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1. News - China

   Artist Ai Weiwei dons gas mask as severe pollution continues to engulf China

   Posted Jan 15th 2013, 01:08pm by Agence France Presse

   ... of patients with respiratory problems had increased sharply during the period. Pollution levels were generally lower on Tuesday, with the China National Environment Monitoring Center giving the air ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1128541/artist-ai-weiwei-dons-gas-mask-severe-pollution-continues-engulf-china
2. News - China

   Hainan villagers clash with police over power station

   Posted Oct 22nd 2012, 03:43pm by Associated Press in Beijing

   ... News China Environment Associated Press in Beijing Residents of a town in Hainan protesting the building of a coal-fired power plant threw bricks at police who fired volleys of tear ...

   http://www.scmp.com/node/1067180
3. News - Hong Kong

   Hong Kong pioneers new air purification technology

   Posted Oct 18th 2012, 01:47pm by Chris Luo

   ... in the filter have limited capacities. If not properly maintained, the adsorbents may even release VOCs back into the environment,” he explained. VOCS can be released into the atmosphere from ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1063957/hong-kong-pioneers-new-air-purification-technology
4. News - Asia - JAPAN

   Eco-friendly Japanese demolition scheme slashes dust and noise

   Posted Feb 28th 2013, 12:00am by AFP

   ... News Asia Architecture Demolition Environment Ecology Agence France-Presse in Tokyo Top floor of tower functions as 'lid' to contain dust and noise as it is gradually lowered Passers-by in Tokyo's busy Akasaka district have started to notice something odd about a 40-floor hotel - it has shrunk to about half its original height. Slowly but surely, and with none ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1160452/eco-friendly-japanese-demolition-scheme-slashes-dust-and-noise
5. Business - Companies

   Ship-owners to stick with voluntary emissions agreement for now

   Posted Jan 25th 2013, 02:48pm by by SCMP.com staff

   ... Business Companies Environment Shipping Staff reporter A group of some of the world's largest shipowners have vowed to renew their voluntary initiative to cut emissions from ships in the region, but have warned that they might abandon the plan if the government does not pass laws requiring all ships to clean up their act while in Hong Kong. The 17 shipowners signed a ‘Fair Winds ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1135947/ship-owners-stick-voluntary-emissions-agreement-now
6. News - China - ENVIRONMENT

   Environmental watchdog admits to 'cancer village' phenomenon

   Posted Feb 21st 2013, 06:28pm by Ernest Kao

   ... News China Water Pollution Environment Pollution Ernest Kao Severe chemical pollution in China’s water systems has caused the spread of “cancer villages”, the country's top environmental watchdog admitted on Wednesday. The Ministry of Environmental Protection published a list of so-called cancer villages on the mainland which included five in Jiangsu and three in Henan. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1155528/environmental-watchdog-admits-cancer-village-phenomenon
7. Business - Companies - Detroit auto show

   Does everyone think someone else should drive a green car?

   Posted Jan 16th 2013, 10:35am by AFP

   ... Business Companies Automotive Environment Agence France-Presse in Detroit The green car market is only inching along in the United States, hampered by high comparative costs and limited ranges on pure electric vehicles, but automakers remain confident their time will come. “Everybody thinks that everybody else should be driving a green car,” said Dave Sergeant, an auto analyst ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1129266/does-everyone-think-someone-else-should-drive-green-car
8. News - China - Beijing

   Beijing air pollution soars off index as dust storm brews in west

   Posted Feb 28th 2013, 10:20am by Ernest Kao

   ... News China Comment Blogs Beijing air pollution Environment Beijing Ernest Kao Beijing air pollution levels soared off the charts on Thursday morning for the second time this week, as a wave of heavy smog engulfed the city. The haze will be compounded by a sandstorm brewing in northern China, which has already affected parts of Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Shanxi and Hebei. “A ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1162062/beijing-air-pollution-soars-beyond-index-again
9. News - China - ENVIRONMENT

   Report on mainland China's soil pollution a 'state secret'

   Posted Feb 26th 2013, 12:00am by Li Jing

   ... of land is safe to grow crops or build a home," Ma said. Dong said the rejection also betrayed a promise made in June by Wu Xiaoqing , vice-minister of the environment, to "publish ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1158602/report-mainland-soil-pollution-state-secret
10. News - Hong Kong - ENVIRONMENT

    Palms are best but they are 'too dull'

    Posted Feb 25th 2013, 12:00am by CHEUNG CHI-FAI

    ... News Hong Kong Trees Palm Environment Conservancy Association Cheung Chi-fai chifai.cheung@scmp.com There should be a balance between aesthetics and functionality when choosing trees for streets and roads in the city, tree specialists say. Ken So Kwok-yin, from the Conservancy Association, said: "Either we choose the right tree to suit the environment or we provide ...

    http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1157723/palms-are-best-they-are-too-dull

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