Cleaner Greener China

IT has been a while since I have taken a break, but for the next 10 days I will be on vacation in Thailand.
To keep you busy, I have put together a list of articles, reports, and Youtubes that I will be reading through myself.
Have a good week, and I’ll be back on Oct 7
Sustainability
Experiences [...]

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The relationship between climate change and glaciers melting is a well covered topic, but as a resident of China and a member of the sustainabble community, I am beginning to hear more and more about the problem China will face in the future as its glaciers out west face.
It is a scary picture that this [...]

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Algae blooms in China are becoming a real issue for many bodies of water in China, and solutions are needed.
Looking recently into using algae to create energy, which is a very limited technology at this point, I came across another option that may have more practical applications for China.  The Alewife
As reported in the August [...]

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Mobile Magazine profiled the scooter above a couple of months ago, and 3pl Wire half joked that they could see the brown team delivering packages from these (actually, the original rendorings have a DHL concept).
For me, this product would be very interesting for forward leaning express companies who are getting crushed by gas prices.  It [...]

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Last week while writing up a review of Sinopec’s Sustainability report (PDF Download here), I was caught off guard by the approach they took in constructing the report.
It read more like a CSR report, its focus was not on raw material usage, carbon footprint, and solar panelse, and even their order of priorities when they [...]

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As China has developed, its need to scoop up the world’s natural resources to fuel its needs has affected nearly every market in the world.
China’s appetitite for wood is something that has been nearly as contriversial as its appetite for oil as large areas of Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Burma, and South American countries have [...]

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In so many forums, articles, and discussions, it is China’s air pollution that is front and center, but one of the most important issues for China going forward will be food.
The Greening of China’s Food - Green Food, Organic Food, and Eco-labeling by John Paul at The Australian National University Canberra, Australia,is an excellent [...]

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Given China’s building boom, and China’s reliance on bricks and concrete to build walls and foundations, the applications for this product could be huge if the product was proven and brought into China.
A product of Carbon Sense Solutions, it CO2 eating concrete process is one that is still under review (according to their website), and [...]

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AsiaisGreen has put a really interesting guide for event managers on their website, and I have already passed onto 20 of my friends in Shanghai and HK who are event planners.
The Green Events Guide (PDF download here) was put together for event planners because:
All events, big or small, use resources and have negative impacts on [...]

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Several websites are reporting on the fact that the NDRC (National Department and Reform Commission) has issued a circular severely limiting coal liquification projects in China.
According to RSC coverage:
According to a notice posted on its website on 4 September 2008, NDRC has now ordered that all CTL projects - except an ongoing one by Shenhua, China’s largest [...]

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