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“Greening the Beige 3″ Comes to Beijing
Greening the Beige 3 is currently running for a week from November 21-November 28th! This year’s festival is based around the theme “Re-energize Beijing” and features an eclectic variety of events, live performances, film screenings and community activities.
International Youth Summit on Energy and Climate Change
International Youth Summit on Energy and Climate Change July 18, 2009 – July 19, 2009 Beijing, China Hosts: Tsinghua University Student Green Association Peking University CDM Club China Youth Climate Action Network To learn more, visit the official Web site: http://www.iysecc.org/en/index.html Executive Summary The International Youth Summit on Energy and Climate Change (IYSECC) will bring [...]
TheCityFix.com: Is There a Future for Human-Scale Chinese Cities?
(Originally published on TheCityFix.com) James Fallows of the Atlantic recently blogged about “today’s enormous, expanding Chinese cities,” comparing the more intimate architecture of Shanghai to the sprawling concrete slabs in Beijing. “This is not a ‘which do you like better?’ discussion,” he emphasizes. Rather the question is why the look and feel of Beijing seem [...]
“Eco-documentaries” during New Beijing International Movie Week
I met with the president of the Professional Association for China’s Environment (PACE) a few weeks ago and he got the term “eco-civilization” stuck in my head. Ever since, I’ve been sticking “eco-” in front of anything that’s environmentally friendly. Upon a quick Google search though, I found that “eco-documentaries” is actually a term in [...]
Making sure the environment thrives during the stimulus drive
Beijing recently held a national conference on environmental protection last week. Zhou Shengxian, head of the Ministry of Environmental Protection, said that China will increase urban sewage treatment capacity by 10 million tons in 2009 and increase sulfur dioxide scrubbers to coal-fired power generating units. Other plans for pollution reduction set at the conference: Reducing [...]
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