Public health

Air pollution killed 7 million people in 2012

Wednesday, March 26, 2014 / Sustainable development / Leave a Comment

According to new figures released by the World Health Organization (WHO), both indoor and outdoor air pollution killed no less than seven million people around the world in 2012, making it the world’s largest single environmental health risk. “The risks from air pollution are now far greater than previously thought or understood, particularly for heart …

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Coal will kill 13,200 people in the US this year

Wednesday, September 15, 2010 / Climate change / Leave a Comment

To a new report from the Clean Air Task Force coal will kill an estimated 13,200 people this year in America. It will also cause 9,700 hospitalizations and some 20,000 heart attacks. All this will cost $100 billions in additional health care bills. These are staggering figures that clearly show that even without carbon dioxide …

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