Green Olympic sponsor: ExxonMobil

I’ve been watching Olympics coverage on NBC like a fiend. It’s an addiction. Those dramatic intros, that heart-pulsing music, those bite-size pieces of sports footage and that occasionally dorky commentary by Bob Costas–it’s pure entertainment. And let’s face it, I have Phelps Phever. I even friended him on Facebook.
And those commercials! I practically shed a [...]

Wired: Rethink green. China is the solution.

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 [...]

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 [...]

British Council hosts youth climate change leaders in China

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 [...]

January APECC Newsletter

Check out the monthly news briefing from the Auto Project on Energy and Climate Change (APECC). Here are some highlights:

Cold weather adding to nation’s power problem
New fuel standards take effect in Beijing
Forum urges country to reduce dependence on fossil fuels
China sets agenda to curb pollution for green [...]