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Dutch Data Shows China Surpassed The US In 2006 Carbon-Dioxide Emissions
The Hague (AFP) June 19, 2007China for the first time spewed out more carbon-dioxide emissions last year than the United States, a Dutch government research body said Tuesday. "China's 2006 carbon dioxide emissions surpassed those of the USA by 8.0 percent," the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (MNP) said. In 2005 US emissions were up 2.0 percent compared to China. The MNP said the figures were based on ... more First Russian Built Nuclear Power Reactor In China Goes Into Operation 
Beijing (AFP) June 19, 2007Russia's first nuclear reactor in China has finally gone into commercial operation after numerous delays and a second will begin production by year's end, Russian officials said Tuesday. "The Tianwan nuclear power plant is a very big Russian-Chinese project," Ivan Kamenskikh, vice head of the Federal Atomic Energy Agency of Russia, told journalists via video phone from Moscow. "Our first ... more China To Increase Payload Capacity Of Carrier Rockets 
Beijing (Xinhua) Jun 19, 2007China plans to develop a new generation of carrier rockets with an increased payload capacity in order to advance its lunar exploration program, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. The payload capacity of China's Long March series of carrier rockets will be increased from its current weight of 9.5 tons to 25 tons, an official with the corporation said. ... more China To Launch Third Sino-Brazilian Satellite In September 
Beijing (XNA) Jun 18, 2007China plans to launch in September the third earth resources satellite jointly developed by China and Brazil, said Sun Laiyan, director of the China National Space Administration here Thursday. Satellite 02B will be soon moved into a space environment simulator and go through a number of tests, said Sun. Before returning to China in April this year, the satellite underwent a series of tests at ... more Japan Plants Coral To Save Sinking Territory 
Tokyo (AFP) June 18, 2007Japan has begun planting baby coral on a remote Pacific atoll in a multi-million-dollar project to save sinking islets and defend a territorial claim disputed with China, officials said Monday. Japan regards the rocky isles of Okinotori, 1,700 kilometres (1,060 miles) south of Tokyo, as the southernmost point of its territory, letting it set its 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone around ... more |
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Washington (UPI) June 14, 2007With only a year to go until the Summer Olympics, advocacy groups worldwide are ratcheting up efforts to expose the dark side of China, from child labor exploitation to forced relocation of some of its most vulnerable people. Yet public outcry over reports of new wrongdoings has been subdued, to say the least, and what's more, U.S. support for the Chinese regime only appears to have gotten ... more Toxic Algae Pose New Health Scare In China 
Beijing (AFP) June 17, 2007Two of China's biggest lakes are under renewed attack from toxic algae that destroy plant and fish life and threaten humans in the country's latest pollution scare, state media reported on Sunday. New satellite pictures of eastern China show the blue-green foul-smelling algae spreading in Taihu and Chaohu lakes, the Workers Daily newspaper said. The toxic algae scare in Lake Taihu has ... more Russia Needs 92 Billion Dollars To Develop Eastern Gas Deposits By 2030 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 18, 2007A program to develop gas deposits in East Siberia and the Far East will require 2,400 billion rubles (about $92 billion) in investment by 2030, an official of Russia's industry and energy ministry said Friday. At its meeting June 15, the government commission for the fuel and energy complex discussed a program to create a single system of gas production, transportation, and supply in East ... more Hewlett-Packard E-Cyclers Are Gold Miners Of The Internet-Age 
Roseville (AFP) California, June 15, 2007In a vast warehouse in a scorching valley near California's capital, Hewlett-Packard workers mine for Internet-age gold while diverting toxic electronic waste from landfills. The company is ramping up operations in the sleepy California town of Roseville, where its shredders and chippers rip up everything from mobile telephones to copy machines and salvage usable scraps. ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) June 14, 2007The outlawed practice of burning waste straw in China's farming areas is behind the thicker than normal smog that has choked Beijing in recent days, state media reported Thursday. A satellite map showed how smoke from five provinces was blown north, causing even more pollution in Beijing's already heavily contaminated skies, Xinhua news agency reported. ... more Chinese Officials Say Ditch The Suit And Slash Energy Use 
Beijing (AFP) June 14, 2007Chinese officials have revealed their latest weapon against excessive energy use -- encouraging office workers to ditch business suits in favour of T-shirts, state media reported Thursday. Several leaders of the State Council, China's cabinet, have called on office workers to dress in light, casual clothing instead of the typical suit so that air conditioners can be turned down ... more US Military Prepared For Worst With China 
Washington (AFP) June 13, 2007China's secretive transformation of its military power leaves the United States preparing for the worst eventualities, including over Taiwan, a Pentagon official said Wednesday. About 900 Chinese missiles are in place opposite Taiwan, while China is also rolling out far more sophisticated long-range nuclear missiles, combat planes, warships and submarines, the Department of Defense official said ... more South Korea's Sluggish Project 
Seoul (UPI) June 12, 2007Challenged by China's push to tap into North Korea's natural resources, South Korea wants to speed up economic cooperation with Pyongyang. But the efforts are unlikely to bear fruit in the near future as a key project of swapping manufacturing raw materials for mineral exploration rights has been stalled over the protracted nuclear standoff. The two Koreas signed a deal in 2005 under which ... more
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