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03/17/2018 / By Edsel Cook

The skies are blue again in Beijing as pollution crackdown takes effect, but are polluters just migrating?

The Chinese government’s recent crackdown on air pollution from coal-fired sources has borne fruit as Beijing residents enjoy the sight of cerulean skies for a record amount of time. However, some people are worried that the polluters are just migrating to other cities, The Guardian recently reported. According to state-operated media, Beijing enjoyed a record 226 days of “good” air quality in […]

01/31/2018 / By David Williams

France plans to shut down all coal-fired power stations by 2021 in new climate change directive

French President Emmanuel Macron wants France to be the leader in the march towards a “greener” Earth. In a recent World Economic Forum meeting that was held in Davos, he announced his plans to shut down all coal-fired power plants in France by the year 2021. This announcement was part of an energetic speech made […]

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