tag: China

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NRDC: The China Challenge
Q & A with NRDC's Jingjing Qian
Comments (0) | August 26, 2009
feature stories

A Sunny Day in Rizhao
As China struggles to reduce its carbon footprint, the rooftops of an obscure port city may hold the key to a nation’s solar-powered ambitions.
Comments (1) | August 26, 2009
frontlines

Q & A: Tomorrow's Wars
A melting Arctic and sea-level rise pose new threats to global security. Defense expert Sherri Goodman looks ahead to the conflicts of the future.
Comments (0) | May 28, 2009
frontlines

Renewing Our Dependence
Even if we diminish our reliance on foreign oil, we may still need to import valuable minerals for state-of-the-art batteries and other renewable technologies.
Comments (2) | May 28, 2009
NRDC at work

Winter 2009: Eco-Towns, Denim, The Wild West
NRDC experts tackle many of the same issues covered in OnEarth by independent journalists. Here's a quick peek behind the headlines.
Comments (0) | December 1, 2008
dispatches

Greening the Dragon?
In Beijing, pedestrians often wear face masks as they walk through the thick yellow smog that blankets the city
Comments (0) | December 1, 2008
frontlines

The Gang of Two
When was the last time you read a story about China's environment that didn't fill you with doom and gloom? Time to tune into the Green Beat.
Comments (0) | August 28, 2008
dispatches

China Opens
In an effort to assuage public discontent over environmental problems and to meet new targets for limiting pollution, China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection has put into effect national regulations allowing ordinary citizens access to national and local government environmental records.
Comments (0) | August 28, 2008
fieldwork

Her Legal Crusade
In China, environmental crimes are rarely challenged. But one lawyer is setting new precedents.
Comments (1) | August 28, 2008
frontlines

China Bags It
San Francisco, Seattle, Canada: all have banned the use of plastic shopping bags. But now China has followed suit.
Comments (0) | May 28, 2008