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More on China’s stimulus plan: Mixed messages, doubts and…at least a little hope?
As a follow-up to my previous post, I wanted to point out a few more blog posts and articles that I think are worth a read.
First of all, most people might not even know this, but the 4 trillion yuan stimulus has been tweaked. Props to Charlie McElwee from China Environmental Law for noticing the [...]
Welcome NEEDigest and Elizabeth Balkan!
Congratulations to Elizabeth Balkan for launching her new blog, New Energy and Environment Digest ????????, covering energy and environmental policy and regulatory standards in China.
“NEEDigest” (the branding of which is slightly reminiscent of GOOD or SEED magazine) has already published eight posts, covering a variety of topics from toxic dumping to clean tech business tycoons.
Balkan, [...]
RespChi on Twitter, new jobs, recent reports, and other housekeeping tasks
I lost an hour over the weekend (btw, did you know Daylight Savings Time is a waste of energy?) but gained some motivation to do a little virtual housekeeping on ResponsibleChina.
First order of business: Follow me on Twitter.
I vowed I’d never overextend my social networks, leverage my online relationships for self-indulgent purposes, and speak in [...]
Is the global economic meltdown good for the environment?
A recent article from GlobalPost suggests that the one “upside” to the economic crisis is a cleaner environment:
Bad economy, better air?
By Kathleen McLaughlin
February 26, 2009
If there is a bright spot amid the global economic slump for China, it may be in the air — and in the water and soil. Dramatically slowed production in recent months has [...]
TheCityFix: China’s Car Industry Surpasses U.S.
Traffic in Shanghai. Photo by SmokingPermitted.
Originally posted on TheCityFix.com:
For the first time ever, there have been more cars sold in China than the United States. (This news comes at the same time as Detroit’s General Motors announced it would cut another 10,000 workers.)
From the Associated Press:
SHANGHAI (AP) — China’s monthly vehicle sales surpassed those in [...]
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