New Beijing law cuts 800,000 cars from roads per day
New Beijing law cuts 800,000 cars from roads per day New Beijing law cuts 800,000 cars from roads per day mongabay.com October 13, 2008
China’s CO2 emissions 14% higher than America’s in 2007
China's CO2 emissions 14% higher than America's in 2007 China's CO2 emissions 14% higher than America's in 2007 mongabay.com June 14, 2008 China emitted 14 percent more carbon dioxide than…
China’s plastic bag ban goes into effect June 1
China's plastic bag ban goes into effect June 1 China's plastic bag ban goes into effect June 1 mongabay.com May 29, 2008 Few Chinese businesses appear to be prepared for…
Will earthquake slow dam-building spree in China?
Will earthquake slow dam-building spree in China? Will earthquake slow enthusiasm for dam-building in China? mongabay.com May 14, 2008 Monday's 7.9 magnitude earthquake in Sichuan province left more than 15,000…
New expedition seeks evidence for survival of the ‘extinct’ Baiji
New expedition seeks evidence for survival of the 'extinct' Baiji New expedition seeks evidence for survival of the 'extinct' Baiji Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com April 16, 2008 The EDGE program, apart…
Invasive species cost China $14B per year
Invasive species cost China $14B per year Invasive species cost China $14B per year mongabay.com April 1, 2008 Rapid economic growth and giant infrastructure projects have allowed invasive species to…
China’s emissions growth 2-4 times greater than expected
China's emissions growth 2-4 times greater than expected China's emissions growth 2-4 times greater than expected mongabay.com March 10, 2008 China's carbon dioxide emissions are growing far faster than anticipated…
China bans plastic bags
China bans plastic bags China bans plastic bags Morgan Erickson-Davis, mongabay.com January 13, 2008 In effort to stem plastic pollution, China has banned stores from using flimsy plastic bags and…
Extremely high levels of mercury and arsenic found in Chinese lake
Extremely high levels of mercury and arsenic found in Chinese lake Extremely high levels of mercury and arsenic found in Chinese lake Dartmouth College January 10, 2008 Dartmouth researchers alarmed…
Can China Go Green?
Can China Go and Stay Green? Can China Go and Stay Green? mongabay.com January 3, 2008 China's booming economic growth over the past generation has come at the expense of…
China’s coal pollutes the U.S.
China's coal pollutes the U.S. China's coal pollutes the U.S. Michael Casey, Associated Press November 4, 2007 TAIYUAN, China — It takes five to 10 days for the pollution from…
China struggles with urban pollution
China struggles with urban pollution China struggles with urban pollution mongabay.com October 29, 2007 About 60 percent of Chinese cities still regularly suffer from air pollution and have no centralized…
China to spend $14.4 billion clean up polluted lake
China to spend $14.4 billion clean up polluted lake China to spend $14.4 billion clean up polluted lake mongabay.com October 29, 2007 China will spend $14.4 billion to clean up…
Rare Chinese river dolphin sighting in doubt
Rare Chinese river dolphin sighting in doubt Rare Chinese river dolphin sighting in question mongabay.com September 1, 2007 A prominent researcher is skeptical of last week's reported sighting of the…
“Extinct” baiji river dolphin spotted alive in China
"Extinct" baiji river dolphin spotted alive in China "Extinct" baiji river dolphin spotted alive in China mongabay.com August 29, 2007 An "extinct" baiji has been spotted alive in the Yangtze…
Environmental, safety concerns mount over China’s Three Gorges Dam
Environmental, safety concerns mount over China's Three Gorges Dam Environmental, safety concerns mount over China's Three Gorges Dam mongabay.com August 29, 2007 Environmental problems are worse than anticipated at China's…
China to miss pollution goals for 2007
China to miss pollution goals for 2007 China to miss pollution goals for 2007 mongabay.com August 22, 2007 China has managed to cut emissions of sulphur dioxide, an acid-rain causing…
U.S. firms driving pollution in China
U.S. firms driving pollution in China U.S. firms driving pollution in China mongabay.com August 22, 2007 U.S. firms are helping drive environmental degradation in China, putting the health of millions…
Extinction of the Yangtze river dolphin is confirmed
Photos: Extinction of the Yangtze river dolphin is confirmed Photos: Extinction of the Yangtze river dolphin is confirmed mongabay.com August 8, 2007 After an extensive six-week search scientists have confirmed…
China’s wetlands shrinking due to global warming
China's wetlands shrinking due to global warming China's wetlands shrinking due to global warming mongabay.com July 16, 2007 Wetlands on China's Qinghai-Tibet plateau have shrunk by more than 10 percent…
China will not commit to CO2 limits
China will not commit to CO2 limits China will not commit to CO2 limits mongabay.com July 6, 2007 China will not commit to binding greenhouse gas emissions cuts, reports the…
760,000 Chinese a year die from pollution
760,000 Chinese a year die from pollution 760,000 Chinese a year die from pollution Rhett Butler, mongabay.com July 4, 2007 760,000 Chinese die prematurely each year from polluted air and…
China finds 7.5 billion barrel oilfield
China finds 7.5 billion barrel oilfield off northern coast China finds 7.5 billion barrel oilfield mongabay.com May 8, 2007 PetroChina, Asia's largest oil and gas producer, announced the discovery of…
Chinese traffic restrictions rapidly result in cleaner air
Chinese traffic restrictions rapidly result in cleaner air Chinese traffic restrictions rapidly result in cleaner air American Geophysical Union April 30, 2007 Chinese government restrictions on motorists during a three-…
China to spend $2.1B to protect wetlands
China to spend $2.1B to protect wetlands China to spend $2.1B to protect wetlands Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com April 25, 2007 China says it will spend more than $2.1 billion…
Damage to Yangtze ‘irreversible’ says China
Damage to Yangtze "irreversible" says China Damage to Yangtze "irreversible" says China Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com April 16, 2007 Pollution, dams and excessive boat traffic have caused an "largely irreversible"…
The news of extinction: western media’s response to the demise of the Baiji
The news came and went with an alacrity that I found alarming, almost jolting. I waited for weeks, faithfully; I could not believe that the initial announcement would be followed…
China may top U.S. in greenhouse gas emissions in 2007
China may top U.S. in greenhouse gas emissions in 2007 China may top U.S. in greenhouse gas emissions in 2007 Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com March 23, 2007 China's carbon dioxide…
China misses pollution targets
China misses pollution targets China misses pollution targets mongabay.com February 13, 2007 China's environmental protection agency said that the country failed to meet any of its 2006 pollution control goals…
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