China environmental issues

China Wakes Up to Its Environmental Catastrophe. Cleaning up the environment is an urgent task for China's leaders, who face a backlash from enraged citizens; http://newsletters.businessweek.com/c/1168803/60398984a45ac407/46

Europe air pollution. Economist.com. Charlemagne. Paris in the smog. As a cloud of pollution descends, the government bans cars with even-numbered plates from entering the capital

Traveling to Beijing? Have You Considered Smog Insurance? China's leading travel company, Ctrip, teams up with a top insurer to offer "haze insurance," which pays out if the air quality is particularly horrible. http://newsletters.businessweek.com/c/1170105/60398984a45ac407/7

 

 

Air Pollution May Cause Genetic Harm in Kids, China Study Finds; By Bloomberg News Mar 20, 2014; Air pollution led to genetic changes that may have sapped learning skills in children whose mothers were exposed to a Chinese coal-fired power plant before it was shuttered a decade ago, researchers found.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-19/air-pollution-may-cause-genetic-harm-in-kids-china-study-finds.html

China working on uranium-free nuclear plants in attempt to combat smog; Beijing brings forward deadline for world's first thorium-fuelled facility in attempt to break reliance on fossil fuels; theguardian.com, Wednesday 19 March 2014; http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/19/china-uranium-nuclear-plants-smog-thorium