Posts Tagged ‘air pollution’

Green Energy Under Black Skies: China’s Immediate Future

Tuesday, September 22, 2009 21:01 By GSerrano

China’s black skies and other forms of pollution were fully revealed to the world as the country beamed the coverage of the Beijing Olympics. Getting tremendous criticism from the rest of the world for what people saw, China decided to further augment and even expedite its environmental programs and projects.
While China is the world’s leading [...]

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Hybrid Remote Control Lawn Mower is Pollution Free

Tuesday, August 4, 2009 0:09 By Jaiyant Cavale

Southern RobotX Commercial Lawn Mowers have a launched a cool new Hybrid Remote Control Lawn Mower which is not just practical but also very eco-friendly. Lawn Mowers are parti9cularly under scrutiny as they contribute to 5% of US’s air pollution. This electric mower can do the job without affecting the environment and by doing the [...]

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China’s pollution is now a global problem

Friday, July 17, 2009 18:06 By GSerrano

The alarming pollution levels in China have now become a global concern. Fueled by the spoils of its fast emerging economy, the people of China have become voracious consumers, an effect of what some call as the country’s ‘money-induced euphoria.’
This consumerism has brought about a need for raw materials. Upwards of 75 percent of all [...]

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Deadly pollution levels can be seen in leaves of trees

Monday, May 25, 2009 12:20 By GSerrano

When power plants or car engines burn fossil fuels, they emit a lethal mixture of chemicals in the form of particulate air pollution. This fine dust that enters the lungs, proceeds to the bloodstream, liver, and brain contains a deadly mixture of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), polycyclic aromatic hyrdrocarbons (PAHs), and toxic heavy metals. That [...]

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Super Tree Of Peru Does The Job Of 1200 Trees

Friday, May 1, 2009 20:35 By Anna

The attempt to clean up the earth of the foul toxins that humans are asphyxiating it with has reached the point where the same technology which has created the mess is being used to save the earth.
Peru has come up with a novel solution for clearing the air and the new project, termed Super Tree, [...]

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What is the greatest achievement of NASA?

Saturday, April 18, 2009 23:39 By GSerrano

From April 14 to April 21, NASA conducts an online poll where people can vote for the agency’s greatest achievement. NASA opened a section on its website to give everyone on the planet a chance to decide and vote on the agency’s most monumental contribution in the last 50 years. This is in line with [...]

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The World’s Most Polluted City: Linfen, China

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 0:38 By GSerrano

Linfen in China is located right in the center of the country’s massive coal industry. The place has the dubious honor of being the most polluted city in the world. It also has not had a mayor for half a year now because the previous local executives were dismissed from service for poor management.
The local [...]

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Ecological Debtors and Deficits

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 3:27 By GSerrano

Another raging problem is far more alarming than the credit crunch today. This economic meltdown has some immediate solutions that are concretely possible. The bail out is an example of an immediate and concrete solution. What surpasses this economic problem is the raging environmental problem that is currently devastating the world today. This has far [...]

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Sportsta Mask Filters Out Air Pollutants

Wednesday, February 25, 2009 17:39 By Robert

If you cycle or jog everyday you would know how polluted and dusty our cities have become. No mask can protect us from the industrial pollutants and aerosol particles that are freely suspended in air. Moreover, these particles can cause allergic rhinitis or even cause chronic allergic conditions.
There is a cool product which might help [...]

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Airbub Airfilter: Breathe Easy and Talk, at Once

Thursday, February 5, 2009 18:20 By Radhika

 
A scarf, a stole. A helmet. Or sometimes simply a hand-kerchief. Yet, nothing seems to work when it comes to breathing polluted air in cities across the world, causing millions to suffer air-borne diseases. As for air-filters that you fit on your nose while driving or while walking in such choked areas, hardly anyone felt [...]

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