Air pollution 'will become bigger global killer than dirty water'

Submitted by ward on Mon, 03/19/2012 - 12:46pm

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Fiona Harvey

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OECD report says pollution will become biggest cause of premature death, killing an estimated 3.6 million people a year by 2050

Urban air pollution is set to become the biggest environmental cause of premature death in the coming decades, overtaking even such mass killers as poor sanitation and a lack of clean drinking water, according to a new report.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/mar/15/air-pollution-biggest-killer-water

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2012

Can Smarter Growth Guide China’s Urban Building Boom?

Submitted by ward on Sun, 03/11/2012 - 2:31pm

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david biello

Can Smarter Growth Guide China’s Urban Building Boom?

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The world has never seen anything like China’s dizzying urbanization boom, which has taken a heavy environmental toll. But efforts are now underway to start using principles of green design and smart growth to guide the nation’s future development.

Coal money, generated by one of the world’s largest open-pit mines, has built a new Ordos, a municipality in the Chinese province of Inner Mongolia.