Cleaner Greener China

For those of you in China looking to learn more about the organic market in China, or see which products, equipment, and technology are available in China, you should check out the Green Food Expo this weekend.
According to the Shanghai Daily report:

The four-day expo will be hosted at the Shanghai Agriculture Exhibition Hall in [...]

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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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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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Shangahiist has a short interview of Denise Cheng, founder of Kiwing Foods, that I found interesting.
How does a group of people that has no experience in the business of farming go about doing it?
We brought in experts that had done work at the School of Agriculture here. We also are surrounded by farmland that [...]

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Yesterday, a fashion show was held in Wuhu Anhui.
Unlike, the ones that grace the runways of Paris, London, New York, or Shanghai, the clothing highlighted at this show was designed by elementary kids using recycled materials.
Fashion creations made of newspapers, packaging bags, plastic bottles and leaves designed by 280 students were displayed here on Thursday.

All [...]

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The development of new materials in China is nothing new.
If you visit any investment zone in China, it will list “new materials” as one of its pillar industries, and as we are seeing with the use of carbon.. sometimes an old material can become a “sustianable material” when used in a new manner.
This week, according [...]

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When looking for innovative social enterprises in China, one would not think to look at a corporate website, but in the case of the Threads of Yunnan that is exactly where I found one.
Supported by the Yunnan Danyun Business Affairs Consulting Company Ltd. , the Threads of Yunnan Project is one of those gems that [...]

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While speaking at the 2008 Poptech conference, Carl Safina of the Blue Ocean Institute spoke about the impact we are having on the world’s fish stock.
In short, we are cleaning out the oceans.
While watching the speech, I was reminded of how a mine operates. you have a resource of value that is being sought, [...]

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There are few sources of clean energy more discussed than solar, but as we recently highlighted, solar energy in China has faced a lot of hurdles.
Put into operation last week, this project could offer some hope as more and more firms are looking to put panels into operation.
However, before jumping to conclusions, I would be [...]

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While attending the Time Warner Principal Voices event last year, Wang Rongfeng of the development firm was on the panel discussing the importance of the Dongtan Eco-city project. What was interesting for many was the grandeur of the plans, and the fact that little had been done at that time. When I asked him what [...]

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