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Watch Ray Anderson’s “the business logic of sustainability” talk at TED
At his carpet company, Ray Anderson has increased sales and doubled profits while turning the traditional "take / make / waste" industrial system on its head. In a gentle, understated way, he shares a powerful vision for sustainable commerce [...]
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China, Technology & the Environment: City in Henan Province to resettle 27,000 for south-north water diversion
Resettlement of about 27,000 downtown residents of Jiaozuo City in the central Henan Province started this week to make way for China's massive south-to-north water diversion program, the provincial water diversion office said Friday. Resettlement is scheduled to finish at the end of September, when work on the trunk channel of the central route will start [...]
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Intelectual Property: Shanghai’s biggest copyright case hits court
A Shanghai city court began hearing criminal charges recently against a gang accused of global trading in pirated software - at US$10 million-plus, the biggest case of copyright violation in Shanghai's history. Nine defendants were brought before the Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People's Court in a trial that is expected to last two days...
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Living in China: GDP could be 2.5 times that of the US by 2030
China's economy could be 2.5 times that of the US by 2030, based on Japan's experience and the yuan's appreciation against the greenback, a senior Chinese economist says in Harvard Business Review's Chinese edition. The forecast by Justin Lin Yifu, head of Peking University's China Center for Economic Research and recently appointed chief economist of the World Bank, in the May issue of the magazine published on Thursday is one of the most ambitious for China's economic growth...
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China, Technology, Innovation and the Environment: Part II
An energy structure with a low utilization rate, and an economic growth mode with serious, hazardous emissions have posed stark challenges for the sustained growth of Chinese economic society. Faced with such a grave situation in energy saving and emission reduction, more than 6,000 science, technology workers, as well as scientist-turned-entrepreneurs on met recently to discuss issues such as energy saving and environmental protection. Among them were more than 100 members from Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), the highest palaces for scientific research achievements and engineering progress [...]
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China, Technology and the Environment: Chinese National Energy Commission is established