Age ain’t nothing but a number when it comes to discussing climate change…

(Image via TaylorFrancis.org)
The American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai welcomes Taylor Francis, the youngest presenter trained by Al Gore for The Climate Project, a grassroots nonprofit organization dedicated to spreading awareness about the climate crisis.
Francis, who has been featured in the New York Times and TIME magazine, will be discussing climate change and global [...]

Responsible Bloggers: China earthquake coverage

The aftermath of the earthquake will continue to cause suffering for millions of people, and the full scale of environmental damage remains to be seen, so I know this won’t be the last time I report about this terrible disaster.
But while help is on the way and China maintains the recovery process, I thought I’d [...]

Secondary damage: collapsed dams and flooding

Thanks to John P. Romankiewicz of China’s Green Beat for alerting me to this update on the aftermath of China’s quake

“Fears over China dam sparks more panic“
May 17, 2008
CNN.com

Thousands of Chinese earthquake victims and rescuers are fleeing areas near the epicenter over fears of floods from a river blocked by landslides.
The stampede of thousands of [...]

The environmental toll of the China earthquake?

First of all, I hope you and all your loved ones are OK.
If you’re reading this to find out how to help with relief efforts, I suggest the following websites:

Red Cross Society of China: www.redcross.org.cn
Mercy Corps - China: http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/china/2155
Tzu Chi: http://www.tzuchi.org/
China Charity Foundation: http://cszh.mca.gov.cn/article/english/
China Foundation For Poverty Alleviation: http://www.fupin.org.cn/en/index.asp
The Library Project - Earthquake Relief:
http://www.library-project.org/china_earthquake.html
Give blood [...]

A message from Peter Bosshard

Got this email from Peter Bosshard, who I interviewed about China’s relationship with Africa (read my previous post here):
Dear Supporter,
My name is Peter Bosshard and I’m the Policy Director at International Rivers. I wanted to invite you to a presentation that I will be giving at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on Wednesday, [...]