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Ape Goes Extinct in China: Missing in the forests and in the press

By Sophia Mendelsohn ⋅ July 9, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

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The white-handed gibbon, which used to live in Yunnan Province, has been declared extinct after not having been seen for twenty years. Scientists are calling the loss particularly tragic since the sub-species was unique to China.
It joins a long list of long-gone (or almost gone) monkeys and apes in China.
What I find [...]

Wired: Rethink green. China is the solution.

By Erica Schlaikjer ⋅ May 30, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Have you seen in the latest issue of Wired magazine?
It says:
ATTENTION ENVIRONMENTALISTS:
Keep your SUV.
Forget organics.
Go nuclear.
Screw the spotted owl.
If you’re serious about global warming, only one thing matters: Cutting carbon. That means facing some inconvenient truths.
And, according to the magazine’s list of “10 Green Heresies,” China is the Solution.
Pop quiz: Who’s the volume dealer in [...]

Nat Geo goes ‘inside the dragon’

By Erica Schlaikjer ⋅ May 12, 2008 ⋅ One comment

(Image via National Geographic)
The May issue of National Geographic is devoted entirely to China.
“Inside the Dragon,” as it’s called, covers a variety of topics, from the Olympic Games architecture boom to the dismal state of the Yellow River.
The Yellow River story, titled “Bitter Waters” by Brook Larmer, shines light on the urgency of the pollution [...]

China NPOs and companies offset carbon footprint in Inner Mongolia

By Sophia Mendelsohn ⋅ May 7, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

(Image via Small Worlds Magazine)
We are all bombarded with information about our “footprint” and how big and bad it is. But what exactly are we supposed to be doing with this information in China, a country where “green” can be few and far between?
Two groups, Shanghai Roots & Shoots and SCMC, a Coca-Cola vendor, are [...]

British Council hosts youth climate change leaders in China

By Mark Hiew ⋅ April 14, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Photo via British Council
It seems the British Council these days is busy cultivating youth climate change leaders in China.
This past Saturday evening at the Bookworm Chengdu, a cultural events center in central Chengdu, several youth ambassadors spoke to an audience of largely grade school students on climate change action, as well as their own involvement [...]