Latest News about Air Pollution and Its Effects

Aid groups drive to curb deadly gas-guzzling cars.
Friday November 03rd 2006, 7:00 pm

Aid workers in the UK are joining a growing initiative to make humanitarian groups more responsible with their gas-guzzling four-wheel-drive cars, which belch out fumes that pollute the local environment and make people sick. [News Source]





Aid groups drive to curb deadly gas-guzzling cars.
Tuesday October 31st 2006, 7:00 pm

Aid agencies spend about $800 million a year on vehicles, but they could save $160 million annually -- and many lives -- by training staff in road safety and buying appropriate cars to higher environmental standards, logistics specialists say. [News Source]