Cleaner Greener China

Being known for its natural beauty, nice climate, and clean air is somethign that th ecity of Kunming is apparently looking to protect. :

The 60-strong police force, formed under the municipal public security bureau on Tuesday, is responsible for dealing with criminal acts in environmental pollution within the city, as well as assisting the environment [...]

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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 to contain arsenic in June in the Yuxi City section. A local company named Jinye Industry [...]

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China’s Energy – Challenges and Strategies by Professor Ni Weidou Academician, Chinese Academy of Science
“We are running out of the atmosphere faster than we’re running out of fossil fuels”
5 Challenges in China: 1) Huge pressure for energy by 2020. From 2010 to 2020 energy demand will double according to estimates that are under-calculating; 2) Shortage [...]

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During last week’s JUCCCE Conference, we were introduced to the new TV Series Red Hot Green China.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAuwVgFCt9I

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In another sign of the media picking up on the eNGO story, the China Daily released an interview of Tsinghua University Professor Chang Miao.
With a background in environmental management and business, the Q&A higlighted some of the challendges that China faces going forward.  It is an interview that I suggest taking the 5 minutes to [...]

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For those of you who are following the cleantech scene, then you will know that this week is the week for cleantech conferences in China.
First came the JUCCCE conference (which we covered), and today kicked off the US China Clean Tech Summit in Shanghai.  Hosted by Bay Area council, Yangtze Council, and Asia Society this [...]

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Wang Mengjie, Director of China Centre for Rural Energy Research and Training, in 2002 submitted the 4 page article Biogas Technology and Ecological Environment Development IN Rural Areas Of China (PDF Download Here) at the First International Conference on Ecological Sanitation
While not a technical paper, Wang gives some nice support for the use of biogas [...]

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Steve Papermaster - Powershift Ventures - President Council of Advisers on Science and Technology
US Energy issues 2008/ 2009
- volatility in oil markets has highlighted the concept of “global markets”
- investment oil exploration and production resumed, but many projects have been delayed
- ethanol drove food prices up
Trends that are historically not predictable on the short term, [...]

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Just want to take a minute to let everyone know that the NRDC has put together a blog for China called GreenLaw (h/t China Environmental Law).
Greenlaw is a joint service of the Natural Resources Defense Council ( NRDC ) China Project and the China Environmental Culture Promotion Association ( CECPA ).

So far, their first couple [...]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsKWyTzSWv0

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