On Sunday the New York Times published a report, China Outpaces U.S. in Cleaner Coal-Fired Plants, which documented China’s transition to cleaner forms of energy. Although much of China’s energy needs are still met by inefficient coal-fired power stations with poor track records in terms of emissions, China has begun to invest heavily in cleaner coal...
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China’s massive system of hydroelectric dams and water distribution has come under fire once again. Right after the devastating Sichuan earthquake of May 12, 2008, in which over 70,000 people lost their lives, officials rushed to deny that the massive Three Gorges Dam complex hundreds of kilometres downstream could have played any role in...
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By Mary Evelyn Tucker In a world where eco-systems are unraveling and where water, soil, and species are rapidly diminishing, there are few places on Earth where environmental problems are of greater concern than China. The sheer size of the population, over a billion people, and the rapid speed of modernization are creating a...
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As I mentioned in my previous post, I recently was honoured to attend the tenth anniversary celebrations of the Forum on Religion and Ecology, now housed at Yale University. The celebration was took place in the splendid ballroom on the 20th floor of the Yale Club in Manhattan and some 150 academics, students, activists and supporters...
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