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MIT: Dirty coal to blame for China pollution Featured links from the CNET Blog Network MIT: Dirty coal to blame for China pollution--In a rare independent study of China's energy sector, researchers have found that the problem with China's coal power generation is not that its power plants lack cleaner technology. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > CNET |
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Georgia Judge Cites Carbon Dioxide in Denying Coal Plant Permit Both opponents of coal use and the company that wants to build the plant said it was the first time a court decision had linked carbon dioxide to an air pollution permit. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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Gore calls for protests of 'dirty' coal plants Former U.S. vice president and environmental campaigner Al Gore has urged young people to protest against new coal-fired power plants that don't use carbon capture and storage technology. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > CNN |
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Olympics: China pollution drive China announces measures to cut air pollution in and around Beijing ahead of the Olympic Games in August. Home > Rss Directory > General > BBC |
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China To Spend Nearly $22 Billion To Expand Railways In Northern Coal-Rich Province (AHN) (AHN) - China said Sunday that it will invest more than 150 billion yuan ($21.9 billion) in its northern coal-rich Shanxi Province by 2015 in an effort to reduce congestion and increase railway transport system in the region, the country's state-owned media reported. - Sun, 7 Dec 2008 13:21:50 GMT Home > Rss Directory > Business > AllHeadline |
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Coal Company Hit With E.P.A.’s Largest Civil Penalty The fine was part of a $30 million settlement with the government over allegations that Massey Energy violated water pollution permit limits at its mines and plants. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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Air Pollution Increases Blood Clot Risk - CBS News Insider MedicineAir Pollution Increases Blood Clot RiskCBS News - 8 hours ago(WebMD) Air pollution increases the risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) -- dangerous blood clots in the veins -- even at pollution levels the EPA deems "acceptable.Blood Clots Linked To Air Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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It's Red China Again, Thanks to a Badly Polluted River As many as 200,000 people are left with high and dry after workers at a water plant in central China discover that the Dongjing River has turned red and foamy, the result of industrial pollution. Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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It's Red China Again, Thanks to a Badly Polluted River As many as 200,000 people are left with high and dry after workers at a water plant in central China discover that the Dongjing River has turned red and foamy, the result of industrial pollution. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Why China Has the Torch - New York Times New York TimesWhy China Has the TorchNew York Times - 5 hours agoIN THE AIR With the Olympic Games set to begin in Beijing on Friday, concerns remain over the air quality. Pollution is among the issues weighing over these Games.Video: IOC: the 'magic of the Games' W Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Sixteen police killed in China border attack
(AFP) AFP - China's Olympic run-up stuttered again Monday as 16 policemen were killed in a grenade attack in the nation's far northwest, while pollution returned to fill athletes' lungs in Beijing. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Robots Check China's Post-Olympic Air Scientists monitor the effects of China's efforts to reign in air pollution. Home > Rss Directory > General > ABC News |
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EPA Decision Signals Trouble for Coal - New York Times New York TimesEPA Decision Signals Trouble for CoalNew York Times - 1 hour agoBy Kate Galbraith Building new coal plants is likely to take longer given a recent decision by EPA adjudicators. (Photo: Associated Press) Environmentalists said that the coal industry was ree Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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7 dirty secrets of the security industry Corporate IT executives need to beware the seven dirty secrets of the security industry that can undermine the safety of business networks, a security expert told attendees at Interop Las Vegas."It's best to hav Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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MIT students ungagged: Judge vacates gag order - ZDNet Canada.comMIT students ungagged: Judge vacates gag orderZDNet - 1 hour agoGreat way to end a Tuesday! Federal Judge George O’Toole ungagged the three MIT students who had planned to speak at Defcon on weaknesses in the Boston T’s CharlieCard system.Judge Lifts G Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Court blocks MIT students from showing subway hack - The Associated Press eFluxMediaCourt blocks MIT students from showing subway hackThe Associated Press - 49 minutes agoLAS VEGAS (AP) - A federal judge ordered three college students to cancel a Sunday presentation at a computer hackers' conference where they planned to show security flaws i Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Massachusetts: We want to meet with MIT subway-hacking students - CNET News E Canada NowMassachusetts: We want to meet with MIT subway-hacking studentsCNET News - 1 hour agoThe state of Massachusetts said Monday it is not prepared to abandon its lawsuit against MIT students who uncovered security vulnerabilities in Boston transit cards, even th Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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The Last Minute Obama-McCain Coal Debate - Washington Post Wall Street Journal BlogsThe Last Minute Obama-McCain Coal DebateWashington Post - 34 minutes agoBarack Obama (D-Ill.) made about the future of coal, and it became one of the last-minute issues in an effort to swing votes in coal-producing regions of the Midwest.Oba Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Kansas Governor Vetoes Bill to Revive 2 Coal-Fired Plants - New York Times Environment News ServiceKansas Governor Vetoes Bill to Revive 2 Coal-Fired PlantsNew York Times - 1 hour agoBy FELICITY BARRINGER Gov. Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas vetoed a measure on Friday that would have forced the state to approve two coal-fired power plants produ Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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China to log its worst polluters The Chinese government is to survey the country's major sources of pollution and compile a national census. Home > Rss Directory > General > BBC |