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On Our Radar: China’s Air Pollution
Efforts to reduce air pollution in Beijing during the 2008 Olympic Games yielded immediate benefits for cardiovascular health, researchers report. [The Atlantic]
The American consulate in Shanghai begins issuing its own air quality readings, reporting that particulates are significantly worse than government statistics indicate. [The Standard]
Chesapeake...
Does China’s Rare Earth’s Monopoly Imperil Clean Energy?
The minerals known as rare earths are likely the most important, but least understood factor in our transition to a low-carbon, clean-energy future. They’re essential ingredients to just about every source of renewable energyand nearly every consumer electronic device we use today.
But China dominates worldwide rare earth supplies and production,...
Solar Energy for Water & Space Heating – Global Overview
The pace of solar energy development is accelerating as the installation of rooftop solar water heaters takes off. Unlike solar photovoltaic (PV) panels that convert solar radiation into electricity, these “solar thermal collectors” use the sun’s energy to heat water, space, or both.
China had an estimated 168 million square meters (1.8 billion...
China Sunergy Reaches Final Settlement with REC Wafer
China Sunergy Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: CSUN) (“China Sunergy” or the “Company”), a specialized solar cell and module manufacturer, today announced that it has agreed to settle all disputes with REC Wafer Norway AS (“REC Wafer”) and that REC Wafer has released the US$50 million bank guarantees. The amount held in escrow...
China Overtakes U.S. As Top Energy Consumer
A new report says that China has overtaken the United States as the world’s biggest consumer of energy.
Oil company BP said Wednesday that China moved to the top in 2010 with 20.3 percent of global demand, ahead of the United States at 19 percent.
The report says China’s consumption rose by 11.2 percent last year compared with 3.7 percent...
China Market Still Growing For US Companies
China’s economy may be slowing down now, but last year the country returned double digit revenue growth of more than 20% for nearly half of the 240 U.S. multinationals with offices there. The companies expect more of the same again this year, the U.S. China Business Council said on Monday.
“US companies continue to experience healthy market growth...
Offshore Energy Claims Open Divisions In Southeast Asia
Depending on who you believe, the South China Sea could be the next Persian Gulf due to its untapped oil and gas deposits. It’s also a key shipping lane that the US Navy has guarded for decades. That’s why so many countries are sparring over remote islands and territorial waters in these waters. The Spratly and Paracel Islands, tiny dots on the...
China should release jailed Nobel peace laureate Liu Xiaobo and wife
A year after he was awarded the Nobel peace prize, activist Liu Xiabo continues to be held incommunicado, while his wife is under house arrest.
The Chinese authorities must immediately release prisoners of conscience Liu Xiaobo and his wife Liu Xia, Amnesty International said today, a year after the jailed activist was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize...
China’s Largest City Imposes One Dog Rule
China’s largest city is setting a limit of one dog per family in an effort to gain control over the soaring pet population and curb rabies.
Cao Yi already was walking her dogs at 11 p.m., hoping to avoid trouble both with neighbors and with the authorities over her brown poodle and golden retriever.
“I’m afraid one of the dogs might...
China Corn Safe From Massive Drought, Floods
Major rainfall is sinking acres of precious China farmland in the south just weeks after a drought turned rivers into dried mud paddies, but at least 40% of the corn growing areas are out of harm’s way.
This weekend, a new round of lethal floods and subsequent landslides have left at least 50 dead already by Friday and at least 40 missing in some...
