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Monthly Archives: November 2008
China to Spend 29 Billion on Green Cars. BLING! BLING!
Perhaps one of the most exciting things about living in China is seeing the speed by which it is willing to leapfrog old technologies and invest in new. and, if true, the article China prepares $29 billion for green car … Continue reading
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The Costs of China’s Desertification
A recent article at the People’s Daily reports that desertification causes yearly loss of 54 billion yuan in China. Realistically, given the various unmeasurable costs this number is vastly under reported, and where I would like to direct your attention … Continue reading
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Recipe: Yunnan goat cheese with broccoli and tomato
h/t to Go Kunming for introducing us to this recipe! Ingredients 100g of rubing* 1 medium sized floret of broccoli 1 large tomato 2 cloves of garlic 1 tbsp of soy sauce 2 tsp salt Oil for frying See the … Continue reading
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Recognizing the Full Costs of Pollution in China
In the article Official warns environmental pollution no longer acceptable, I saw the strongest statement to date that officials and agencies are finally understanding the tradoff between economic growth and the environmnet: Yangzonghai Lake, famous for its springs, was found … Continue reading
China’s Food and Water Security Are Eroding Away
What do you think of first when you hear the word “sustainability”? Do you think of solar panels? hybrid cars? Clean Coal? air pollution? If you are in the US or EU, chances are that you think of those issues … Continue reading
The Future of Connected and Sustainable Cities
With dozens of cities in China urbanizing all at the same time, and at a pace matched at no time by anyone else, making sure cities are planned and built properly is a must.
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Consumers in China Will Force Corporations to Address Sustainability Issues
For a firm looking to “green” itself, the traditional model has been the costs of brown vs. the costs of green. A simply apples to apples comparison that many used to determine whether the time and money should be invested … Continue reading
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Beijing and Shanghai Are UNEP Brown Spots
http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=550&ArticleID=5978&l=en
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Hydropower on the Nu River
Returning from their period of Youtube silence, China’s Green Beat has returned with their latest video. Focused onthe Nu River, in Southwest China, this video marks a departure from their hisotrically slap stick based environmental lessons, but the topic is … Continue reading
Should Cleantech be Socialized?
Attending 2 cleantech conferences in a week will provide many opportunities to learn, There was a lot to take in, a lot of people to meet, and a lot of issues to face… and work through. Not a specialist in … Continue reading
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