The ABCs of pollution: Atmospheric brown clouds threaten environment, quality of life in China

This was originally posted on December 11 at  TheCityFix.com:
By Erica Schlaikjer
Man-made clouds of pollution, stretching from Beijing to New Delhi, are threatening the water and food security in Asia, according to a recent report from the United Nations Environment Programme.
These massive brown plumes of smog - known as atmospheric brown clouds or “ABCs” - consist [...]

“Develop first, clean up later”: Olympic smog a real kick in the face mask

I don’t live in Beijing. I don’t even live in China. So I’m not able to observe first hand the Olympian efforts made by the Chinese government lately to clamp down on air pollution. But from everything I’ve read so far, these efforts are futile.
And I know this isn’t a new story, either. China has [...]

Responsible Roundup: Urbanization, air control, water supply, clean energy, green biz and laugh-out-loud climate crisis

Every Friday, ResponsibleChina highlights major news about the environment, CSR and social entrepreneurship in China. For tips or suggestions, please send an email to erica [at] responsiblechina.com.
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT THIS WEEK…
CHINA IS CROWDED.
Did you know a billion people will live in China’s cities within one generation? The McKinsey Quarterly published an article about [...]

The cost of controlling air pollution in China?

A question from the PACE listserv:

“We see a lot of attention is on urban air pollution in China these days with Beijing Olympics around the corner. Do you know, officially or unofficially in the papers, roughly how much they are spending on air pollution control per year in China (in some of the cities like [...]

China: I’ll do it my way

“China plan on global warming”
By Jim Yardley and Andrew C. Revkin
July 6, 2007
The New York Times reported that China released its first national strategy on climate change last Monday. The report emphasizes a plan to improve energy efficiency by 20 percent by 2010.
[If you can't read the NY Times story because you don't have a [...]