"Polysilicon, which is widely used to make solar panels, is in short supply. In the rush to make it cheaply, a Chinese company reportedly is dumping toxic waste into the ground, killing wildlife and endangering human health."
The erratic design is meant to draw sunlight into the central public plaza while maintaining sun exposure for surrounding buildings, as required by code. As in Beijing, the complex is heated and cooled geothermally, and contains large ponds in its..
BEIJING - China launched a surprise crackdown on plastic bags on Tuesday, banning production of ultra-thin bags and forbidding its supermarkets and shops from handing out free carriers from June 1.
The Chinese government has taken a huge step towards reducing pollution and increasing recycling efforts: beginning June 1 of this year, all retailers will be banned from giving out plastic bags to customers.
The Chinese use up to 3 billion plastic shopping bags a day.
Often, the flimsy bags are used once and discarded, adding to waste in a country grappling with air and water pollution as a result of rapid economic transformation, officials said.
CHINA is leaving the US in the dust in its spending on clean energy - but it still has plenty to do if it is to shake off its sooty reputation. The nation will invest more than $10 billion on wind, solar, hydropower, and biofuels this year - double the US
Report of the world's national science academies: It calls on local governments and scientists to develop practices for constructing more energy-efficient buildings. California and Brazil are models for energy efficiency and the use of biofuels.
The country known for its pollution due to its super fast growing economy is going green. China is concentrating in the solar energy and solar energy is flourishing in China. If my memory served me well, I watched a documentary shown on Science Channel
