(August 28, 2006) China may fail to meet its goal to reduce the energy intensity of its economy by 4 per cent this year, the country’s top economic planner says.
China may save 150 billion kwh of electricity through electromotor upgrade: lawmaker
(August 27, 2006) China has big energy-saving potential if the methods are widely applied, says NPC standing committee member Guo Shuyan.
Dai Qing: Boosting support to dam migrants is just a start
(August 27, 2006) Beijing’s decision to give 22 million farmers who have been displaced by dams a 600-yuan (US$75) annual subsidy for 20 years is seen by journalist Dai Qing as official acknowledgement of the high social cost of such projects, and of the simmering rural discontent they have caused.
China: Simmering dam migrants discontent, limited subsidy
(August 27, 2006) Beijing’s decision to give 22 million farmers who have been displaced by dams a 600-yuan (US$75) annual subsidy for 20 years is seen by journalist Dai Qing as official […]
Water level in Yangtze River continues to fall
(August 25, 2006) The water level in the Yangtze River’s middle and lower reaches continues to fall and is threatening navigation along the waterway.
Mainland moves to lift funding for water sector
(August 25, 2006) More investment expected to flow into waste treatment as Beijing boosts return of overseas players.
Chemical spill under control
(August 24, 2006) A chemical spill in a Songhua River tributary that runs through the northeastern city of Jilin has been brought under control, officials said. The illegal discharge of xylidine from a chemical factory caused a five-kilometre slick of bubbly red water.
River endangered once again by chemical spill
(August 24, 2006) Environmental protection officials in Jilin province dispatched thousands of police to build three dams on the Manghe River in a bid to keep a five-kilometre-long chemical pollution belt from reaching the nearby Songhua River.
Hydropower accident kills seven in SW China province
(August 24, 2006) An accident at Shuanglong hydropower station near the city of Yibin in Sichuan swept seven workers to their death, left one person missing and injured six others.
China tries to rein in reports on disasters
(August 24, 2006) A proposed law that would restrict reporting on emergencies looks to many Chinese journalists like a desperate move from a government nervous that current measures aren’t enough to contain the country’s increasingly independent newspapers.
Experts: Gas leak might be one cause of dry weather
(August 23, 2006) A methane leak from a natural gas field outside Chongqing in southwest China was partly the cause of the area’s worst drought on record, an atmospheric scientist claimed yesterday.
Aquatics parasite affects ‘1.5 million’
(August 23, 2006) Medical authorities in China seeking to prevent diseases caused by parasites have issued warnings about the danger of eating raw or undercooked freshwater seafood.
China’s urban water supply threatened by pollution, poor management
(August 22, 2006) A senior Chinese official says pollution and industrial mismanagement are threatening water supplies in nearly 300 cities. The government is planning to spend $125 billion in the next five years to try to fix the problem.
China to build earthquake warning system at Three Gorges Reservoir area
(August 22, 2006) A network of 21 digital earthquake-monitoring stations is to be set up in the Chongqing section of the Three Gorges reservoir by the end of next year, to ‘prevent damage caused by earthquakes and other disasters.’
China blames fraud and lax enforcement for pollution
(August 21, 2006) A government investigation into pollution-control approvals for construction projects worth more than US$12.5 million found violations in almost 40 per cent of cases, China’s senior environmental official says.
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