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Worrying traces of resistant bacteria in air

Polluted city air has now been identified as a possible means of transmission for resistant bacteria. Researchers have shown that air samples from Beijing...

Diplomatic global warming: Environmental cooperation during 1970s helped ease Cold War tensions

Scientific cooperation to address concerns about the environment helped to foster détente between the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1970s, concludes...

Salty snow could affect air pollution in the Arctic

In pictures, the Arctic appears pristine and timeless with its barren lands and icy landscape. In reality, the area is rapidly changing. Scientists are...

Indonesian fires exposed 69 million to ‘killer haze’

Wildfires in Indonesia and Borneo exposed 69 million people to unhealthy air pollution, new research has shown.

What factors are influencing electric vehicle purchases in China?

In 2014, the 74,763 new energy vehicles sold accounted for only 0.3 percent of total automobile sales in China that year. So a group...

Researchers solve mystery of historic 1952 London fog and current Chinese haze

In 1952 a killer fog covered London for five days, causing breathing problems and killing thousands of residents. The exact cause and nature of...

A commercial, drylands food forest

After the US election, my post about what to look for when buying land for permaculture suddenly picked up some traffic. If there is...

Pollution emitted near equator has biggest impact on global ozone

Where the world emits is more important than how much it emits, suggesting that the southward shift of emissions toward the equator is driving...

Global hot spot maps link consumers with impacts

A new model creates global hot spot maps to illuminate how what we buy pollutes the planet and where. The idea is to help...

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