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Tag Archives: water
Study of Environmental Health in China.
In this month’s Lancelot, a group of 6 authors have published the 10 page article Environmental health in China: progress towards clean air and safe water, and I would highly recommend readers take the time to download the paper (right … Continue reading
Drought in SouthWest China Drains Lakes and Rivers
For those readers who think that climate change is about “carbon”, or that it is something that will be faced in the future, I highly recommend spending 3 minutes to watch the above clip.. because for China, water is THE … Continue reading
A Trip to the Farm. Tony’s Farm
Tony’s Farm is located in Nanhui district and by car is just over an hour from downtown Puxi . It’s a large scale commercial operation with 280 acres of organic vegetables surrounded by other farm and agricultural land. Unlike some … Continue reading
Posted in Greener Companies, Greener People, Greener Products
Tagged food, health, organic, water
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A Visit to Shanghai’s First Organic Farm. Biofarm
Hi everyone, my name is Kimberly and I have recently been asked to contribute to this website in the area of health, food, nutrition & well-being. I’ve been in China for almost 8 and a half years and have always … Continue reading
Video: Yunnan’s Karst Water Systems
While many maintain their eyes on the growing cleantech war that is “being waged” between the US and China, Christina Larson has kept her eye on the prize in her latest work for Circle of Blue, Hidden Waters, Dragons in … Continue reading
Beijing to Raise Water Pricing by 25% to Reduce Use
For a city that has been so aggressive to increase water supplies, I am often surprised that so little is done to reduce demand. It would seem that action is now being taken. According to the Xinhua article Beijing holds … Continue reading
Our Problems Exist at a Glacial Level
For many, the terms Global Warming and Carbon are terms that stir up emotion and calls to “do something”. That, in the words of one friend, it has become a near religious belief in intangible proofs that we are now … Continue reading
Posted in Greener People, Policies and Issues, Uncategorized
Tagged glaciers, global warming, water
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Big Blue Monitors Shenyang Water Supply. Lesson for Others
For those of you who have grown weary of all the “talk”, and are looking for a tangible program that has the potential for big things, then I encourage you to read this article, read this speech, and learn more … Continue reading
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Tagged IBM, monitoring, shenyang, water
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Where do the Food and Beverage Industry Stand on Sustainability?
If you cannot view the above, please click here During a conversation last week between myself and the strategic director of a global eNGO, the topic of industrial based programs came up. It was a conversation that she and I … Continue reading
Posted in Policies and Issues, Uncategorized
Tagged food, mcdonalds, packaging, retail, starbucks, waste, water
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Chinese Babies Have 1/7th the Environment Impact of Americans Babies
When discussing “sustainability”, the topic of populations is one of those topics that can quickly lose out to solar panels, cap and trade, and biofuels. The problem is that population is a core consideration not only in looking back in … Continue reading