Written By Xuan on March 9, 2008 at 5:34 am | In environment, technology, China | Please Comment
Last week, Lenovo released its ThinkCenter M57/57P Eco ultra small desktop PC, the first ever to receive a GreenGuard certification. This certification means the computer has gone through a test for 2000 different chemical emissions. More than that, it is EPEAT Gold rated, Energy Star 4.0 rated, and the first ThinkCenter made of recyclable material.
ThinkCenter […]
Written By Daniel on February 17, 2008 at 11:45 pm | In society, environment, retail, consumer, fashion, China | Please Comment
When John Peterson invented the plastic grocery bag in 1979, little did he realize the dire effects his brainchild would have on the world. An estimated 1.2 trillion of the nasty little eco-timebombs are now produced annually, each taking a mere 1,000 years to break down into their toxic components. An estimated one million seabirds […]
Written By Daniel on February 14, 2008 at 4:00 am | In industry, environment, society, architecture, design, technology, China | Please Comment
Every year for the next 20 years, it is estimated that up to 10 million people will move from China’s countryside to urban areas. This unprecedented migration is placing huge demands on existing cities. To accommodate the new urban population, the Chinese government overnment plans to build 50 new cities by 2020. China’s leaders […]
Written By Daniel on February 6, 2008 at 10:32 pm | In society, environment, energy, Olympics, architecture, design, technology, China | Please Comment
Overview
It’s projected that over the next few years China’s urban population will grow by 250 million – on average these city dwellers will use three times more energy than their rural counterparts. At the turn of the millennium, China consumed about 8% of the total energy used in the world, more than any nation except […]
Written By Daniel on January 26, 2008 at 12:26 am | In environment, architecture, China | Please Comment
While most eyes in Beijing were fixed on the recent connection between the two arms of Rem Koolhaas’s CCTV tower, workers connected the final bridge of the elegant Grand Moma, or “Linked Hybrid Building,” close to Dongzhimen subway. When the building, designed by US-based Steven Holl Architects and envisaged as a “city within a city”, […]
Written By Daniel on October 9, 2007 at 9:45 am | In industry, environment, energy, society, architecture, experimental, technology, China | Please Comment
Can sustainable construction help China go greener?
It is projected that over the next few years China’s urban population will grow by 250 million – on average these city dwellers presently use three times more energy than their rural counterparts. Soaring demand for metropolitan living and working space is fueling a booming construction sector, and […]
Written By Daniel on October 6, 2007 at 11:20 pm | In environment, energy, Olympics, architecture, experimental, China | Please Comment
Chinese government looks to the sky to reduce dependence on subterranean energy sources.
Chinese cities are some of the most polluted on the planet, and China is now the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide. While China’s “dirty dragon” image is certainly justified, the Chinese govermment has recently shown it is committed to sustainable energy; Beijing […]
Written By Daniel on October 2, 2007 at 10:55 pm | In industry, environment, automotive, economy, society, technology, consumer, China | Please Comment
A booming car market drives rising imports, exports and potential solutions for pollution control.
Overview
China’s booming car market is becoming increasingly competitive, as automotive giants and domestic manufacturers compete for a share of the world’s second largest car market. Growing at an average rate of 20-25%, this market is expected to surpass the US as the […]
Written By Daniel on September 28, 2007 at 4:06 am | In environment, society, Olympics, China | Please Comment
Three Gorges disaster symptomatic of China’s unsustainable development.
In an embarassing and unprecedented admission of culpability, Chinese government officials have this week admitted that the highly-vaunted Three Gorges Project is on the brink of becoming a massive ecological disaster. Human rights and environmental activists have always opposed the US$22 billion dam, citing its disastrous impact […]
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