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China is very much concerned about the climate change. It is expected that global warming may lead to extreme situations in the country, turning the upside down and vice-versa. Pollution of air and water is likely to occur very soon. It could dry up...
For decades it remained unconquered. It took a superhuman effort by Hillary and Norgay to finally reach the peak of the world. But now with latest technology and support, climbing the Everest has become relatively easier and thousands of people are...
Amidst all the pondering and wondering about crude oil, recent reports have pointed out that coal still accounts for most of the emissions, especially in China. While it is having the largest population in the world and growing at a supersonic rate,...
Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency has ranked China as the top global carbon dioxide emitter and it is the third western agency to do so in the recent past. This further increases the discomfort of the Chinese who are already under the...
The economic boom in China has come with enormous environmental costs. Experts believe that the coastal waters of China are dangerously polluted and contaminated by major pollutants, like inorganic nitrogen and phosphate. As a result, the country's...
A white man is distraught at the way big, bad and unscrupulous Chinese businesses are destroying the world’s crystal clear environment. Bill Miller in the desmogblog raves against the Chinese habit of buying wood from poorer nations in South East...
Of late, the hottest topic is the greenhouse effect. We have been discussing the way outs like cutting on cars, turning to bicycles again, clear-felling forests, changing to energy-efficient light bulbs, not using polythene bags, etc, etc, but if you...
It is funny when you see the Dutch environment minister hold a poster up saying that ‘It is up to UN now’, maybe stating that the talks on the paradise island of Bali have come to a sudden stop. What is funny about the sign is the fact that it seems...
The Chinese seem to be deeply concerned about the environment. China probably is a pretty big source of greenhouse gas emissions. The Chinese vehicles, farms and even the weather traps more atmospheric heat contributing to radical climate change. The...
The massive Three Gorges Dam may be an example of immense Chinese engineering skill and a proof of China's monumental rise in power, but the world's largest hydro-electric power station faces great opposition from environmentalists. Landslides and...
With the launch of the Near Zero Emissions Coal initiative, the environmentalists have definitely been sent dancing. The European-Chinese partnership is set to eliminate nearly all carbon-dioxide emission from coal plants in China, which is...
The most over populated nation and the most rapidly growing economic in Asia may face shortage of rice in the forthcoming months as the Chinese media reveals that south China are suffering from serious drought. The water levels on two major rivers in...
With a record-high dumped wastes of 30.5 billion tons, the Yangtze River in China can be considered as a “giant toilet bowl” of Asia as waste production and illegal dumping in the area continue to worsen.
Xinhua news agency reported the recent...
What should the government do when citizens and companies don’t abide laws? Punish them, of course! That’s exactly China plans to do for polluters who refuse to think on the effects of their indifference towards the environment.
While China’s...
The climate has really lashed out at China this year, with a downpour of rains and devastating floods. Environmental champions have often condemned the building of dams. Three Gorges reservoir, the world’s largest hydroelectric project, was built on...
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