This ‘tree’ has the environmental benefits of a forest
The “CityTree”, a mobile installation which removes pollutants from the air, has been popping up in cities around the world, including Oslo, Paris, Brussels and Hong Kong.
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127 million Americans at risk of air-quality ‘double whammy’ of smog, ragweed pollen
About 40% Americans live in counties where a “double whammy” of unhealthy levels of smog and ragweed pollen — both tied to climate change — combine to threaten respiratory health, a Natural Resources Defense Council report finds.
Shell plans to spend $1 billion a year on clean energy by 2020
Royal Dutch Shell Plc plans to spend as much as $1 billion a year on its New Energies division as the transition toward renewable power and electric cars accelerates.
Utah physicians group alarmed by studies linking more deaths to air pollution
An association of Utah doctors is calling for more stringent limits on air pollution in light of new evidence they say shows air quality is more critical to human health than once thought.
No, New York mag: Climate change won’t make the Earth uninhabitable by 2100
Climate change is a tough issue to cover as a journalist. It’s like following a slow-motion train wreck, except significant portions of the population dispute whether there really are trains involved and whether they will, in the end, crash.
New biofuel could work in regular diesel engines
But the need for specially designed engines to run biodiesel is holding back the technology.
Just 100 companies responsible for 71 percent of global emissions, study says
Just 100 companies have been the source of more than 70 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions since 1988, according to a new report.
Fine motorists idling outside schools to cut air pollution, say health watchdogs
New official guidance also backs planting trees, supporting cycling and encouraging take-up of electric vehicles to tackle crisis that causes 40,000 early deaths a year
How moving away from fossil fuels can save lives and lead to expanded health coverage
Health and energy policy have something important in common: In each area, Trump is pressing policies that would kill tens of thousands of Americans each year. It’s fitting to discuss them together.
Trump’s risky offshore oil strategy
As Americans flock to the nation’s beaches this summer, it is important to understand what Mr. Trump’s recent moves portend.
