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China, Green? In the Case of Solar Water Heating, Yes
Green Lifestyle  (tags: green, energy, eco-friendly, coolstuff, greenliving, interesting, sustainable, environment, china, solar, panels, wind, turbines, water, heaters, technology, business, conservation, goodnews, home, society, globalwarming, water, climate-change )

Tom
- 76 days ago - latimes.com
In the global race to develop green technology and stem climate change, China is now a leading producer of solar panels and wind turbines. It also dominates the lesser-known technology of solar water heaters, installed in over 30 million Chinese homes.
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Plastic Bag Use Drops 60 Percent in China
Green Lifestyle  (tags: china, plastic bags, sustainable, shopping, world, environment, news, green, green living )

Susty
- 149 days ago - us.oneworld.net
The use of plastic bags in China has dropped 66 percent since the Chinese parliament banned thin, single-use bags last year.
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China's Major Solar Farm Push - China
Green Lifestyle  (tags: china, renewable energy, energy, solar, solar energy, tariffs, government )

Chrissy
- 229 days ago - energymatters.com.au
Solar power equipment is already quite cheap in China as the country is home to some of the world's largest solar panel manufacturers including Suntech and Solarfun, but the Chinese government last week launched an ambitious program that will see new sola
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Cat Fight Over China's Feline Meat Trade- VIDEO
Green Lifestyle  (tags: horrific animal cruelty, cats, china, eaten, tortured, animal welfare, animal advocates )

Simone
- 259 days ago - news.sky.com
"It cost me seven Renminbi a pound," a man told me, pointing at a hessian sack. He had paid about 70p for cat meat at a southern China market. ... As we chatted, the bag seemed to move by itself, emitting a plaintive 'meowing' sound. The man
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Researchers High on Ancient Pot Find
Green Lifestyle  (tags: Cannabis, greenproducts, China, Historical find )

Janet
- 360 days ago - thechronicleherald.ca
Researchers say they have located the world's oldest stash of marijuana the cache of cannabis in a tomb It's about 2,700 years old and was clearly "cultivated for psychoactive purposes," rather than as fibre for clothing or as food.
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Chinese Eco-City Planned For One Million Inhabitants
Green Lifestyle  (tags: china, environment, eco-friendly, design )

Michael
- 527 days ago - enn.com
The Tangshan region near Beijing will soon be home to a new ecological city with one million inhabitants.
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Rice In Your Gas Tank: Boosting Biofuel Production From Rice Straw
Green Lifestyle  (tags: rice, fuel, biofuel, china, environment )

Eva
- 544 days ago - sciencedaily.com
Researchers in China are reporting a discovery that could turn rice straw into an inexpensive new renewable source of biofuel.
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A Dark Side of Solar Power
Green Lifestyle  (tags: solar power, china, polysilicon, conservation, energy, nicoleterrycreates, society, culture, world, nicole terry, green, Sustainabililty, organic )


- 622 days ago - news.com
"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."
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Planet Ark : China Launches Surprise Crackdown on Plastic Bags
Green Lifestyle  (tags: plastic bags, china, green, environment, oil )

Keith
- 676 days ago - planetark.com
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.
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China Bans Retailer Plastic, Other Alternatives Are Fantastic!
Green Lifestyle  (tags: china, conservation, reuse, recycled, Sustainabililty )

Trish
- 682 days ago - greenstudentu.com
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.
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China to Ban Ultra-Thin Plastic Bags - CNN.Com
Green Lifestyle  (tags: ecofriendly, environment, greenliving, recycling, china, ban, plastic bags )

Stephanie
- 684 days ago - cnn.com
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.
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China Surges Ahead on Clean Energy Spending
Green Lifestyle  (tags: China, clean energy, wind, solar, hydropower, biofuels )

Eduardo
- 730 days ago - environment.newscientist.com
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
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When You Grow, Grow Green
Green Lifestyle  (tags: energy efficiency, biofuels, California, Brazil, China )

Eduardo
- 762 days ago - sciencenow.sciencemag.org
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.
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China Attempts To Go Green
Green Lifestyle  (tags: China, solar energy, environment, pollution, tech )

Ben
- 785 days ago - blogmyway.org
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
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