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[Untitled] MEP’s Stimulus Package Challenge: While the 300 or so employees at MEP Headquarters clearly have their hands full with the additional EIA load, an “expert panel of China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development” (CCICED) is warning that “local governments’

[Finance Website] JUCCCE Clean Energy Forum-Closing Summary_finance_Finance Website: Three venture capitalists discussed the opportunities and challenges facing the Chinese cleantech environment.  Ira Ehrenpreis of Technology Partners highlighted the fact that 75% of cleantech investments so far have been in solar and biofuels, meaning that many other cleantech sectors have been neglected.  He highlighted the green buildings sector, which contain a lot of subsectors (such as sustainable materials, energy systems, etc.) as filled with opportunity.  Gary Risechel of Qiming Ventures used the solar industry as an example to demonstrate his point that what China succeeds in is not necessarily cutting-edge, innovative technology, but low-cost manufacturing.  Mr. Rieschel believes that a strengthening of protection of foreign intellectual property would be a move that would spur domestic enterprises to innovate so as to compete with foreign enterprises.  Jim Boettcher of Focus Ventures took a different view, describing the abundance of innovation he had seen coming out of universities such as Tsinghua, especially with regards to cleaner coal and battery solutions.  Consistent with the broader definition of innovation, Mr.

[Earth News, Earth Science, Energy Technology, Environment News] Ice storm leaves one million without power in US northeast: The Environment Agency authority has 247 flood warnings in place, with 99 in the southwest, 46 in the English Midlands and 30 in Wales. However, Sunday is set to be largely rain-free and the worst weather conditions have already passed through, forecaster MeteoGroup UK said.

[Untitled] The ABC’s of SED’s Environment & Energy Initiatives: These issues, of course, are somewhat outside the Treasury Department’s core competencies.  At CELB, on the other hand, we spend our days addressing ways in which the United States and China can cooperate to address the challenges of environmental sustainability, climate change and energy security.  Given this focus, when the good, but apparently beleaguered, folks at Treasury asked for volunteers to join an Advisory Committee to provide advice on the E&E Framework, we marched right down to our local recruitment center with Yankee Doodle ringing in our ears. 

[Earth News, Earth Science, Energy Technology, Environment News] Satisfaction, anger at outcome of Poznan talks: South Africa Environment Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk said that some of the issues up for discussion had "led to tension between developed and developing countries."

[Untitled] HP-1310: U.S. Fact Sheet: Energy and Environment Accomplishments: During the first day of the fifth Cabinet-level meeting of the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED), 15 U.S. Cabinet officials and agency heads joined Secretary Paulson for discussions with China's Vice Premier Wang Qishan and a delegation of 21 Chinese ministers and agency heads. Following a robust and productive discussion on strengthening cooperation in energy and the environment, the officials signed an EcoPartnerships Framework, which resulted from the June commitment to explore EcoPartnerships as a means of concrete cooperation between our two nations.

[Status of Chinese People] China’s detentions of ”˜Charter 08”² signatories ”˜challenge ...: Reporters Without Borders said in it’s 2005 special report titled “Xinhua: the world’s biggest propaganda agency”, that “Xinhua remains the voice of the sole party”, “particularly during the SARS epidemic, Xinhua has for last few months been putting out news reports embarrassing to the government, but they are designed to fool the international community, since they are not published in Chinese.”

[Untitled] EMS007 IPC Environmental Symposium Tackles Compliance: To help companies in the electronics industry understand, comply and interpret those regulations, IPC - Association Connecting Electronics Industries® will host a symposium on electronics and the environment, "It's Not Easy Being Green: Compliance with Legislation and Customer Requirements," February 4-5, 2009, at the Wyndham San Jose, San Jose, California.

[Core77] Wine about the environment - Core77: Designed by Barcelona-based design firm Ciclus, the product isn't perfect--debate rages over whether this is better for the environment or worse--but we feel it's a step in the right direction. via treehugger .

[Untitled] Santa Monica Property Blog » Survey: The World’s Next Great Cities: Using the MasterCard Worldwide Emerging Markets Index, which ranks 65 cities in 30 markets on the basis of business environment, economic growth, and financial services environment, Forbes magazine chose the world’s next great cities.

[Untitled] { design@tive } information design » Blog Archive » China ...: China, Socialism & Consumer Behavior: luxury dresses takes up 32% of the total value of the Chinese luxury market

[Daughter of the Ring of Fire] Daughter of the Ring of Fire » Blog Archive » “Clannish” Speech: Elizabeth Kate Switaj blogs on poetry and other literature, life and all the et ceteras.

[Untitled] Sustainable Tower In Shanghai Tallest In China | Device Daily: Nine sky gardens will be available to the public as part of the outer facade of the tower. Eco-friendly features include a rainwater harvesting system for the tower’s heating and cooling needs and a series of wind turbines beneath the parapets for self-sustained electricity production.

[Untitled] Shot down in Shanghai?: Howard envisions a pavilion in keeping with the expo's theme of "Better Cities, Better Life," a facility that will use cutting-edge environmental and communication technologies to show how we can fulfill the American ideal of inclusiveness and sustainability. The Shanghai expo is seen as an unprecedented opportunity to reach the emerging Chinese market with something more than a straight product sales pitch.

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