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Poison Me Elmo Toxic fun	Christine Gardner	02 Aug 2007	Gristmill
Once again, it turns out plastic toys from China are more than just an eyesore -- they're a hazard. A toy recall of 86 Fisher Price products, including several branded toddler favorites like the Dora and Elmo, was issued yesterday because of a lead-paint hazard. After scrolling the list, I decided my kids were safe -- for now. At least I think so. My kids have a ton of toys, mostly bought by well-meaning relatives, and I hate almost all of them. They're ug ...
Topics: China, green living, parenting, toxics (all these topics)

Environmental riots And demonstrations	Kit Stolz	24 Jul 2007	Gristmill
One of punk's great anthems was one of the Clash's first great songs: White riotI wanna riotWhite riotRiot of my own. This was a sincere wish on the late Joe Strummer's part, and to some extent, his wish came true. The punk movement was a riot in music. His audiences were uncontrollable and he liked that, mostly. He saw a few riots and wanted more, to get people stirred up, showing their desires, demanding change. Could the ferment in present-day environmenta ...
Topics: China, Dominican Republic, environmental movement, grassroots activism, Greece, Ivory Coast (all these topics)

Exporting our greenhouse gases to China China's emissions aren't really China's	Joseph Romm	19 Jul 2007	Gristmill
If you want a Chinese perspective on global warming, a good place to start is this China Daily opinion piece, 'Climate change is reshaping global politics.' Pang Zhongying, a research fellow with the Joint Program on Globalization under the CRF-Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, makes some points worth remembering, especially: Western countries and industrialized Asian nations like Japan and the Republic of Korea have moved many of their factories to ...
Topics: climate, China, greenhouse-gas emissions (all these topics)

Enough already, China! You're killing me! A scary/funny post from China	Jerome Woody	17 Jul 2007	Gristmill
I found this in my Google Reader feed this morning, a post from a British blogger named Charlie living in Beijing. Three weeks after it was reported that the Chinese government convinced the World Bank to suppress a report that over 700,000 Chinese citizens die every year of pollution-related ailments, due to the fact that it may lead to revolution social unrest among the populace, Charlie's post reads like a bittersweet valentine to the city he's lived in for four year ...
Topics: air pollution, China, food, green living, water pollution (all these topics)

China and the environment Big changes, happening quickly	David Roberts	17 Jul 2007	Gristmill
Don't miss (occasional Grist contributor) Christina Larson's piece on environmentalism in China, which contains this pithy sentence: To understand why Chinese officials are genuinely concerned about the country's growing environmental problems, you must first remember that they live here. The dynamic she describes is pretty fascinating. Environmental problems are getting so severe that they're causing serious social unrest. But the central government in Beijing no ...
Topics: China, environmental movement (all these topics)

On the Ball: Olympic extravaganza Planning ahead for Beijing, London, and Sochi	Sarah K. Burkhalter	06 Jul 2007	Gristmill
Today, On the Ball brings you Olympics, Olympics, Olympics! And, if you read far enough, a reflection on undergarments. Beijing photo: vizzo via Flickr As we are now officially more than halfway through 2007, Beijing is getting all geared up for its Olympic games, to be held Aug. 8-24, 2008. On Wednesday, there were numerous reports of the city's upcoming plan to test how removing cars from the road affects air quality. Specifically, for two weeks nex ...
Topics: China, France, green living, Russia, sports, United Kingdom (all these topics)

That's a Mighty Full Circular File Faced with rampant pollution, China reports increase in citizen protests		05 Jul 2007	Daily Grist
That's a Mighty Full Circular File Faced with rampant pollution, China reports increase in citizen protests The sorry state of air and water quality in China has led to rising public protests, says a top environment agent there -- and citizens and officials alike are urging the country to crack down on polluters. In the first five months of 2007, the State Environmental Protecti ...
Topics: air pollution, business, China, grassroots activism, news, water pollution (all these topics)

China to West: You must be kidding Accuses us of 'green imperialism'	David Roberts	26 Jun 2007	Gristmill
More or less echoing what I said here, China is telling the West to shove its climate hectoring where the sun don't shine: Asian business and government leaders have accused rich countries of hypocrisy, saying they run polluting industries with cheap labour in China and then blame the country for worsening climate change. 'This is green imperialism,' Nor Mohamed Yakcop, Malaysia's deputy finance minister, told a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum on eas ...
Topics: China, climate, greenhouse-gas emissions, international politics (all these topics)

One more truth about China and climate change It's about more than money	Christina Larson	21 Jun 2007	Gristmill
It's official. China is now the world's top emitter of greenhouse gases. Having spent much of this spring reporting in China, I'd like to second just about everything David said yesterday on the topic. But I have one ginormous point to add. It's not just money that's needed. Yes, it'd be a good thing if Hill folks stopped bashing technology-exchange programs as lending an 'unfair competitive advantage.' And yes, let's stop painting China as the international ...
Topics: China, climate, climate change mitigation, Congress, greenhouse-gas emissions, politics, United States (all these topics)

Scent From Above Professional noses sniff out pollutants in China		21 Jun 2007	Daily Grist
Scent From Above Professional noses sniff out pollutants in China Got a sensitive schnoz? Your services may be needed in southern China, where air-pollution experts at an environmental monitoring station are training the sharp-nosed to sniff out chemicals in the air. "We have honed our smelling skills from various sources of pollution. It will help in the detection efforts of our bureau, and, hopefully, b ...
Topics: air pollution, China, funnies, news, toxics (all these topics)

Seven truths about China and climate change That you won't hear in the mainstream media	David Roberts	20 Jun 2007	Gristmill
China has officially passed the U.S. as the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases. This is likely to prompt a lot of misinformation and obfuscation from the usual quarters. So here are some simple truths about China and global warming that everyone should remember as the debate proceeds. 1. The U.S. still vastly outpaces China in terms of per-capita GHG emissions, and will for the foreseeable future. That's because the U.S. is a much more industrializ ...
Topics: China, climate, climate change impacts, climate change mitigation, greenhouse-gas emissions (all these topics)

And They're Off China overtakes United States as world's biggest polluter, agency says		20 Jun 2007	Daily Grist
And They're Off China overtakes United States as world's biggest polluter, agency says The United States is no longer the world's biggest polluter. That honor goes to China, which emitted some 8 percent more carbon dioxide in 2006 than Bushland, according to the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. But on a per-person basis, Americans pollute roughly four to five times more than folks in China. And while the emissions ...
Topics: China, climate, energy, news (all these topics)

China's unveils new climate change plan Still a Great Wall to progress	Maywa Montenegro	05 Jun 2007	Gristmill
On the heels of Bush's bluster of the week, China today released its first comprehensive plan for climate change. But as the NY Times reports, it too isn't much to sing about. Said Ma Kai, head of China's National Development and Reform Commission: Our general stance is that China will not commit to any quantified emissions reduction targets, but that does not mean we will not assume responsibilities in responding to climate change. Thus, the plan calls for i ...
Topics: China, climate, energy, energy efficiency (all these topics)

Sounds Familiar China releases first climate plan, says economic concerns are key		04 Jun 2007	Daily Grist
Sounds Familiar China releases first climate plan, says economic concerns are key China has released its first-ever national climate-change plan, a 62-page document that pledges to improve energy efficiency, increase the use of renewables, develop drought-resistant crops, and expand emissions-absorbing forests. But the country's leaders emphasized that they don't want to sacrifice economic growth. "We ...
Topics: China, climate, climate change mitigation, news (all these topics)

A Kodak moment indeed Satellite images reveal scale of destruction	Andrew Sharpless	10 May 2007	Gristmill
To you, this picture may look like ants marching in a desert, but among ocean experts, it has gone as viral as Britney's shaved head. What you're seeing is an image of shrimp trawlers off the coast of China, taken from space. Those teeny tiny specs are responsible for destroying huge swaths of seafloor, and thanks to these images, which appeared in the prestigious journal Nature yesterday, scientists now have irrefutable visual evidence to prove what they could ...
Topics: China, fishing, oceans (all these topics)

One Bad Scrapple Spoils the Bunch Regulators reveal new information on China-U.S. food links		09 May 2007	Daily Grist
One Bad Scrapple Spoils the Bunch Regulators reveal new information on China-U.S. food links The tangled food relationship between China and the U.S. keeps getting tangledier. As new details emerge in the wake of the March wave of pet deaths, concerns about the possibility of tainted food reaching U.S. dinner tables are growing. U.S. regulators said yesterday that cyanuric acid, a chemical used as a ...
Topics: agriculture, China, industrial ag, news, United States (all these topics)

Battle of the developed vs. the developing Climate change justice is contentious	Joseph Romm	04 May 2007	Gristmill
As this round of the IPCC unfolds, developing countries are scurrying to relieve themselves of any major responsibility for historic emissions and, consequently, aggressive mitigation policies. For example, China has requested inserting language that formally recognizes the percentage of emissions for which developed countries are responsible -- 95 percent from the pre-industrial era until 1950, and 77 percent from 1950 to the start of the millennium. China is als ...
Topics: air pollution, China, climate, climate change mitigation, greenhouse-gas emissions, IPCC, United States (all these topics)

Power, program, and practical considerations: Objectives How to build a real climate movement	Ken Ward	30 Apr 2007	Gristmill
((brightlines_include)) Campaigns and programs crafted to advance the Bright Lines strategy must also fit real world constraints and political realities on the ground, and take account of external roadblocks to effective action. The following objectives address these issues. 1. Tangible risk. Climate change is like world hunger: it's an issue of concern when media attention is high, just as coverage of periodic famines raises concern about world hunger. Most American ...
Topics: China, climate, climate change mitigation, climate change skepticism, India, politics (all these topics)

Integrated urbanism in Dongtan Building the world's largest eco-city	Chris Schults	27 Apr 2007	Gristmill
The May 2007 issue of Wired Magazine has a piece about the development of the world's largest eco-city, Dongtan, underway on the outskirts of Shanghai (as we reported in May of last year). The article focuses on Alejandro Gutierrez and his team from Arup (project info here). Recommended reading.
Topics: China, urban planning, placemaking (all these topics)

America is Dragon China's carbon-cutting more ambitious than many assume		27 Apr 2007	Daily Grist
America is Dragon China's carbon-cutting more ambitious than many assume Used to be, the U.S. couldn't do anything about climate change because climate change wasn't real. Now the U.S. can't do anything about climate change because ... China's not doing anything about climate change. But surprise! Turns out China, despite being the huge energy-sucker that slipped through the Kyoto Protocol's developing-country loophole, is working on ...
Topics: China, climate, news (all these topics)

But By All Means, Keep Filling Your Tank Gunmen attack Ethiopian oil field run by Chinese company		24 Apr 2007	Daily Grist
But By All Means, Keep Filling Your Tank Gunmen attack Ethiopian oil field run by Chinese company A story unfolding at press time gives a taste of that global energy-security issue everyone's worried about: according to news reports, gunmen attacked an oil field in eastern Ethiopia run by a Chinese company, killing 65 local workers and nine Chinese workers, and taking seven Chinese hostages. Xu Shuang, acting manager o ...
Topics: China, energy, Ethiopia, news, oil (all these topics)

Oh, China, China, China	David Roberts	23 Apr 2007	Gristmill
First, I see this: China warned on global warming effects And then this: China detains environmental activist Guess he shouldn't have warned them!
Topics: China, climate, climate change impacts, climate change mitigation (all these topics)

On the Ball: Dare to dream Wouldn't it be great if Beijing did pull off a green Olympics?	Sarah K. Burkhalter	21 Apr 2007	Gristmill
Along with some guy named Al Gore, Olympics chief Jacques Rogge has been honored with an award by the United Nations for being an environmental enforcer. Good on ya, Jacques! (Perhaps he was behind the fancy sewer heating system in Vancouver?) The next Olympics hurtling our way is Beijing 2008, and apparently the International Olympic Committee is concerned about sooty air and traffic congestion. You know what I'd like to see? After all this bad press, it'd b ...
Topics: celebrity, China, green living, sports (all these topics)

The responsibility era	David Roberts	20 Apr 2007	Gristmill
The editors of The New Republic make a simple point that can't be made often enough: The conservative notion that reducing GHG emissions in the U.S. is pointless unless China and India do the same is a moral grotesquery. We created the problem. Ethically and geopolitically, we are responsible for leading the way to a solution. Call it "the responsibility era."
Topics: China, climate, climate change mitigation, India, politics, United States (all these topics)

Wen, the Time Is Right China agrees to participate in post-Kyoto negotiations		13 Apr 2007	Daily Grist
Wen, the Time Is Right China agrees to participate in post-Kyoto negotiations China has agreed to participate in talks about a framework to fight global warming after the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012. Enviros danced a joyful jig, as the decision puts pressure on other, non-communicative nations (we're not naming names). China is a signatory to the Kyoto Protocol as a developing country, so its emissions a ...
Topics: China, climate, climate change mitigation, news (all these topics)

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