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PACE Election: Last call for suggestions!
A note from the Professional Association for China’s Environment (PACE) Election Committee: After careful confirmation, we are pleased to announce the nominees of this PACE Board Election (listed alphabetically by the last names): Jimmy Chen, Ph.D., Engineers, USEPA Yuyang Gong, Ph.D., Managing Director, ESD China Limited Co. Jie He, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Sherbrooke [...]
WANTED: Transportation stories from Xi’an and Shanghai
EMBARQ – The WRI Center for Sustainable Transport – is gathering stories to share along with its city profiles. Here’s an example of a story about commuting from a local shoe-shiner who lives in Mexico City: We are currently in need of anecdotes about day-to-day transportation and mobility for XI’AN and SHANGHAI. Do you have [...]
Greetings from EMBARQ!
Dear friends and fans of ResponsibleChina! It’s been a while since I’ve posted, but a lot has changed in my life over the past couple of months. I recently moved out of Chicago back to Maryland, where I attended public high school. In October, I left my reporting job at Crain’s Chicago Business and started [...]
ResponsibleChina Community: WikiCarbon, Wokai, Givology and CODE
Lots going on in the ResponsibleChina community this month. Here are some highlights I’d like to share: WikiCarbon The China Carbon Forum, a Beijing-based nonprofit professional network dedicated to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in China, has created a wiki community portal for those interested in the so-called “carbon market,” defined as all the “regulatory, financial, [...]
Research: ancient aquifers and modern infrastructure in Lijiang
My friend and Northwestern University classmate Liz Voeller is doing some really interesting research in Lijiang (southwestern China) to examine the impact of tourism on the Naxi people’s ancient water supply system, and how this relates to China’s development as a whole. It’s a fascinating look at the balance between culture and technology and its [...]
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