Environment
Experts blame worse air quality on temperature increases
October 17, 2010
Experts blame worse air quality on temperature increases
The Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) predicted that thick fog will settle on Cairo and other provinces today. Citizens were advised…
Report: China electric vehicles to hit 1 million by 2020
October 16, 2010
Report: China electric vehicles to hit 1 million by 2020
Reuters--China's output of electric vehicles is expected to reach one million units by 2020, the official Xinhua news agency said…
Seasonal ‘black cloud’ casts shadow over Upper Egypt
October 14, 2010
Seasonal ‘black cloud’ casts shadow over Upper Egypt
The Environment Ministry has received numerous complaints from residents of the Upper Egyptian city of Sohag about cases of asphyxiation…
Protectorates not Protected: Wadi Degla
October 14, 2010
Protectorates not Protected: Wadi Degla
Extending west over 30 kilometers from eastern Maadi to Ain al-Sokhna on the Red Sea, the Wadi Degla Protectorate is…
Environmental Voices: Save a suffocating village
October 13, 2010
Environmental Voices: Save a suffocating village
The following article is part of Al-Masry Al Youm's weekly "Environmental Voices" series, in which issues related to the environment--whether…
Study: Wind could provide one fifth of world power by 2030
October 12, 2010
Study: Wind could provide one fifth of world power by 2030
BEIJING--Wind power could meet about a fifth of the world's electricity demand within 20 years, an industry group and environmental…
IEA: China overtakes US as biggest energy consumer
October 12, 2010
IEA: China overtakes US as biggest energy consumer
Reuters--China has become the world's largest energy user, having overtaken the United States, the head of the International Energy Agency…
350.org’s Global Work Party
October 11, 2010
350.org’s Global Work Party
Sunday marked a day of global environmental activism as 350.org, an international campaign to solve the climate crisis, held its…
Two more oil spills in Daqahliya
October 10, 2010
Two more oil spills in Daqahliya
The Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) in the delta governorate Dakahliya have received reports about two oil spills near Mansoura…
Climate talks marred by bickering, progress on finance
October 10, 2010
Climate talks marred by bickering, progress on finance
China hit back on Saturday at US claims it was shirking in the fight against climate change, likening the criticisms…