Monthly Archives: August 2008

Global Sources LED Supplier Research

Global Sources offers users access to a large number of supplier profiles, and fortunately for us they are able to leverage that database to construct a variety of research reports by industry. Recently, in the area of  LED lights/cluster lamps, … Continue reading

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Half Of World’s Food Wasted – China is No Exception

Treehugger has highlighted in their Study Finds Half of All Food Produced Worldwide is Wasted a topic that typically does not hits the radar screen as it is rarely studied or put into context. According to a new policy brief … Continue reading

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GIGA Newsletter – August 2008

And we’re ready to punch the Olympic pause button again, and get rolling. We’ve put our time to good use by preparing our next escapades – see below – and by working on a new (yes, more functional, and yes … Continue reading

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Nest Shanghai Newsletter: August 2008

Welcome to our community Health & Sustainability @ Taikang is an association of like-minded vendors in Taikang Lu, represented by Nest, Origin, and Shokay. Situated amongst the original residential community in traditional Shikumen housing and renovated artist factories, Taikang Lu … Continue reading

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Environmental Impacts of E-bikes in Chinese Cities

A very interesting report entitled The Environmental Impacts of E-bikes in Chinese Cities put out by researchers at Berkley, Tsinghua, and UC Davis. The article itself is a well written piece that looks at the recent explosion of electronic bikes … Continue reading

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Nest: Home to Social Entrepreneurs in Shanghai

Located within the Taicang rd art scene is potentially china’s first private co-op.  Hosting the products of nine socially conscious entrepreneurs, Nest has done an excellent job of providing a space for these designers by staying true to 5 tenat … Continue reading

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Toxic Lifen: How Can This Not Change?

I have been to plenty of cities in China that when you get off a plane, you can literally be able to taste the products that a city produces.  The grey / yellow sky acts as a backlight in a … Continue reading

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AIGA Launches Designing Water’s Future – China Needs to Apply

Designing Water’s Future is aimed at generating exceptionally creative and original design thinking to raise awareness of the emerging global water crisis—and to do so in ways that inspire people to act. Reaching beyond all boundaries, the initiative seeks to … Continue reading

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Solar Powered Battery Charger for Mobile Phones and Laptops

For those of you on the road a lot, or in areas where finding a plug can be difficult (airport, outback of Australia, or the beaches of Thailand) Chinavision has recently released a solar product that will charge your phone … Continue reading

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Haier Brings Green Products and Green Washing to the Olympic Green

While nearly all of the reports coming out of Beijing these days seem to be air quality related, it was good to see some of the efforts that were being made to solve the issues. One of China’s first global … Continue reading

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