(November 22, 2006) The relentless effort to increase the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) led to an increase in the discharge of major pollutants in the first half of this year, according to the country’s leading environmental watchdog.
China’s New Environmental Impact Assessment Qualification Rules
(November 22, 2006) In October 2005, the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) strengthened the domestic environmental impact assessment (EIA) market by conducting a nationwide review of the environmental impact assessment agencies (EIA Agencies) and re-issuing qualification certificates.
Ecology damage severe, say 95pc in online survey
(November 21, 2006) The mainland’s environmental problems are grave and local governments are bent on economic growth at the expense of the country’s ecology, according to the majority of respondents to a nationwide online survey.
A troubled river mirrors China’s path to modernity
by Jim Yardley, New York Times November 19, 2006 Dolka, China: At the two glacial lakes that give birth to the Yellow River, a Tibetan nomad named Tsende stands at the river’s […]
Investors consider the costs of Tibetan resources
(November 17, 2006) Plans to build a hydropower station on a sacred Tibetan lake in western China were abandoned last week, with the authorities deciding that developing the local tourist industry could turn out to be more profitable, but if the central government continues to encourage mining throughout its remote western regions, it will also need to build the infrastructure required to draw in investors.
Three Gorges and the environment
(November 15, 2006) Dai Qing at Sanwei Bookstore in Beijing
China’s rare river dolphin now extinct, experts announce
(November 14, 2006) The rare Chinese river dolphin has gone extinct, according to scientists who could not find a single one of the animals during a six-week search on China’s Yangtze River.
Power station plan at SW China scenic spot sparks controversy
(November 14, 2006) Plans to build a hydropower station in a national scenic spot in southwest China have fired a debate on the precedence of economic development over natural conservation.
China environment dangerous, says official
(November 13, 2006) The degradation of China’s environment was reaching a critical point where health and social stability are under threat, the country’s top government official on the environment said today.
China to begin construction of another hydropower plant on Yangtze River
(November 4, 2006) China will begin working on another hydropower station on Yalong River, a major tributary on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, this month.
Water quality remains sound at Three Gorges Dam area
(November 1, 2006) Little water pollution has been detected at the Three Gorges Dam area since the water level of the gigantic dam reached the 156-meter mark on Friday, the latest monitoring reports show.
Multinational corporations in China blacklisted for pollution
(November 1, 2006) A pollution blacklist has been issued by the Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs, a Chinese NGO.
Three Gorges generating units pass full generation capacity test
(October 30, 2006) Fourteen generating units of the Three Gorges Project, the world’s largest hydropower plant, have passed a 72-hour full operating capacity test, an official in charge of the project said on Sunday.
Seismologists: further destructive earthquakes in China city unlikely
(October 30, 2006) Seismologists in central China’s Hubei province have ruled out the possibility of a stronger quake jolting Suizhou city, which was hit Friday by an earthquake measuring 4.7 degrees on the Richter scale.
Pollution threatens China’s oldest hydropower station
(October 30, 2006) Water pollution is threatening China’s oldest hydropower station — built nearly a century ago — and has forced it to halt operation several times.
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