Tackling air pollution in China
A recent study estimates that about 1.6 million people in China die each year — roughly 4,000 a day — from heart, lung, and stroke disorders due to poor air quality.
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Australian oil well leaked into ocean for months, but spill kept secret
The spill was never made public by the regulator and details about the well, its whereabouts and operator remain secret.
Swiss-designed Elextra EV supercar will be quick and rare
With a combined peak 680 horsepower, the car will sprint from a stop to 62 miles per hour in under 2.3 seconds (look out, Tesla). Top speed is limited, though, to 155 miles per hour.
Daan Roosegaarde introduces smog-sucking, air-cleaning bikes
These bikes could work much like his Smog Free Tower does, absorbing dirty air, cleaning it, and pouring it back out as fresh air.
Merkel admits Germany won’t meet 1 million electric-car target
German Chancellor Angela Merkel acknowledged that a plan to have 1 million electric cars on the country’s roads by 2020 won’t work out, even as the automakers that make up the nation’s biggest manufacturing sector prepare a slew of emissions-free models.
Scientists create device capable of converting smog into clean hydrogen fuel
Researchers in Belgium claim to have created a device capable of converting dirty air into clean energy. The system is powered by sunlight and produces hydrogen gas that can be stored and used as fuel.
Total’s plans for Brazil’s new oil frontier snagged on Amazon reef
Deep beneath the waters of the Atlantic off Brazil’s most northern coast, French major Total SA is hunting for what it hopes will be Latin America’s next big oil discovery.
Beijing removes 180,000 old, polluting cars from roads from January-April
Beijing removed 180,000 old and polluting vehicles from its roads in the first four months of 2017, the Chinese capital’s environmental bureau has said, as part of its efforts to tackle congestion and cut smog.
Saudi Arabia pushes through pain of breaking oil habit
Under pressure from a collapse in oil prices, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman last April unveiled his Vision 2030 to transform the kingdom’s economy.
Where oil rigs go to die
When a drilling platform is scheduled for destruction, it must go on a thousand-mile final journey to the breaker’s yard. As one rig proved when it crashed on to the rocks of a remote Scottish island, this is always a risky business.
