Breathing Clean Air

Smog pollution what is smog and how does it affect our health, and for those unaware of the term “smog”, it is simply put, a combination of the words “smoke” and “fog,” and that is essentially what it is. Smog forms when particles of dust, smoke, industrial emissions, or other pollutants mingle with water droplets in the atmosphere. Because it is heavier than smoke or fog alone, it tends to collect in valleys and hollows. Read more on <a href="http://greenplanetethics.com/wordpress/smog...Read Full Story

Dentist Abroad Health News. Nearly 900 people are dying in Moscow every day because of the heat wave and resultant smog. Moscow , the capital city of Russia is now enduring its  third week of searing heat and resultant smog from the many fires that have erupted. It is reported that at the weekend the concentration of carbon monoxide and other pollutants in Moscow’s air exceeded the safe limit by almost seven times. Normal summer daytime temperatures are about 24 degrees C, but ecently...Read Full Story

Lancaster California is home to the first battery powered, solar paneled house with roof tiles claiming to reduce as much pollution as the average car creates annually. The 4 bedroom, 2 bath, 1519 square foot home, received the roof tiles embedded with a catalyst that helps reduce smog causing nitrogen oxide pollution when the catalyst is exposed to sunlight. This prototype home was built by KH Homes and BYD, a manufacturer of clean energy technologies, providing the solar panels, solar...Read Full Story

Montreal has a smog alert today as it has several times in the last two weeks, which is a little ironic, considering that yesterday Quebec Premier Jean Charest pledged to cut the emissions by 20 per cent compared to 1990 by 2020. On a per capita basis, the province's emissions would drop to eight tonnes, considerably less than Quebec’s previous target of 11 tonnes per capita. In comparison, the European Union targets are nine tonnes per capita, while the Harper government aims to reduce them...Read Full Story

When a taxi driver complains about Bixis cutting back on clients you’ve got something that is more than just a gadget. The big question for me when the Bixi , Montreal’s bike share program, was rolled out last spring was: who would use them? Bike riding has grown around here in the last few years, as more bike paths have been constructed on busy streets. Bike traffic is even approaching a critical mass on some side streets. Everybody who might want to ride a bike already has one, right?   No...Read Full Story