Category Archives: World News

Code orange issued for midstate air quality Friday, could cause breathing problems

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Cold, snow-covered surfaces combined with a forecasted high pressure weather system could cause breathing problems for certain midstate residents on Friday. State environmental officials have called for a code orange air quality action day for south-central Pennsylvania counties, which means unhealthy … Continue reading →

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Obama’s About to Get a Whiff of India’s Air Pollution

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The Times of India newspaper carried a cartoon this month of U.S. President Barack Obama wearing a gas mask when he attends the Republic Day parade in New Delhi on Jan. 26. Next to it was table showing air quality, … Continue reading →

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Beijing’s smog is increasingly toxic for China’s politicians

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

As Beijing faces the possibility of another ‘airpocalypse’ this winter, the Chinese people are more environmentally conscious and increasingly willing to protest against dangerous pollution The smog is back and the threat of another “airpocalypse” hangs heavy over Beijing. Late … Continue reading →

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Gov’t plan tackles air pollution caused by commuter traffic

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

$1.52 million program promotes getting to work on public transportation • Tel Aviv’s bike sharing service to be expanded, shuttles will run between train stations and business centers • Initiative expected to eliminate over 300,000 car trips annually. Is there … Continue reading →

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Ebtekar vows no leniency for polluting industries

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The Department of Environment spares no leniency for polluting industries, the department’s chief Masoumeh Ebtekar said on Sunday. Addressing a gathering on the occasion of the “Clean Air Day” in Tehran on Sunday, Ebtekar also admitted that the metropolis of … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Tested! Respro® Pollution masks… And they’re awesome!

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

We all love biking, but the one down part about urban motorcycling is the exposure to the elements. Pollution to be exact. We have all been behind a fume spewing bus or truck, or worse still, stuck behind either while … Continue reading →

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Bacon blamed for air pollution in northeast Sichuan

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

While experts point to car emissions and construction projects as the cause of China’s air pollution, a government official in Dazhou in Sichuan has laid the blame on smoked bacon. The city of Dazhou in Sichuan province has been plagued … Continue reading →

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Air quality alert issued for southwestern New Hampshire

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The state Department of Environmental Services has declared an “air quality action day” for southwestern New Hampshire. The state officials said they expected air pollution concentrations on Thursday to reach unhealthy levels for children, older adults and anyone with heart … Continue reading →

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