(January 26, 2007) Jilin Petrochemical, a subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corp, was ordered to pay one million yuan (US$128,000) for polluting the Songhua River in 2005. That amount is the maximum possible fine but has never been imposed before on corporate polluters.
The ‘special interests’ destroying China’s environment
(January 24, 2007) The political will exists to combat China’s pollution, but collusion between business and local governments remains a major obstacle. In a new column for chinadialogue, Jianqiang Liu asks: who is really harming the country’s interests?
Environment business and the changing business environment
(January 20, 2007) The common albeit old-fashioned assumption about the relationship between business and the environment is that they are at best separate concerns, often incompatible if not conflicting. China provides a very good demonstration of the opposite being true.
China’s ‘cancer villages’ pay price
(January 17, 2007) The small hamlet of Shangba is a tiny jumbled collection of houses sitting in the lush green paddy fields and hills of southern China.
Shandong farmers use water for drinking and irrigation from a river as black as ink
(January 17, 2007) First part in a series of articles on China’s pollution crisis. Hundreds of thousands of farmers must use filthy water for drinking and irrigation. The economies of entire farming and fishing villages have been destroyed. Authorities do not seem concerned and do not stop the pollution or help locals whilst local governments are more interested in increasing industrial developments.
Beijing rudely awakened from green dream
(January 17, 2007) China’s resolve to abandon its decades-old habit of pursuing economic growth at any cost and instead promote energy conservation and environmental protection has stumbled because of resistance from development-minded local officials and powerful interest groups.
Sea waters ‘heavily polluted’
(January 15, 2007) Marine pollution has worsened in the past year, especially in the shallow waters off the coast, said the Beijing oceanic authority on Friday.
Salt forces S. China cities to go upstream for water
(January 15, 2007) Salty tap water that affects up to 50 million people has forced the Asian gambling hub Macau and its sister city Zhuhai to hastily build a pipeline to access water further upstream, a water official said on Monday.
Offline library 2007
(January 15, 2007) Beijing gets tough with penalties for polluters, by Shi Jiangtao, SCMP, Jan. 11, 2007 Approval suspended for new projects as cities, power firms break environment laws.
China cracks the whip on polluters
(January 14, 2007) China has cracked the whip to punish environment polluters as it struggled but failed to meet energy cuts and pollution goals over recent years.
Cautious welcome to pollution drive
(January 12, 2007) Beijing’s latest crackdown on industrial pollution, targeting top power producers and development-minded local governments, has received a cautious welcome from environmental experts and even the affected companies.
Power producers ordered to meet environmental standards before expanding
(January 12, 2007) Four of China’s power generating giants will not be allowed to build new power projects until they correct environmental problems with existing generating facilities, according to the State Environmental Protection Administration of China (SEPA).
Pollution fears over China’s growth
(January 12, 2007) China has recorded double-digit growth for the fourth year in succession, according to the country’s top economic planner, amid rising tension between the push for continued fast development and the environment.
Cyber-rebels to launch safe website for activists
(January 12, 2007) Chinese dissidents say they will launch a site designed with encryption software to let whistle-blowers worldwide post sensitive documents on the internet without being traced.
Cautious welcome to pollution drive
(January 12, 2007) Beijing’s latest crackdown on industrial pollution, targeting top power producers and development-minded local governments, has received a cautious welcome from environmental experts and even the affected companies.
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