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Chengdu Sustainability News

Posted on April 17, 2010 by Rich

Annual Summit of China Green Companies to be held on 22nd in Chengdu The Annual Summit of China Green Companies 2010 and Chengdu Forum of Business Leaders sponsored by China Entrepreneur Club and Chengdu Municipal People’s Government will be held … Continue reading →

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Shanghai EXPO Buses are Unveiled.

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Rich

With less than 2 weeks to go, things on the EXPO site are starting to take shape, and one of the recent highlights was the unveiling of the EXPO buses that are going to be on site moving the estimated … Continue reading →

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Shanghai EXPO: Keeping Sustainability In Context

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Rich

With less than a month to go to Shanghai EXPO, I have been receiving a number of requests for my opinion on the “sustainability” of the EXPO itself. It is a subject I addressed for the first time while speaking … Continue reading →

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Chengdu Environmental News for February 2009

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Rich

1. Chengdu promised: to give “one hour to the world” On February 1st, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) announced that the Municipal Government of Chengdu had promised on January 29th that it participate in the activity of the … Continue reading →

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CBRE Asia Launches Sustainability Asia Newsletter

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Rich

For those of you who are in the real estate/ building sector, CBRE has recently launched their first edition of Sustainability Asia (right click for PDF download), a publication dedicated to all things green about our built environment. Recent Green … Continue reading →

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Understanding China’s Position on Climate Change, and Repositioning Global Discussions

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Rich

Regardless of whether you believe COP15 still has hope, or is a predetermined failure, the fact is that in about 3 weeks a large number of scientists, environmentalists, policy makers, and cleantech funds are going to be in Copenhagen… and … Continue reading →

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Duplicating the Success of Tianjin Eco-Park. Can We Wait 10 Years?

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Rich

Eco-cities in China have been a hit and miss proposition for the most part, with projects like Huangbaiyu and Donftan serviing as constant reminders of how bad even things can go. The Tianjin Eco-park launched 2 years ago is a … Continue reading →

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Beijing’s Olympic Park

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Rich

In the run up to the Olympics, Beijing was perhaps the most active construction site globally. It was a massive concert of cranes and cement that built some of the most advanced event venues, transportation networks, and parks. For many, … Continue reading →

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JUCCCE Chinese Mayoral Training Video Clip

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Rich

Anyone following @juccce last month saw a wave of updates from founder Peggy Liu as their first mayoral training kicked off. 18 months in the planning and  formalized at the November 2008 JUCCCE conference, the 8 day session: 50 mayors … Continue reading →

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Green Dragon Media Clip: China Urban Billion

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Rich

“China’s Urban Billion” – Episode Teaser from Green Dragon Media on Vimeo.

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