http://www.startribune.com/
It is reported that in the end of the century, Chicago will be as hot as if you are in the south of American. Chicago city government already set up plans to prevent severe damages caused by extreane weather.
Public alleys are being repaved with materials that are permeable to water. The white oak, the state tree of Illinois, has been banned from planting lists, and swamp oaks and sweet gum trees from the South have been given new priority.
Navarro, Mireya. 2011. New York City Rule to Ban Dirtiest Oils at Buildings. New York Times (April 21).
http://tinyurl.com/6za726d
The new rule, announced by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg as part of an update to his environmental agenda, known as PlaNYC, affects about 10,000 buildings that burn the dirtiest types of heating oil: No. 6, the cheapest oil pumped into aging boilers; and No. 4, another heavy oil that is only slightly less noxious.
In a report released on Thursday (April 21), the city’s health department said air pollution from the fine particles emitted by the dirty-oil buildings, as well as other sources in the city, caused more than 3,000 deaths, 2,000 hospital admissions for lung and heart conditions and about 6,000 emergency room visits for asthma annually.
PlaNYC 2030
http://www.nyc.gov/html/planyc2030/html/home/home.shtml
Video: http://youtu.be/nh4fVjw-os0
Kaufman, Leslie. 2011. Preparing For A Warm Future. New York Times (May 26).
Reuters Global Energy and Climate Summit. June 13-19, 2011.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/13/idUS15048+13-Jun-2011+HUG20110613 Texas Campaign for the Environment
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