BEIJING – Xu Yinxian, a 58-year-old cleaner dressed in an orange uniform, appears in a residential community near the Fourth North Ring Road in Beijing every morning and afternoon. He removes garbage from dustbins on which the signs of “recycle” and “not-recycle” are barely legible. Xu rides his tricycle with the waste to a …
To get a sense of how China’s air quality compares with the rest of the world, there’s a new map of global air-particulate pollution from Canadian scientists using National Aeronautics and Space Administration satellite data. The verdict: It doesn’t look good. Eastern China’s industrial area is just about the reddest part of the map, meaning …
Beijing (AsiaNews / Agencies) – About 2 thousand angry rural people blocked the highway bridge that passes near Nangang (Shucheng County, Anhui), in July 24 to protest against a new landfill that the municipality wants to place upstream of a river which provides drinking water. Hundreds of police intervened resulting in violent clashes. In China’s …
On 16th July, 2010 two oil pipelines near the Xingang Harbor were exploded, igniting a roaring conflagration that shot flames 60 feet into the air and spilling tons of oil into the Yellow Sea. Several beaches and islands have been closed by the Chinese authorities near the major port of Dalian as they try to …
IEA calculations based on preliminary data show that China has now overtaken the United States to become the world’s largest energy user. China’s rise to the top ranking was faster than expected as it was much less affected by the global financial crisis than the United States. For those who have been following energy consumption …
Using satellites, scientists have been tracking the movement of BP’s Deep Water Horizon oil slick as currents have pushed it closer and closer to the Gulf Coast. Now, scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research have used supercomputers to simulate its path in coming months as it moves up the Atlantic seaboard in major …
I am reporting here the article extracted from the BP website. The primary objective of the top kill process is to put heavy kill mud into the well so that it reduces the pressure and then the flow from the well. Once the kill mud is in the well and it’s shut down, then we …
News sources have just reported that the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is spreading out of control and now threatens to eclipse the 1989 Exxon Valdez accident, which leaked 11 million gallons of oil into Alaska’s Prince William Sound. The massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which started when an offshore …
The International Whaling Commission has just unveiled a proposal to legalize commercial whale hunting for the first time in 24 years. Now, countries are deciding whether to support it — or push back. Already, New Zealand’s Foreign Minister has described some provisions as “unacceptable,” “inflammatory,” and “offensive.” A massive global outcry is needed now, as other key countries …
If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live. Albert Einstein A world without bees would be a world without humans. Why? They are the planet’s ultimate pollinators – causing flowers to produce seeds, nuts, fruits and vegetables. Einstein was a smart guy, maybe …
