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Apr

Fact: Air pollution kills more people than AIDS and malaria combined According to the U.N., about 3.5 million deaths a year are caused by indoor air pollution while another 3.3 million are caused by outdoor air pollution.

Fact: Air pollution kills more people than AIDS and malaria combined

According to the U.N., about 3.5 million deaths a year are caused by indoor air pollution while another 3.3 million are caused by outdoor air pollution.

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25

Apr

Think air quality doesn’t matter? Look at Pittsburgh in the 1940s Before clean air laws were passed in Pittsburgh, smoke left buildings in a nighttime shroud — even in the morning.

Think air quality doesn’t matter? Look at Pittsburgh in the 1940s

Before clean air laws were passed in Pittsburgh, smoke left buildings in a nighttime shroud — even in the morning.

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06

Feb

Living in Beijing: Just how bad is the smog? Charlie Flint, an expat living in China’s capital, explains the nuances of ‘chewy’ air and his strange affinity for industrial-grade air masks.

Living in Beijing: Just how bad is the smog?
Charlie Flint, an expat living in China’s capital, explains the nuances of ‘chewy’ air and his strange affinity for industrial-grade air masks.

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23

Jan

Photo of the day: Beijing’s smog crisis reaches hazardous, off-the-chart levels See more startling smog photos.

Photo of the day: Beijing’s smog crisis reaches hazardous, off-the-chart levels

See more startling smog photos.

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18

Jan

Airpocalypse: Beijing faces life-threatening air pollution levels Meanwhile, a new study concludes that soot is a major contributor to global warming, second only to carbon dioxide.

Airpocalypse: Beijing faces life-threatening air pollution levels
Meanwhile, a new study concludes that soot is a major contributor to global warming, second only to carbon dioxide.

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06

Sep

Bad air day: Obama’s smog mistakeThe administration drank the conservative Kool-Aid and agreed that tightening ozone emission rules would have cost billions and hurt the economy. But clean air is popular politically, and the EPA’s own studies show that a tighter standard could have created $17 billion in economic benefits.

Bad air day: Obama’s smog mistake
The administration drank the conservative Kool-Aid and agreed that tightening ozone emission rules would have cost billions and hurt the economy. But clean air is popular politically, and the EPA’s own studies show that a tighter standard could have created $17 billion in economic benefits.

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31

May

emptyspaceblog: Nature vs. Industry

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Nature vs. Industry

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