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Breathe easy as plan readied.
Production at heavily polluting factories might be suspended or restricted during the 2010 World Expo period, Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau officials said yesterday. Shanghai Daily, China. 1 February 2010.
Pollution will be controlled during Expo.
Iron, steel, chemical, and construction industries within 300 kilometers of Shanghai in the Yangtze River Delta will be subject to production control during the six-month World Expo if the city's air quality falls below standards, local environmental protection authorities said Thursday. China Daily. 29 January 2010.
New pollution reduction targets listed.
China published new targets for the reduction of major pollutants yesterday as it ran into the final year to realize its green goals. China Daily. 26 January 2010.
Beijing mayor says city faces serious pollution.
Beijing's mayor Guo Jinlong said on Monday that the Chinese capital faces an "extremely serious" pollution problem, unveiling a target for "blue sky days" below the number achieved for all of 2009. Reuters. 25 January 2010.
Beijing wants bicyles to reclaim its streets.
Beijing's city government wants to reverse the declining trend of people using bicycles to help ease notoriously bad pollution and growing traffic chaos, state media said on Sunday. Reuters. 24 January 2010.
NC port closed after containers are punctured.
Officials lifted a voluntary evacuation order and opened roads late Tuesday around a busy North Carolina port that remained closed after a forklift operator accidentally punctured containers of the same explosive used in a Christmas Day airline bombing attempt. Associated Press. 13 January 2010.
Heavy snow good sign for blue-sky project.
The heavy snow that arrived over the weekend bodes well for Beijing's blue-sky project that plans to have 266 days with relatively good air quality this year, six more than the target for last year, according to the Beijing municipal environmental protection bureau. China Daily. 7 January 2010.
Beijing’s crash program for clean energy.
In 2006, Chinese leaders redoubled their commitment to new energy technology; they boosted funding for research and set targets for installing wind turbines, solar panels, hydroelectric dams, and other renewable sources of energy that were higher than goals in the United States. New Yorker. 2 January 2010.
Building green a trend in China.
The latest trend in building architecture in China is being driven more by the urgency of sustainability than by the desire for sublimity. China Daily. 30 December 2009.
Pollution poisons our health.
Pollution causes terrible human misery, devastating health concerns and has been directly linked to global warming. Anderson Herald Bulletin, Indiana. 26 December 2009.
The power player.
As a physicist, Steven Chu found a way to capture atoms and won a Nobel prize. Now he is marshalling scientists and engineers to transform the world's biggest energy economy. He's also Nature's Newsmaker of the year. Nature. 21 December 2009.
Copenhagen climate deal shows new world order may be led by U.S., China.
The talks that resulted in an imperfect deal to combat global warming may have provided a glimpse into a new world order of international diplomacy, increasingly shaped by the U.S. and emerging powers, most notably China. Washington Post. 20 December 2009.
Rising affluence sees Beijing cars pass four million mark.
The spiralling number of cars on the roads of China's sprawling capital are a sign both of the increasing affluence of the city's middle class - and the challenge the government faces in terms of reducing toxic air pollution. Agence France-Presse. 19 December 2009.
China pressed to back pledges with numbers.
The bottom line is that plenty of governments in the developed world do not completely trust Chinese promises on climate change and want to be able to check the numbers. London Financial Times, United Kingdom. 16 December 2009.
Jam will lead to more pollution: Experts.
Despite success in slashing the number of heavy pollution days in the city this year, Beijing still faces an environmental debt from its mounting traffic congestion, air pollution specialists warned yesterday. China Daily. 16 December 2009.
China throws weight behind alternative energy.
Chinese officials see coal-fired electricity as the force needed to drive poverty-alleviating economic growth. But the resulting air pollution can be dire. Now the government is trying to compensate for this by throwing massive resources into wind, solar and hydro-electricity. Sydney ABC News, Australia. 15 December 2009.
China turns to Madison Avenue for an image makeover.
Plagued by recalls of toxic toys, poison pet food and other products, China is taking a page from the American corporate playbook. It has hired a Madison Avenue ad agency to help burnish its image. Los Angeles Times, California. 8 December 2009.
For China developers, green is in.
The eight-tower Modern Moma residential and commercial estate in downtown Beijing, with waste-water recycling, an elaborate natural ventilation system, and geothermal heating instead of air-conditioning, is a standing symbol of China’s newfound pursuit of green buildings. Straits Times, Singapore. 7 December 2009.
Into China's smog, a green giant rises.
The Pearl River Tower will soar above the Guangzhou skyline. Still a half-completed, hulking concrete shell, the 71-storey building in China's southern industrial hub is billed to become one of the world's greenest office towers when it's finished late next year. Toronto Globe and Mail, Ontario. 27 November 2009.
Mountain air worse than city: study.
An American doctor says Beijing's air pollution is no worse on its clogged ring roads than along its tree-lined canals. China Daily. 27 November 2009.
Incinerator protests fire debate over China's growing garbage problem.
When hundreds of people in a south China city took to the streets earlier this week to protest a planned garbage incinerator project, they highlighted a growing problem for China's booming cities. Xinhua News Agency, China. 26 November 2009.
A high-wire act.
In the space of only a few months, international perceptions of China, currently the largest emitter of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, have changed dramatically - the equivalent of the journey from Datong to Qahar. London Financial Times, United Kingdom. 25 November 2009.
Hazy conditions disrupt air travel in China.
Poor visibility delayed about 280 domestic and international flights serving Beijing on Wednesday, the capital's airport said, following several days of heavy air pollution. Agence France-Presse. 25 November 2009.
Sky's the limit as Beijing's smog lifts.
Beijing residents are taking a collective deep breath and enjoying the best air the city has had for 11 years. China Daily. 21 November 2009.
Capturing a niche in low-carbon market.
China churns out solar panels, wind turbines, and more alternative energy than any other nation. It's also tops at spewing greenhouse gases, from all the coal it burns. But China sees a green lining there, too. MarketPlace. 18 November 2009.
The rise of vertical farms.
Farming is ruining the environment, and not enough arable land remains to feed a projected 9.5 billion people by 2050. Growing food in glass high-rises could drastically reduce fossil-fuel emissions and recycle city wastewater that now pollutes waterways. Scientific American. 17 November 2009.
London’s ‘new era’ of air pollution threatens Olympics in 2012.
London, which has some of Europe’s worst air pollution, may have to ban cars and reschedule events during the 2012 Olympics to ensure optimum conditions for athletes, a leading air-quality scientist said. Bloomberg News. 16 November 2009.
Teaching children to stay green.
To 9-year-old Liang Zonghao, in a village of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, "environmental pollution" and "climate change" are best summed up by what his science teacher said in class, "The earth is sick after breathing in bad things." People's Daily, China. 15 November 2009.
Teaching children to stay green.
To 9-year-old Liang Zonghao, in a village of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, "environmental pollution" and "climate change" are best summed up by what his science teacher said in class, "The earth is sick after breathing in bad things." Xinhua News Agency, China. 14 November 2009.
China confronts global warming dilemma.
China awoke to climate change with a storm in late January 2008. This was the worst storm in decades--and was an illustration of what a changing climate may herald for the future. As such, it was a tipping point in the country’s environmental awareness. Christian Science Monitor. 12 November 2009.
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