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Tag Archives: environment
Wastelands of Beijing
About 20 km outside Beijing, tourists sitting in tour buses from Beijing north-eastwards towards the Badaling section of the Great Wall can spot the apparent remains of a medieval castle some distance from the expressway. Its concrete spires rising above … Continue reading
Posted in Business and the Economy, Consumer Culture, Crime and Corruption, Urban Culture and Cities
Tagged Beijing, corruption, Danwei.com, environment, Shougang
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A trip to Qinghai
This is the 1510 Digest, a weekly roundup of recent essays and articles published on the Chinese web, with links to translations on the Marco Polo Project. This week’s digest takes us on a trip to the West, to a less familiar … Continue reading
Posted in 1510 Digest, Traditions
Tagged Buddhism, Danwei.com, environment, Lamaism, poverty, Qinghai, Regions, religion, Tibet
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The millionth tree planted in Inner Mongolia by Shanghai Roots and Shoots
In a country full of rumors, scandals and frequently negative news, its nice to see a positive item that doesn’t revolve around something bizarre happening. In my time in China, I’ve watched many NGOs attempt to make change in their … Continue reading
Posted in Wildlife, Nature and the Environment
Tagged Danwei.com, environment, Inner Mongolia, Jonah Kessel, NGO
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Xie Yan and the fight against bad conservation laws
When ecologist Xie Yan heard about the Natural Heritage Conservation Act, she knew she had to kill it. So she wrote a letter. The open letter, posted on February 5 to Xie’s blog, became the focus of a story the … Continue reading
Posted in Wildlife, Nature and the Environment
Tagged conservation, Danwei.com, environment, Wilderness, wildlife, Xie Yan
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Panic buying of water in Liuzhou – a report from the ground
BBC News — 26 January 2012: River pollution sparks panic water buying in China city Ken Fletcher is a British resident of Liuzhou in Guangxi Province where the panic buying is taking place. He sent this report to Danwei on January 27. … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer Culture, Health and Medicine, Wildlife, Nature and the Environment
Tagged Cadmium, Danwei.com, environment, Liuzhou, mining, water
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The uncertain return of Beijing wildlife
Outside a cafe in east Beijing, a small bird fluttered to the ground and hopped and pecked at the concrete. Beijing Bird Watching Society member Li Ming cracked a smile and said “Passer montanus.” A humble sparrow, which Li says … Continue reading
Posted in Wildlife, Nature and the Environment
Tagged Beijing, Bird Watching, Birding, birds, Danwei.com, environment, hog badger, leopard, leopard cat, nature, Nuthatch, Swallow, Swift, Weasel, wildlife
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Can China be a green superpower?
A trailer for Mandarin Film‘s new production Green China Rising.
Posted in Featured Video
Tagged environment, green technology
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Blue skies over Beijing
Blue skies return to the capital after a week of smog and soupy air.
Posted in Environmental problems
Tagged @altcat, #crazybad, air quality, Beijing, environment, pollution
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The air in Beijing: 2010 and 2006
AP reports:
Pollution in Beijing was so bad Friday the U.S. Embassy, which has been independently monitoring air quality, ran out of conventional adjectives to describe it, at one point saying it was “crazy bad.”
Posted in Environmental problems
Tagged @altcat, air pollution, Beiing, environment, MEP
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“China is taking the climate change issue seriously and cautiously”
Zou Xi (邹曦), a reporter at the Beijing Science & Technology Report (北京科技报), speaks to Danwei about science and the environment.
Posted in Media
Tagged Beijing Science & Technology Report, Copenhagen, environment, pollution, Zou Xi
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