| Air pollution still prime concern for Beijing Olympics http://www.taipeitimes.com/... Air Pollution Articles Taipei Times - Air pollution remains a major concern ahead of next August's Beijing Olympics, the UN said yesterday, while generally giving the city high marks for its efforts to ensure the event will be environmentally sound. International Olympic Committee (IOC ... |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Schools Partner to Get Kids ... http://www.forbes.com/prnew... Air Pollution Articles Forbes - Students also will be introduced to the concept of the "pedestrian school bus," which encourages kids to walk to school as a team to exercise and reduce air pollution. Grant amount: $10,000. -- Detroit - Construct two climbing walls - one 40 feet long ... |
| Beijing's air looks too dirty for Olympics http://www.washingtontimes.... Air Pollution Articles The Washington Times - With less than 10 months to go before the 2008 Olympics, air pollution emerged as one of Beijing's biggest headaches. A report by the United Nations Environment Program criticized Beijing's cleanup as slow, noting some pollution exceeded World Health ... |
| State orders Sparrows Point mill to cut grit http://www.baltimoresun.com... Air Pollution Articles Baltimore Sun - Though the steel giant went bankrupt in 2001, succeeding owners have been bound by the consent decree. In August, the MDE and Maryland's attorney general reached an agreement with ISG-Mittal Steel to correct unrelated air pollution violations and ... |
| Officials: Smoke from fires could taint Valley air http://www.visaliatimesdelt... Air Pollution Articles Visalia Times-Delta - Southern California's wildfires could soon take their toll on the Valley's air. Local air pollution control officials have issued a health caution for today in Tulare, Kern, Kings and Fresno counties, as well as counties farther north. "Because of ... |
| Children kept indoors as Beijing fog turns to smog http://www.reuters.com/arti... Air Pollution Articles Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing's weather office warned children and the elderly to stay indoors on Friday as heavy fog blanketed the host city of the 2008 Olympics, exacerbating its chronic air pollution, Chinese state media reported. Fog caused severe ... |
| Olympic city smog keeps children indoors http://www.news.com.au/stor... Air Pollution Articles News.com.au - BEIJING'S weather office warned children and the elderly to stay indoors today as heavy fog blanketed the host city of the 2008 Olympics, exacerbating its chronic air pollution, Chinese state media reported. Fog caused severe delays at Beijing ... |
| Air pollution report takes breath away http://www.swissinfo.org/en... Air Pollution Articles Swiss Info - A governmental monitoring body said ozone, fine particles and nitrogen dioxide emitted by cars and trucks remained above limits last year. The National Air Pollution Monitoring Network (Nabel) said on Friday that urgent action was required to ... |
| Air pollution in Beijing still a concern http://www.turkishdailynews... Air Pollution Articles Turkish Daily News - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) yesterday ruled out shifting events away from Beijing during next year's Olympics due to the city's foul air, but said some may have to be delayed. IOC inspectors were monitoring the Chinese capital's air ... |
| Beijing meeting pledges but pollution a concern: U.N. http://uk.reuters.com/artic... Air Pollution Articles Reuters UK - BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing's air pollution remains a concern for the 2008 Olympics, even though the city is well on its way to fulfilling the environmental pledges made when it bid to host the Games, a United Nations report said on Thursday. The 163 ... |