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Kui Jiang: The development of hydroelectricity in China is in a dilemma

From China Economic Net: The structural contradiction of China’s electric power production is very conspicuous. For many years, projects of thermoelectricity blooms everywhere in the eastern provinces and cities where there is a relatively concentrated power consuming load. The coal reserve in China is not the No. 1 in the world but the annual exploitation […]

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Xinhua: Electronic waste poses mounting challenge

From Xinhua Online: China will soon have its first regulation to deal with the mounting problem of electronic waste. As China emerges as a major global manufacturing and consumer powerhouse, discarded electronics products and household appliances, many filled with toxic chemicals, are piling up, posing a severe threat to the environment and sustainable economic growth. […]

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China’s environmental suicide

From Open Democracy: China‘s deputy environment minister, Pan Yue, explains to Andreas Lorenz the scale and urgency of the ecological crisis engulfing China. Andreas Lorenz: China is dazzling the world with its booming economy, which grew by 9.5%. Are you pleased with this speed of growth, and what effect is it having on the environment […]

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Xinhua: Giant pandas get broadband

From Xinhua via China Daily: The Wolong Giant Panda Nature Reserve in southwest China’s Sichuan Province has been fully covered by a regional telecom network based on Intel’s Centrino mobile technology, said Wu Haishan, PR manager of Intel’s Chengdu business office. Wu said the regional telcom network covers the administrative office building of Wolong Giant […]

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David Toole: My cloth bags get laughed

From Sina Education: President President Hu Jintao ‘s call for more personal responsibility in helping to protect and improve the environment resonates very strongly in my heart; as does the government’s call for a green Olympics. It makes me think about what I can do as a guest who has lived in Beijing for almost […]

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