-
Archives
- September 2010
- August 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
-
Meta
Monthly Archives: April 2009
World Bank: Toward a Greener China
Was reviewing some old bookmarks when I came across the World Bank Website Toward a Greener China. A Showcase of the projects they have worked on, I encourage everyone to take some time to look through the site. Besides an … Continue reading
Posted in Greener NGOs, Policies and Issues
Leave a comment
Build Your Own Yurt
Here is a fun one for you. A guide to building your own yurt, or as they are known in Mongolia. the Ger: The oldest complete yurt yet discovered was in a 13th century grave in the Khentei Mountains of … Continue reading
Recycling Can Boost Economies
Having just finished an article on the need to develop industrial systems that better capture and reuse waste, I found the follow clip interesting. In the article Chinese Vice Premier says recycling can help boost economic growth, Vice Premier Li … Continue reading
Event Notice: Cars, Electrical Cars and the Consumers
The Shanghai Foreign Correspondents’ Club Presents: Old Wang Gets Mobile – Cars, Electrical Cars and the Consumers A Lunchtime Talk with Yale Zhang and Klaus Paur 1 Oz 3 Wednesday, May 6th, 12pm (talk starts at 12.30pm) With the Chinese … Continue reading
Cross-Strait LED Cooperation to Set Global Standards
Historically, when speaking with people about where China has a leg up in “cleantech”, I would point to battery technologies. It was an area that was seeing a lot of VC interest 5 years ago, where the US was clearly … Continue reading
Chinese Trees Get an IV Drip
In what is either a groundbreaking form of drip irrigation, or a practice that needs to be nipped in the bud, the article Transplanted trees receive ‘intravenous drip’ in NW China highlights a practice that local official are using to … Continue reading
Chinese Bamboo Keyboard
One of the more interesting things about firms in China is just how randomly innovative they can be. When reading through the article Bamboo keyboards expect to bring green life to computer users, I was expecting to learn about a … Continue reading
Adura Power Trains Look to Enter China eBus Market
Following my post on Al Gore’s thoughts on how the US needs to play capture the flag with China for electronic car supremacy, I was alerted to the SF Gate article Electric power-train firm eyes China’s buses by Earth2tech that … Continue reading
Posted in Greener Companies, Greener Products
Tagged public transportation, Transportation
Leave a comment
The Long Green March: China’s Road Ahead
One of the greatest frustrations of mine is the fact that there is a dearth of environmental awareness in China, and few who are able to develop a program that gets beyond a small group. It is honestly, one of … Continue reading
Posted in Greener NGOs, Greener People
2 Comments
Push to Stimulate Economy Risks Further Environmental Damage in China
As the wheels of the global economy began to spin off, many began to ask what the implications for China’s environment would be. It was only last year that we began to see real strides, strides that were due in … Continue reading