China FAQ, Part 1

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• Environment

  

  China's Staggering Transportation Growth

  You've probably heard that China is growing quickly, but have you seen the graphs? The Oil Drum's Stuart Staniford picked through data from the...

  by Andrew Price +

• Environment

  

  China's Pollution in Photos

  The media loves a good story about how China has shed its old industrial ways and is leading the charge into a clean economy. We've even done it,...

  by Morgan Clendaniel 1

• Technology

  

  Why Google Should Stay in China

  Leaving China to domestic internet companies won't advance the cause of free information. In mid-December, Google suffered a "…sophisticated...

  by John Wagner Givens +

• News

  

  Meanwhile in China... Sweet Powerpoint-style Graphics of Government Growth Plans (Updated)

  While most of the developed world is freaking out about the ongoing economic fallout-The Great Recession if you will (something I heard Kurt...

  by Casey Caplowe +

• Environment

  

  Electric Bikes Are Really Popular in China. Can They Catch on in the States?

  Electric bikes have really taken off in China. Between 1998 and 2009, China went from around 56,000 electric bikes to 120 million. Sales are...

  by Andrew Price 1

• Environment

  

  China Becomes Electric

  China is pushing to drastically overhaul their automobile fleet, replacing it with electric cars. Or at least that's what they're saying. If the...

  by Morgan Clendaniel +

• Technology

  

  Don't Call China's Internet "Censored"

  After China and Google's recent squabble, Hillary Clinton gave a rather nice speech saying that internet censorship is a human rights problem, and...

  by Morgan Clendaniel +

• Technology

  

  China's Most Brazen Cyber Attacks

  China's recent internet attacks on American email accounts aren't the first time we've been the victim of Sino-cyber-espionage, and, in fact,...

  by Morgan Clendaniel +

• Technology

  

  Google Is Fed Up With China

  Big news from the official Google blog: In mid-December, we detected a highly sophisticated and targeted attack on our corporate infrastructure...

  by Andrew Price +

• Culture

  

  How China’s Big Quake Shook Out

  A documentary surveying the aftermath of the catastrophic 2008 temblor in China's Sichuan province offers insight into the fates of Chile and...

  by Jesse Ashlock +

• Technology

  

  New Electric Cars Available in China and Japan This Week

  Mitsubishi's electric car, the i-MiEV, went on sale today in Japan. With the help of government incentives it's a pretty affordable 2.8...

  by Andrew Price 1

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  Picture Show: Made in China

  When we purchase objects adorned with "Made in China" stickers, we rarely stop to consider what that means. We tend to regard the toys, tools, and...

  by GOOD +

• Business

  

  The GOOD 100: Chinese Solar

  Here Comes the (Chinese) Sun: How Chinese innovation is going to revolutionize solar power for the rest of the world Residents of the city of...

  by David Biello +

• Environment

  

  Up Next: Peak Phosporous

  We're all familiar with the idea of peak oil-the point at which our oil production will start declining forever. But that's not the only thing...

  by Andrew Price +

• News

  

  Was Obama Right to Meet with the Dalai Lama?

  President Obama met with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, Thursday. According to The New York Times, the two men discussed...

  by Patrick James +

• Environment

  

  Chinese Carmaker Changes Focus from Electric Back to Gas

  What was once a promising electric vehicle venture might be losing some steam, according to a recent article on Treehugger, which measures the...

  by Alicia Capetillo 1

• Environment

  

  Solving Climate Change at 35,000 Feet, and Below

  What looking at the recent renovations to LAX airport-and the lack of sustainable design thinking that went into them-can teach us about saving...

  by John Quiter +

• Environment

  

  Why Do Fewer Americans Care About Climate Change?

  Days after China announced the country's turn to an "open attitude" toward causes of climate change, Yale University released a survey...

  by Alicia Capetillo +

• Environment

  

  The Best of Treehugger: Google Targets Cheap Solar, the Local Kinkos for Stuff, and New York's Craziest (Sanest) Building

  Google builds its own servers because the commercial ones are too expensive. It's also building solar panels for the same reason—and by...

  by Alex Pasternack +

• Environment

  

  Teaming Up with the Dragon to Turn Down the Heat

  It's in the shadow of Copenhagen, but Obama's first trip to China could prove to be a real turning point in climate legislation. Last week, the...

  by Ben Jervey +