireland every year, claims expert

Air pollution linked to fossil fuels is responsible for the deaths of 553 deaths across Northern Ireland every year, a shocking new report has revealed. A Belfast medical expert has called on health organisations to phase out their investment in … Continue reading

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Most China cities fail to meet air quality standards

Only eight out of China’s 74 biggest cities passed the government’s basic air quality standards in 2014, the environment ministry has said. The most polluted cities were in north-eastern Hebei, the province that surrounds the capital Beijing. Beijing and Shanghai … Continue reading

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Bristol City Council given £30,000 to improve air quality

Thousands of pounds are to be spent in Bristol in a bid to improve air quality. The government has given the council £30,000 to monitor the movements of heavy goods vehicles in the city. The research will look at the … Continue reading

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