Air Pollution- Article Summary & Synthesis Assignment

Due Monday February 22nd

Instructions: On the TOP-right corner of a piece of loose-leaf paper write your name, the class, the period, and the date. On the TOP-left corner of a piece of loose-leaf paper write the name of this assignment "Air Pollution- Article Summary & Synthesis Assignment". This needs to be in the TOP margin at the top of the paper, not in the lined portion.

Part 1- Air Pollution Summary- Read the following article “Study: Air pollution kills 3.3 million worldwide, may double” and write a 2-3 paragraph summary. 

http://bigstory.ap.org/urn:publicid:ap.org:4462d06c50c44fc0a97e642527927997

Part 2- Beijing & New Delhi Air Pollution Synthesis- Read the following articles “Beijing continues to suffer from pollution, but Delhi's air quality is one-and-a-half times worse” and “Beijing’s Bad Air Would Be Step Up for Smoggy Delhi” then write a 1-page synthesis.

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/beijing-pollution-smog-air-quality-environment-delhi-india-china-a6768611.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/26/world/asia/beijings-air-would-be-step-up-for-smoggy-delhi.html?_r=1

Part 3- Acid Rain- Read the following article “China Takes First Steps In the Fight Against Acid Rain” and write a 1-page summary. 

http://e360.yale.edu/feature/china_takes_first_steps_in_the_fight_against_acid_rain/2333/

Part 4- Extra Credit (40 points)- Read the following articles “Beijing to Shut All Major Coal Power Plants to Cut Pollution” and “China to Halt New Coal Mine Approvals Amid Pollution Fight” then write a 1-page synthesis. 

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-24/beijing-to-close-all-major-coal-power-plants-to-curb-pollution

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-30/china-to-suspend-new-coal-mine-approvals-amid-pollution-fight