Responsible Roundup: 1/17/08

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 [dot] com.

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From online news:
Dry, polluted, plagued by rats: the crisis in China’s greatest river
The Guardian
By Jonathan Watts
January 17, 2008

The waters of the Yangtze have fallen to their lowest [...]

China Expat: A back-up plan for Olympic pollution

Josh at China Expat blogs about Beijing’s test to push 1 million cars off the road for the Olympics.
Here’s his insightful conclusion:
In short China has a lot riding on getting next month’s trial right. If it fails there will be an outcry of people second-guessing the wisdom of handing Beijing the games. On the other [...]

Hey, dissenters, China’s got its eyes on you

Do you want the good news or the bad news first?
The good news is that the Chinese government finally answered the demands of thousands of protestors in the coastal city Xiamen, located in Fujian province, by halting the construction of a 700 million pound chemicals plant. According to a translation on ESWN, the Haicang PX [...]