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The article focuses on a report launched by the Oxford University regarding the impact of air travel emissions on environment in Great Britain. The report warns that within next 44 years, aircraft emissions will increase upto 10 times. But the travel industry argues that the environmental impact...
- Would you pay to offset your air travel emissions? Kendall, Gillian // Ecos;Apr/May2007, Issue 136, p8
The article reports on the launch of an environmental program which aims to offset air travel emissions in Australia. Accordingly, the said program integrates two approaches in which the first approach requires the funding of environmental initiatives by the passengers, while the second involves...
- Tourism and the Environment: Issues of Concern and Sustainability of Southern Part of the Caspian Sea Coastal Areas. Mola, Farzaneh; Shafaei, Fatemeh; Mohamed, Badaruddin // Journal of Sustainable Development;Mar2012, Vol. 5 Issue 3, p2
Caspian Sea coastlines in Iran have been opened to tourists for 'sun-sea-sand' holiday purpose and have created dynamic ecological sources for many economic activities in the region. However, these coastal areas have been exposed to critical situation of losing their attractiveness due to lack...
- Can China Reduce CO2 Emissions from Cars? Nieuwenhuis, Paul; Zapata, Clovis // Greener Management International;Spring2006, Issue 50, p65
China's car and truck market is growing at a dramatic pace. In 2004 alone, some 5,028,808 vehicles were sold in China. Of these nearly half were cars, virtually all locally produced. This represents a 27% increase over 2003; however, it follows growth rates of 24% and 36% in 2002 and 2003...
- Bioaerosol Generation at Large-Scale Green Waste Composting Plants. Saacute;nchez-Monedero, Miguel A.; Stentiford, Edward I.; Urpilainen, Sari T. // Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association;May2005, Vol. 55 Issue 5, p612
Bioaerosol release from composting plants is a cause of concern because of the potential health impacts on site workers and local residents. A one-year monitoring was undertaken in a typical composting plant treating green wastes by windrowing in the open. Aspergillus fumigatus spores and...
- On Some New Indicators for the Energo-Ecological Assessment of Thermo-Power Plants Operation. C�rdu, Mircea; Negoitescu, Arina Speranta; Sandu, Dana // International Journal of Ecology;2008, p1
The authors offer a critical analysis of pollution indicators currently applied for the ecological assessment of the thermo power plant's operation. They forward new "energo-ecological" indicators to highlight both the qualitative aspect of polluting emissions and their quantitative aspect, by...
- Flagging Environmental Health Awareness on Beaches. Tillett, Tanya // Environmental Health Perspectives;Aug2006, Vol. 114 Issue 8, pA468
The article focuses on the environmental alert flag program at beaches in Galveston, Texas. The flag warns beachgoers of air and weather conditions that could pose a health threat. Whenever the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality deems that air quality conditions exist that might affect...
- THE COSTA DEL NORTE. Pape, Eric; Contreras, Joseph; Villeminot, Florence // Newsweek (Atlantic Edition);4/16/2007, Vol. 149 Issue 16/17, p60
The article focuses on the impact of global warming on the tourism industry world wide. The author mentions that ski resorts are already finding alternative means to entertain guests due to fewer snow storms. Also reported are concerns for many tropical island nations which stand to lose...
- THE COSTA DEL NORTE. Pape, Eric; Contreras, Joseph; Villeminot, Florence // Newsweek (Pacific Edition);4/16/2007, Vol. 149 Issue 16/17, p52
The article focuses on the impact of global warming on the tourism industry world wide. The author mentions that ski resorts are already finding alternative means to entertain guests due to fewer snow storms. Also reported are concerns for many tropical island nations which stand to lose...
