Related Articles (Prince George Citizen Online) BEIJING - Beijing will close 153 gas stations and oil depots during this summer's Olympics to meet concerns over air pollution in the Chinese capital, state media reported Friday. [News Source]

Another Kentucky City Proposes Smoking Ordinance (WTVQ Lexington) About 70 people voiced their opinions to the Danville City Commission Monday night on a proposed smoking ordinance. The ordinance would prohibit people from smoking in public places and in workplaces. The Boyle County Health Department conducted a study on smoking, which showed significantly higher levels (8.1) of indoor air pollution in Boyle County compared to "smoke-free cities." Folks ... [News Source]

Hong Kong targets power supply (Financial Times) Hong Kong’s environment secretary has warned the city’s power companies to reduce emissions of sulphur dioxide, a big source of air pollution, by a substantial amount within two years. [News Source]

People breathing city air are likened to fish in an oil spill (Financial Times) Alarming evidence for the way air pollution damages the cardiovascular system emerged on Monday at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Boston. [News Source]

Indoor Air Pollution And Cardiovascular Disease Risk (Medical News Today) A team of scientists from Denmark and Sweden discovered that indoor air polluted with tiny particles that are breathed in and get into the bloodstream affected the performance of blood vessels, and potentially increased the risk of cardiovascular disease, in elderly people. When the air quality was improved using filters, their blood vessels worked much better. [News Source]

Impact of air pollution focus of lecture series (East Tennessean) "The Impact of Indoor Air Pollution on Human Health in the Developing World" will be the topic of a free public lecture at ETSU on Feb. 20, at 7 p.m. in the Ball Hall auditorium. Dr. William Martin, Director of Translational Research for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), will deliver the keynote address which is part of the "Leading Voices in Public Health" ... [News Source]

Nalco to Hold Conference Call/Webcast On New Nalco Mobotec Air Pollution Control Offering On February 22 (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance) NAPERVILLE, Ill., Feb. 18, 2008 -- Nalco Holding Company will hold a conference call/Webcast at 2 p.m. ET on Feb. 22, to discuss its re-entry into the air pollution control market through the recent acquisition of a majority interest in Mobotec USA and the formation of Nalco Mobotec. [News Source]

Delhi to get world-class air monitor (Hindustan Times) The capital seems to have woken up to the clear and present danger posed by rising levels of air-pollution. It plans to put into place a world-class air-pollution measuring mechanism capable of monitoring even the tiniest harmful particle in the air. [News Source]

‘Buddhababu, wake up!’ (The Telegraph) What pollution peril do you face? Who do you blame for the air pollution in town? Metro readers have responded with a flood of e-mails. All blame it on apathy — of the government and the citizen. We pick a few letters... [News Source]

Beijing to check air pollution (New Kerala) Beijing, Feb 18 : Environmental officials in China have said 144 gas stations and nine oil depots in the capital region would be closed by the end of May because of cost or safety issues connected with air quality regulations. [News Source]

Air pollution in British cities is ‘as toxic to the heart as an oil spill’ (Daily Mail) Air pollution in Britain's cities could be as toxic to the heart as an oil slick, scientists have warned [News Source]