Cleaner Greener China: Clean Technology, Green Products, New Ideas, Clean China

For those who have researched solar usage, perhaps the worst irony of the fact that China is a leader in manufacturing panels is that 98% of the panel are exported.  Primarily becuase meters cannot put energy back on the grid, and there is some debate about who should pay for the investment. In China, making [...]

For all the issues that solar energy has faced in China, it is good to see that the first grid-connected solar power station is now online. As reported by China.org: Only half of the planned installed capacity was in production on Friday, which will have an annual output of 870,000 kwh. and as reported by [...]

A few weeks back, Inhabitat had a very interesting piece on green labels in the US entitled IS IT GREEN?: Eco-Labels and Certifications Shortly after that, Leigh at Crossroads made a trip to an organic conference in Shanghai with Julian at Green Leap Forward, and put together a report on the labels that they found [...]

With the unveiling of BYD’s electronic car this week behind us, I took interest in another announcement that hit the wires the week before – Chongqing to build electric car center – which is interestingly enough a cooperation between Chongqing and the city of DENVER. Detroit.. Denver… Detroit… Denver… Share a D and an e, [...]

There have been a ton of articles in the past week on the effectiveness of the pollution measures that were put in place prior to the Olympics. According to Science Daily’s coverage: During the two months when restrictions were in place, the levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) — a noxious gas resulting from fossil fuel [...]

When investing into one of China’s many investment zones, waste and its disposal is an issue for many. From the perspective of the investor, being able to dispose of ones waste properly needs to be considered, and knowing this many zones have set up groups to do this for them. the problem is, as the [...]

In what looks to be a very quick turnaround in planning, the North south water diversion project that was just last week being pushed off, is now being pushed forward. The difficulty of the task, and the questionable logic behind the project, are well summed in the article: The huge project consists of eastern, middle [...]

While attending the recent GIGA fair at URBN hotel, Live Green’s table proved to be one of the more popular one with attendees. Exhibiting their green lifestyle products, Live Green’s site offers shoppers a range of greener products for the home – towels, chopsticks, stuffed animals, coffee, games, and clothing. Through their very well designed [...]