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A Tale of Two Cities: Energy Efficient Buildings in New York and Hong Kong

Posted May 14, 2013 by Barbara Finamore in Curbing Pollution, Greening China, Solving Global Warming

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The Skyscraper Museum got it right.  Its 2009 exhibit, “Vertical Cities: Hong Kong and New York,” called these two cities – one my current home, one my hometown - the world’s “most similar skyscraper societies.”                    Top: The view...continued

NRDC China Environmental News Alert (May 11, 2013)

Posted May 12, 2013 by Greenlaw from NRDC China in Greening China

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May 2-9, 2013NRDC has been working in China for over fifteen years on such issues as energy efficiency, green buildings, clean energy technologies, environmental law, and green supply chain issues. This China Environmental News Alert is a compilation of news...continued

This Spring in Beijing: Green Spaces Blossom Both Inside and Out

Posted May 7, 2013 by Christine Xu in Curbing Pollution, Greening China, Living Sustainably

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Spring has arrived and this year, the greenery is not just outdoors: NRDC’s office in Beijing has been awarded the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Gold certification for Commercial Interior design (LEED-CI).    USGBC Sr. Fellow Mark Ginsberg in Beijing...continued

Pedal to the Metal: Three Recommendations for The New U.S.-China Climate Change Working Group

Posted May 7, 2013 by Barbara Finamore in Curbing Pollution, Greening China, Solving Global Warming

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The new Joint-U.S. China Statement on Climate Change, signed during Secretary of State John Kerry’s trip to China on April 13th, is extraordinarily symbolic because it recognizes that forceful cooperation and intensified action by the United States and China -...continued

China Environmental News Alert

Posted May 2, 2013 by Greenlaw from NRDC China in Greening China

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April 26, 2013- May 2, 2013 NRDC has been working in China for over fifteen years on such issues as energy efficiency, green buildings, clean energy technologies, environmental law, and green supply chain issues. This China Environmental News Alert is...continued

How the U.S. and China are Reinvigorating the Battle Against Climate Change

Posted April 23, 2013 by Barbara Finamore in Curbing Pollution, Greening China, Solving Global Warming

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The new Joint U.S.-China Statement on Climate Change, signed during Secretary of State John Kerry’s trip to China last week, is a remarkable document.  Using the strongest possible diplomatic language, the statement clearly displays a new sense of urgency about...continued

It's More Important Than Ever for China to Develop Sustainably

Posted April 19, 2013 by Christine Xu in Curbing Pollution, Greening China, Health and the Environment

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Those who have been following China’s pollution troubles are beginning to wonder whether China is killing itself in the process of pursuing rapid economic growth, and I don’t blame them. My colleagues and I have blogged extensively on the health...continued

8 Ways that California and China Can Work Together to Reduce Pollution and Protect the Climate

Posted April 12, 2013 by Barbara Finamore in Curbing Pollution, Greening China, Solving Global Warming

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I was delighted to see that California Governor Jerry Brown has made climate change and environmental protection a key focus of his visit to China this week. In addition to discussing with China's Premier Li Keqiang the importance of collaboration...continued

China Environmental News Alert

Posted April 11, 2013 by Greenlaw from NRDC China in Greening China

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NRDC has been working in China for over fifteen years on such issues as energy efficiency, green buildings, clean energy technologies, environmental law, and green supply chain issues. This China Environmental News Alert is a compilation of news from around...continued

In China The Kids Aren't Alright

Posted April 5, 2013 by Barbara Finamore in Curbing Pollution, Greening China, Health and the Environment

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                                                                                                  Photo ©Gary Braasch Last fall, a startling new report revealed that air pollution caused an estimated 3.2 million premature deaths worldwide in 2010. Now, thanks to a new analysis by our friends at the Health Effects Institute (HEI), we...continued

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