Blog Tag - Beijing air pollution

Beijing Pollution Hits 647, but Beijingers Bought Fewer Fireworks
Beijing's PM2.5 concetration reached a mere 647 micrograms per cubic meter at its peak during Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) celebrations, down 7...
Major Source of Beijing Air Pollution Discovered: You
After blaming power plants and factories in Beijing and Hebei province, chuan'r salesmen, and automobiles, a new study appears to have pinpointed a...
Smog to Plague Beijing until Friday
Beijing's old friend smog will be the main feature of Beijing's weather between Wednesday and Friday, with fireworks smoke and stagnant air cited as...
Beijing May Impose Winter Auto Restrictions, But Why Now?
News reports over the weekend indicated that Beijing is still considering automobile restrictions using the odd-even license plate system, on which...
Clean-Air Accolades: MayAir wins the Bluetech Award
This winter has already been marred by record-breaking levels of pollution and unprecedented red alert restrictions, but Beijingers need not fear....
PKU Deep Dive: Will Electric Cars Really Make a Dent in the City’s Pollution Problem?
Beijing’s notorious traffic is not only a transportation quagmire; it’s also a primary source of the capital’s ongoing air pollution woes. To help...
Breathless in Beijing: Irene Hong, Managing Director of China eCapital
In this portion of MayAir’s sponsored series, we interview members of Beijing’s international community about what they think and how they deal with...
Beijing to Impose 'Odd-Even' License Plate Restrictions for Remainder of Winter: Report
Chinese social media has been alight with the unconfirmed but seemingly imminent imposition of "odd-even" license plate restrictions for the rest of...
Breathless in Beijing: Natooke CEO Ines Brunn on how (and why) she cycles through the smog
In this portion of MayAir’s sponsored series, we interview members of Beijing’s international community about what they think and how they deal with...
Breathless in Beijing: Hailie Song, Marketing Manager at Sherpa’s
In this portion of MayAir’s sponsored series, we interview members of Beijing’s international community about what they think and how they deal with...
Breathless in Beijing: Shane Novak, Owner of Mookey Swim and MFit Kickboxing
Editor’s Note: In this portion of MayAir’s sponsored series, we interview members of Beijing’s international community about what they think and how...
That Wheezy Feeling: Asthma Irritants and What You Can do About It
While PM2.5s are widely known as one of Beijing's most hazardous pollutants, Dr. Gary Sackrison says those minuscule particles are not the only...
Now Cher and the Sierra Club Are Parroting the 'Beijing Air/40 Cigarettes Per Day' Myth
Apparently actress/singer/zombie Cher doesn't read the Beijinger, and we're not sure whether that's good or not. If Cher did, then she'd know that...
Observations on the Midway Point of Beijing's First-Ever Red Alert
We’re at the midpoint of Beijing’s first-ever red alert over bad air, and things are going as swimmingly as they could be given that we’re dealing...
Beijing Gets The Onion Treatment over Air Pollution
US humor publication The Onion gave it to Beijing with both barrels on Wednesday, with Beijing air pollution the topic. The Onion posted to its...