http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=62b29478983e5310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=China&s=News Premier promises growth will not damage environment, but fails to report missed targets, prompting idea he wants to leave on a high note Premier Wen Jiabao pledged yesterday that China’s pursuit of staggering economic expansion would not come at the cost of public health or the environment, in an apparent bid to placate simmering [...]
Posts on ‘March 6th, 2012’
Capital to lead nation in trash burning
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2012-03/06/content_14762943.htm Asia’s largest household refuse incineration plant, which is under construction in Beijing, will become operational in October and have a daily processing capacity of 3,000 tons. The plant is expected to handle one-fourth of the city’s trash, and its annual energy output will exceed 300 million kilowatt hours. Power and heat generated by the [...]
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL ORDINANCE section 7 (3) and 8 (2) Consideration of Judicial Review of delay to act and lack of Duty of Care to the public’s health
From: teresa_leung@enb.gov.hk [mailto:teresa_leung@enb.gov.hk] Sent: 06 March, 2012 14:39 To: James Middleton Cc: CEO Subject: Fw: 轉寄： Re: AIR POLLUTION CONTROL ORDINANCE section 7 (3) and 8 (2) Consideration of Judicial Review of delay to act and lack of Duty of Care to the public’s health Dear Mr Middleton, I refer to your email of 9 February to [...]
Yau rubbishes fears on incinerator policy – The Standard
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=11&art_id=120381&sid=35638503&con_type=1&d_str=20120306&fc=1 Yau rubbishes fears on incinerator policy Mary Ann Benitez Tuesday, March 06, 2012 Building a new incinerator is an essential part of the government’s strategy for solid waste management, a senior official said. Secretary for the Environment Edward Yau Tang-wah was addressing legislators’ concerns yesterday that the government might abandon the incinerator plan if [...]