May 30, 2013 6:31 AM
With China’s dire pollution problem rapidly increasing, it’s good to know an American company is making sure China goes green – and in a big way. GM has announced its China Advanced Technical Center (ATC) in Shanghai has been awarded “silver certification” by the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in [...]
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May 29, 2013 4:50 AM
Car exhaust fumes are a major cause of air pollution. The CO2 that comes out of car exhausts is extremely bad for the environment, and it intensifies the greenhouse effect. Carbon emissions, along with some other pollutants contribute to global warming, with average temperatures increasing all over the world, and [...]
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April 30, 2013 6:28 AM
In recent years, China has been blasted for its failure to instate solar energy systems at an appropriate rate. It was easy for watch groups to condemn the nation since, after all, it has been the leading manufacturer of solar panels and other solar devices. The logic of the criticism [...]
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March 19, 2013 7:57 PM
This year, we’ve covered quite a bit on China’s pollution problem and the importance of tackling it as soon as possible. Long story short (okay, maybe not so short): China’s air pollution levels broke records this year and reached dangerous levels. So much so that the Chinese media has taken a [...]
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March 12, 2013 6:36 PM
It’s no surprise that the demand for disposable chopstick in China would be high, but what is surprising is the toll this demand is taking on the country’s forests. According to recent reports, the demand has increased by 30 billion over the past few years, and in turn, is posing [...]
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March 11, 2013 9:40 PM
Finally, there could be some hope for the documented 400 or more Chinese ‘cancer villages’ scattered through-out their country; as Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is heroically called upon to generate from its deep knowledge base, practical and workable, life sustaining and cancer-curing protocols for its sick and dying people! The [...]
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March 1, 2013 8:48 PM
Alarming headlines from around the World are sharing the toxic tragedy regarding the current ticking time bomb within China; now, that they are officially admitting to clusters of ‘cancer villages’ scattered within their highly contaminated borders. Do we really dare open this Pandora’s Box of Pollution? The official statement by [...]
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February 19, 2013 7:27 PM
A metropolis is a large densely populated urban area that has a significant economic, political and cultural function to its inhabiting country or region. A city’s population has to exceed 1 million inhabitants to even be considered a metropolis in today’s context. Another term has been coined to describe cities [...]
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February 18, 2013 8:37 PM
Chinese venture Qoros Automotive has been deliberate about testing its first generation of vehicles. The firm owned by Chery Automobile and Israel Corporation has placed the Qoros 3 Sedan through two years of road tests throughout the world. A slow but steady approach to vehicle development will yield results starting [...]
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February 11, 2013 8:07 PM
While everyone else is busy promoting LED-based lighting, China focused on renewable energy by pouring in funding for its debt-ridden solar companies. As the world’s biggest coal consumer, China has been beset with calls from various sectors to reform its energy consumption policies. Over the years, the clamour has become [...]
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