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China's state media under fire for arguing benefits of smog
2013-12-10 05:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Commentaries by two of China's most influential news outlets suggesting that an ongoing air pollution crisis was not without a silver lining drew a withering reaction on Tuesday from internet users and other media. In online commentaries on Monday, state broadcaster CCTV and the widely read tabloid the Global Times, published by the Communist Party's official People's Daily, both tried to put a positive spin on China's smog problem. The Global Times said smog could be useful in military situations,...
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China: Fossil fuel companies under fire as Shanghai pollution soars
2013-12-10 01:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Record high levels of air pollution in Shanghai late last week has been credited for forcing down share prices for coal companies at the same time as valuations for companies specialising in environmental protection. According to Bloomberg, China's biggest coal producer, Shenhua Energy, saw its share price drop last week, after one influential analyst predicted Shanghai's off-the-scale air pollution would deter fossil fuel investment. Yesterday, the company's share price continued its downward...
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Playing With Fire: Newport Beach Installing Gas Fire Rings, Possibly With Meters
2013-12-09 22:50:36| Real Estate - Topix.net
For the past couple years, Newport Beach has desperately been trying to ditch the wood-burning fire pits at its beaches, claiming they're bad for air quality; the case ended up getting so embroiled that for a while there the Air Quality Management District was recommending a full ban on the rings in Orange and Los Angeles Counties, which the ... (more)
'More smoke than fire': Fracking's economic benefits are overblown
2013-12-08 03:23:33| Energy - Topix.net
Local communities that are involved in fracking of natural gas should get the greatest say whether or not such methods of gas extraction are safe, Adam Briggle, a professor at the University of North Texas and an environmental activist, told RT.
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'More smoke than fire': Fracking's economic benefits are overblown
2013-12-08 03:06:23| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Local communities that are involved in fracking of natural gas should get the greatest say whether or not such methods of gas extraction are safe, Adam Briggle, a professor at the University of North Texas and an environmental activist, told RT.
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