NOte, please, that these are not deaths related to PM2.5, of which we are still awaiting evidence. Continue reading China Admits Pollution Has Caused ‘Cancer Villages’
Category: China
China emissions tax may replace ‘pollutant discharge fees’
Really Red: Chinese environment official challenged to swim in polluted river
Bao Zhenming, who declined to take up the challenge was offered over £20,000 to swim in the contaminated waterway. Continue reading Really Red: Chinese environment official challenged to swim in polluted river
China to Impose Limits on Six Industries to Tackle Air Pollution
Fine… but where are the bodies? More than a month of atrocious PM2.5 air quality has produced no bodies. Continue reading China to Impose Limits on Six Industries to Tackle Air Pollution
Polluted Beijing cuts down on Lunar New Year fireworks
Viv Forbes: Foggy Thinking on Smog
Coal gets blamed for all the bad things, even the Asian Smog. What causes this smog? Continue reading Viv Forbes: Foggy Thinking on Smog
New Japan-China Air Tensions: Smog
The Chinese are actually blaming the Japan for high PM2.5 levels.
“Now comes a new spat, with Japanese officials and media suggesting China’s latest air-pollution crisis may be spreading across the East China Sea into Japan… The Japanese reports drew some harsh response from China. One critic was quoted as saying: ‘After the earthquake, Japan switched from nuclear power to coal fired power, and has been incinerating their waste. This has greatly affected China’s environment, so one cannot criticize only China. The pollution needs to be reduced, but we cannot ignore climate change and neighboring countries’.”
Read more at the Wall Street Journal (subscription may be required).
Will Chinese Pollution Lead to Coal-to-Gas Switching?
Not anytime soon. Continue reading Will Chinese Pollution Lead to Coal-to-Gas Switching?
Suffocating smog from China reaches regions of Japan
We continue to await reports of bodies. Continue reading Suffocating smog from China reaches regions of Japan
China entrepreneurs cash in on air pollution
Not undertakers, though. Where are the bodies? Continue reading China entrepreneurs cash in on air pollution
China’s air pollution is so bad it’s visible from space
But no deaths are visible on Earth. Continue reading China’s air pollution is so bad it’s visible from space
Pollution thick enough to cancel flights hits Beijing
“It’s really bad for your health, obviously,” — so where are the bodies? Continue reading Pollution thick enough to cancel flights hits Beijing