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China Environmental News PortalChina environmental news, as reported by organizations from around the globe. Deadline for U.S. Applicants in the Vermont Law School's Environmental Justice Exchange Extended until DECEMBER 14thNOVEMBER 2009- The China Environment Forum, the Vermont Law School (VLS) and its partners received a considerable number of applications from Chinese applicants for the Environmental Justice Young Fellows Exchange Program as of the original November 13th deadline, but not enough from U.S. citizens. Thus, VLS and its partners are extending the deadline for U.S. applicants ONLY for this unique exchange program Posted on 19 November 2009 | 11:00 pm U.S.-China Clean Energy AnnouncementsNOVEMBER 2009 - Today, President Barack Obama and President Hu Jintao announced a far-reaching package of measures to strengthen cooperation between the United States and China on clean energy. Posted on 16 November 2009 | 11:00 pm ChinaFAQs Website Launched to Track China's Energy and Climate ActionsNOVEMBER 2009-The World Resources Institute (WRI) has launched a new website, ChinaFAQs.org, to track and summarize the research of academics, research scientists and policy experts on China's climate and energy policies and actions. The Woodrow Wilson Center's China Environment Forum is a network partner of China FAQs with CEF Director Jennifer Turner featured as an expert on the site. Posted on 11 November 2009 | 11:00 pm Zhang Zuhua and Jiang Qisheng: For Blue Skies, First Clear the Air on Human RightsZhang Zuhua and Jiang Qisheng, two of the original drafters of Charter 08, have written a response to what they think is the approach of the U.S. to China relations. The current administration is treading carefully on the subject of human rights, emphasizing first environmental issues. But Zhang and Jiang argue that progress on this [...] Posted on 21 November 2009 | 3:14 pm Going Green in China, Case by CaseOrdos, Inner Mongolia, has been getting its share of attention in recent weeks with several articles mentioning it in the international media. The New York Times reports from the city on local initiatives to implement green technology in China: Regions are vying to outdo one another in a race to develop alternative-energy sources and reduce pollution. [...] Posted on 18 November 2009 | 11:46 pm U.S., China List Joint Clean Energy PlansDuring President Obama’s visit to China, the two countries have agreed on ways to increase cooperation in developing green technology. From UPI: First, a U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center will be established, the White House said in a statement. The $150 million center, equally funded by the two countries for five years, will facilitate joint research [...] Posted on 17 November 2009 | 1:36 pm How Can China, U.S. Address Climate Change?The Guardian reports from Ordos, Inner Mongolia on experimental reforms in China’s coal industry: Ordos is a city that few outside China know. But the future of global emissions, and global warming looks increasingly more likely to be set in industrial powerhouses like this than in the negotiating halls of Copenhagen. While the world’s countries struggle to [...] Posted on 15 November 2009 | 10:43 pm Less Blessed 神山恩渐少As part of their China Green project, Asia Society has released a new documentary about the Yellow River. Watch it here: The Yellow River, also known as “China’s Sorrow,” often doesn’t reach the sea. Once the source of devastating floods that plagued generations of Chinese, the river is now running dry. In response, the Chinese government [...] Posted on 13 November 2009 | 10:47 pm Yangtze ‘Facing Climate Threat’The ecosystems of the Yangtze River are under threat, according to a new report from WWF (formerly World Wildlife Fund), which the organization calls, “the first ever large scale report on the Yangtze and climate change adaptation.” BBC reports: In a new report, WWF-China says the temperature in the basin area of China’s longest river has [...] Posted on 10 November 2009 | 11:14 pm China Inks New Deals with Japan on Environmental ProtectionXinhua reports on new deals in the green tech sector signed between China and Japan: The two sides clinched 42 deals involving cooperation in sewage treatment construction, electric waste disposal and energy saving research. The deals were made during the fourth Sino-Japan energy saving and environment protection forum which began on Sunday. Energy saving highlights the bilateral economic [...] Posted on 8 November 2009 | 11:00 pm Vanishing Glaciers Jolt Smokestack ChinaMichael Sheridan writes on the disappearing glaciers of the Tibetan plateau, for Times Online: The speed and scale of change on the Tibetan plateau have made Chinese leaders react to something they understand — a potential threat to the future of China itself. They are clearly seeking to mould opinion in favour of “greener” policies after decades [...] Posted on 7 November 2009 | 9:54 pm Bloggers Put China’s Pollution on the MapEllen Zhu at the Wall Street Journal’s China Real Time Report writes about a collaborative Google Maps project to document China’s heavily polluted areas: “My goal is to get as many people working on the map as possible so that everybody can help to expose the pollution problem,” said Guo Baofeng, the Fujian-based blogger and founder [...] Posted on 4 November 2009 | 7:48 pm Orville Schell: China’s Boom: The Dark Side in PhotosOrville Schell writes about the work of award-winning photographer Lu Guang on the New York Review of Books blog: Everything you see in Lu’s photographs—whether desolate mines, gritty plants spewing out toxic smoke, grimy miners, poisoned bodies of water or tundras of trash—grows out of China’s use of coal. In fact, 80 percent of China’s electricity [...] Posted on 2 November 2009 | 3:20 pm China-U.S. Group Plans to Build Texas Wind FarmThe New York Times blog reports on the latest joint project for China’s burgeoning wind power industry: Construction of the $1.5 billion wind farm will be financed largely by Chinese banks, with the help of loan guarantees and cash grants from the United States government. “This wind farm project came about thanks to the openness of the [...] Posted on 30 October 2009 | 3:40 pm US Envoy Rules Out Climate Deal with BeijingThe U.S. and China will not reach an agreement on carbon emission targets in time for President Obama’s visit to the country next month, Financial Times reports: Todd Stern said the two governments would seek “a common understanding” on climate change issues ahead of the crucial meeting in Copenhagen in December and would deepen co-operation on [...] Posted on 28 October 2009 | 10:26 pm China Leads Solar Home RevolutionAsia Times has a report about the proliferation of solar water heaters in China as part of the country’s efforts to produce and promote renewable energy technologies: Solar water heater systems can be seen across China, from the largest urban metropolitan areas to the smallest rural hamlets. The systems are most common on residential buildings in [...] Posted on 28 October 2009 | 3:27 pm China’s Water Needs Create OpportunitiesThe New York Times reports about optimism among Canadian companies about opportunities to help develop China’s green technology sector, specifically in water treatment: Recent stimulus spending has opened up the Chinese market to green initiatives. And Canadian companies are responding to the call for advanced water treatment and reuse technology. “It’s not well known that China has [...] Posted on 27 October 2009 | 5:31 pm China Spends Billions In A Global Spree For OilNPR looks at China’s efforts to buy up oil and other energy resources around the world, even from governments that are shunned by most countries: Philip Andrews-Speed, an energy expert at the University of Dundee in Scotland, says that by doing this, China is actually increasing the global supply of oil. “They’re going in and producing in [...] Posted on 26 October 2009 | 10:55 pm Families protest mine disaster as death toll reaches 104Grieving miners' families demanded answers on Monday from mining officials about the underground gas explosion that left at least 104 men dead in northeastern China. Posted on 23 November 2009 | 12:00 am Success of visit can't be read in black and whiteGo, the strategy game invented in China more than 2,500 years ago, is known for its simple rules and parity. Two players alternately place black and white stones on a grid, with the simple objective of winning a larger portion of the board. Posted on 23 November 2009 | 12:00 am Taiwan concedes territorial waters near mainlandThe Taiwan government said on Monday it was not claiming the territorial waters around two small islands that have long been part of its frontline defence against political rival China. Posted on 23 November 2009 | 12:00 am China asks banks to avoid big fluctuations in lendingBEIJING, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- China's banking regulator on ... Posted on 23 November 2009 | 6:46 am China's natural gas shortage relieved, top economic plannerThe situation of gas shortage has been eased, China's top economic planner said in a statement posted on its website Monday. Posted on 23 November 2009 | 5:23 am China's State Council appoints senior officialsBEIJING, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- The State Council, China's ... Posted on 23 November 2009 | 4:18 am Death toll from NW China colliery explosion rises to 104Death toll from deadly coal mine blast in NE China's Heilongjiang has risen to 104, said local authorities Monday morning. Posted on 22 November 2009 | 5:13 pm Death toll from NE China coalmine blast rises to 87
Posted on 22 November 2009 | 8:06 am NE China colliery explosion kills 87Death toll from the deadly coal mine blast in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province has risen to 87 as of 7 a.m. Sunday, said local authorities. Posted on 21 November 2009 | 6:45 pm China's premium income top 936 bln yuan in first 10 monthsBEIJING, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- China's premium income hit ... Posted on 21 November 2009 | 10:31 am Senior CPC official meets Seychelles leadersZhou Yongkang, a senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC), has met leaders of the Seychelles on bilateral relations. Posted on 21 November 2009 | 3:19 am Deadly explosion kills 42 in NE China collieryA gas explosion in a coal mine in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province has killed 42 miners and left 66 missing, said Zhang Jinguang, a spokesman with the rescue headquarters. He said the gas outburst happened 400 meters underground. Rescuers were still searching for the missing. Posted on 20 November 2009 | 6:51 pm China-Africa co-op should be placed within context of regional integration: expertsHARARE, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- China and African countries ... Posted on 20 November 2009 | 3:51 pm China urges Japan to be responsible in handling forced laborer issueBEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- China on Friday urged Japan to ... Posted on 20 November 2009 | 11:38 am China, EU hold human rights dialogueBEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- China and the European Union ... Posted on 20 November 2009 | 11:30 am Chinese premier congratulates EU top leaders electedChinese Premier Wen Jiabao Friday congratulated EU's top leaders elected Thursday, vowing to further boost China-EU all-round strategic partnership. Posted on 20 November 2009 | 10:25 am Supermarkets: the buck stops hereEarlier this year we released a report which showed supermarkets across China were selling fruits and vegetables with toxic pesticide residues. This week the government responded. Posted on 20 November 2009 | 2:29 am Obama: be a climate leaderAs US President Barack Obama visits China this week, Greenpeace (and tens of thousands of Chinese people) have a special message for him. Posted on 15 November 2009 | 6:00 pm Playing dirty: how factories hide their pollution in ChinaThere are lots of ways to fool environmental inspectors. Here we take a look at how factories in China do it. Posted on 3 November 2009 | 1:20 am A letter to ObamaGreenpeace China's Yang Ailun calls on the President of the United States to show leadership for the sake of the whole world. Posted on 29 October 2009 | 7:00 pm Poisoning the Pearl RiverIt’s not for nothing that the Pearl River Delta region is known as the ‘world’s factory floor.’ In 2007, 30 percent of China’s exports were made here. But, as a new Greenpeace China report finds out, the region is paying a deadly price in pollution. Posted on 28 October 2009 | 4:03 am Water pollution: the dirty China storyGreenpeace China checks up on how a new environmental regulation is working in China and finds big companies like Shell and Sinopec ignoring it. Posted on 12 October 2009 | 7:00 pm Nestlé feeds Chinese babies GEWould you feed your baby GE food? In China, Nestlé does. Posted on 8 September 2009 | 7:00 pm Climate change: a story in iceBy tomorrow, 28 August, there will only be 100 days left to go before a crucial world summit on climate change. Greenpeace China is marking the day with a beautiful ice sculpture. Watch it live with us. Posted on 26 August 2009 | 7:00 pm |
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