Tuesday November 06th 2007, 1:09 pm
City officials will not limit private car ownership or enact traffic restrictions, despite terrible gridlock and air pollution that has raised concerns ahead of next summer's Olympics, a state news agency reported Tuesday.
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Beijing Will Not Restrict Private Cars (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Eco-friendly bus fleet flagged off in Delhi (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Tuesday November 06th 2007, 12:33 pm
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) The Delhi government Tuesday launched a new fleet of low-floor eco-friendly buses to reduce air pollution and strengthen the public transport system.
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Air pollution subject of two county meetings (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Tuesday November 06th 2007, 12:22 pm
Air pollution will be a subject of Wednesday's Allegheny County Board of Health and County Council meetings.
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Delhi to convert 40,000 diesel vehicles to CNG (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Tuesday November 06th 2007, 11:47 am
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) To bring down air pollution levels in the city, the Delhi government will soon convert 40,000 commercial vehicles run on diesel to compressed natural gas (CNG), Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit announced Tuesday.
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ARI EnviroFleet Team Joins With U.S. EPA SmartWay Transport (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Tuesday November 06th 2007, 11:35 am
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J., Nov. 6, 2007 -- Automotive Resources International today announced its affiliation with SmartWay Transport, a voluntary collaboration between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the freight industry, designed to increase energy efficiency while significantly reducing greenhouse gases and air pollution.
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Beijing begins construction of world’s biggest wheel (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Tuesday November 06th 2007, 11:00 am
China has started construction of the world's tallest Ferris wheel in central Beijing, due to be completed in 2009, state media reported Tuesday.
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1,000 new cars a day polluting Delhi air: study (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Tuesday November 06th 2007, 9:19 am
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) One thousand new cars are purchased every day in the capital, taking the air pollution to the pre-2000 levels that used to claim over 50,000 lives a year, revealed a new study released Tuesday.
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CECO Environmental Receives 19 New Orders Totaling Approximately $15.1 Million (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Tuesday November 06th 2007, 8:30 am
CECO Environmental Corp. , a leading provider of air pollution control and industrial ventilation systems, announced today that it has received 19 new orders totaling approximately $15.1 million.
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Updates Galore–Junk Mail, Wildfires, Windows Vista (PC World via Yahoo! News)
Tuesday November 06th 2007, 4:00 am
Steve brings you up-to-date on recent developments, plus a terrific card trick and instructions on how to hide a factory.
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Beijing rules out car restrictions during Olympics (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Tuesday November 06th 2007, 2:57 am
Olympic host city Beijing has ruled out any limits on the number of private cars allowed on the Chinese capital's notoriously congested and polluted streets, state media reported Tuesday.
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Beijing begins construction of world’s biggest wheel (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Tuesday November 06th 2007, 12:31 am
China has started construction of the world's tallest Ferris wheel in central Beijing, due to be completed in 2009, state media reported Tuesday.
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