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Fresh Air Now Available in China… In a Can

Ian Delap — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:53:57 +0000

China's air pollution issues are nothing new. Mass industrialization has covered much of Northern China in a dense toxic fog. Philanthropist and recycling entrepreneur, Chen Guangbiao is currently marketing a solution to help citizens breathe easier. Fresh air! In a can.

Are You Worried About Pollution? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:00:53 +0000

According to a new poll from Gallup, Americans are less concerned about pollution than they have been at any time since 1990, when the polling company started regularly surveying attitudes on the subject. The group’s latest Environmental Poll has only 48 percent of respondent worried about pollution of drinking water and 36 percent concerned about air pollution. In [...]

Coke Billboard in the Philippines Reduces Air Pollution

Shauna Wright — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:46:44 +0000

Billboards are usually just meant to promote a product or Donny and Marie Osmond’s latest casino residency, but this sign in the Philippines is doing a lot more — it’s reducing air pollution, too.

Coca-Cola and the World Wide Fund for Nature (known Stateside as the World Wildlife Fund) collaborated on a 60-by-60 foot billboard made of 3,600 potted Fukien tea plants. The plants are potted in discarded bottles from Coca-Cola company products and specially modified to grow sideways with an efficient drip irrigation watering system. The billboard can absorb as much as 46,800 pounds of carbon dioxide a year.