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China Blows Past the Rest of the World as Largest Wind Turbine Maker

February 8, 2010

China blows past Denmark, Germany, Spain and the United States to become the world’s largest maker of Wind Turbines.

What to Read and Watch on the Last Day of Cop15

December 18, 2009

What to read and watch on the last day of Cop15, as the press encamps for a long wait.

Meet Peat. Third Largest Producer of Greenhouse Gases

November 25, 2009

Peat Moss. It’s drying out in Indonesia, making that country the third largest producer of Greenhouse Gasses behind the U.S. and China.

China to Produce a Fifth of its Power by Renewables by 2020

June 11, 2009

China believes it can match and surpass Europe’s wind and solar power targets by 2020 and produce a fifth of its power needs from renewable energy over the next 10 years.
“We are now formulating a plan for development of renewable energy. We can be sure we will exceed the 15% target. We will at least [...]

Illegal Electronic Waste Smuggled from Australia to China

May 22, 2009

Since early 2008, twelve ships full of illegal shipments of electronic waste from Australia have been caught leaving the country without hazardous materials permits, says the Australian Customs and the Department of Environment. These smuggling operations are implicated in both child labor schemes and the rise of toxic pollution in China.

How to break the Walmart cycle

August 4, 2008

Written by Adam Shake
Recycling has become so passe’ hasn’t it? Tossing you’re water bottles and beer bottles into your little plastic bin everyday and taking it to the curb every week? How do we break the Walmart Cycle of buying and throwing away?
We all recycle don’t we? And have you noticed that most stores now [...]

The Walmart You Dont Know

July 25, 2008

Awesome article about Walmart, by Charles Fishman (cnfish@mindspring.com) Charles is a senior writer at Fast Company. Andrew Moesel provided research assistance for this story.
Here is the actual link to the article. Article reprinted below.
“The giant retailer’s low prices often come with a high cost. Wal-Mart’s relentless pressure can crush the companies it does business [...]