Updated on Jul 02, 2008 – SCMP Thirty-five years ago, when I made my first visit to mainland China, I was appalled by what I took to be the backwardness and poverty of the place. People lived simply, dressed simply and rarely threw anything away. On the rare occasion when they visited a restaurant, they [...]
Posts on ‘July 2nd, 2008’
Pollution In China Is A Concern For Olympians
Gazette.com – BY BRIAN GOMEZ – July 2, 2008 – 8:04PM Cars will come off the roads. Factories will close. Construction will stop. And persistent pollution might still hang over Beijing, enough to sour the Summer Olympics that begin next month. Less than 40 days until the Opening Ceremony, an estimated 600 U.S. Olympians are [...]
Fast Growth Derails Plan To Cut Emissions
Shi Jiangtao in Beijing – Updated on Jul 02, 2008 – SCMP Robust economic growth, and expanding energy intensive and heavily polluting sectors have seriously hindered efforts to achieve key environmental targets, a State Council meeting chaired by Premier Wen Jiabao has concluded. Meeting energy and pollution control targets by 2010 was a “grave challenge” [...]
The Costs Of Cooling
The naked truth about the costs of cooling Air-conditioning is hard to avoid in this climate, but there are other methods to keep the heat down in homes Elizabeth Horscroft – Updated on Jul 02, 2008 – SCMP Academics and environmentalists say if it is too hot in the home take off your clothes because [...]
Crude Awakening
The energy crisis requires a conservation strategy, not a public relations response Joseph Cheng – Updated on Jul 02, 2008 – SCMP The sharp rise in oil prices recently prompted hundreds of truck drivers to block traffic in Central, demanding the government to scrap the tax on diesel. This has been a worldwide phenomenon. Many [...]