Archives for the ‘Air Quality’ Category

Cameroon: Bush Burning Fuels Climate Change

By admin • Feb 23rd, 2008 • Category: Air Quality, Forests, Global Warming

It was 5. 30 pm at Ijim in Boyo Division of the Northwest Province. The hot sun had just quit the stage, giving way to a biting cold.Columns of smoke could be seen meandering into the sky. They seemed to be in a stiff competition of emitting carbondioxide into the atmosphere. As this reporter approached […]



Air Quality and Climate Change Consultation

By admin • Feb 19th, 2008 • Category: Air Quality, Featured, Global Warming

The Issues
It’s hard to get away from climate change in the news and even though we don’t have the ‘pea-souper’ fogs we used to, air quality is still an issue in Reading and elsewhere.Reading has recently experienced extremes of hot weather, water shortages and severe flooding.
Climate change will increase the chance of these happening more […]



Swedish truckmakers lead switch to green transport

By admin • Feb 8th, 2008 • Category: Air Quality, Green Transport

The transport sector is a major planet polluter but truckmakers in Sweden, where a clean environment has long been a top concern, are leading the way in climate-conscious production with eco-friendly plants.”Volvo and Scania are definitely in advance on the competition. Environmental issues have been on their minds for a very, very long time,” Anders […]



Methane from landfills seen as a viable, renewable source of energy

By admin • Feb 6th, 2008 • Category: Air Quality, Energy, Global Warming, Sustainable Resources

Get a whiff of this: Methane gas from landfills actually can be harnessed as a source of renewable energy.
It’s not a new technology, but it’s an idea that’s been gaining popularity since the 1980s. Now it’s catching on in a big way as waste companies search for so-called “greener” ways to do business and utilities […]