Entries tagged “China”

1. Chinese firm dreams up dual-mode hybrid

   By Andrew Williams Posted Mon Apr 14, 2008 2:11pm PDT for ecogeek

   New model switches between full-electric and hybrid modes and will be tested as taxis later this year. Read full post »

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   • China,
   • Hybrids,
   • Cars

2. Cleaner, but at what price?

   By Trystan L. Bass Posted Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:17pm PDT for greenpicks

   Organizers of the Beijing Games are billing the event as green. Here's a closer look at the claim. Read full post »

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   • Travel,
   • Events,
   • China,
   • Pollution,
   • Water

3. Wal-Mart pushing China to go green

   By Hank Green Posted Thu Mar 20, 2008 3:36pm PDT for ecogeek

   The biggest retailer in world takes on one of the biggest suppliers. Read full post »

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   • Shopping,
   • Business,
   • China

4. China's outta the bag

   By Trystan L. Bass Posted Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:37pm PST for greenpicks

   According to the Environmental News Network (via Reuters), the biggest maker of supermarket-style plastic bags in China is shutting down. Read full post »

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   • Shopping,
   • China,
   • Pollution

5. China going 'toilet to tap' by 2010

   By Hank Green Posted Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:57am PST for ecogeek

   Advanced treatment technolgy will reclaim wastewater to make it fresh and pure for drinking. Read full post »

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   • China,
   • Recycling,
   • Water

6. Chinese hybrid ready to roll

   By A Siegel Posted Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:27am PST for ecogeek

   China produces its first hybrid -- at half the cost of a Prius. Read full post »

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   • China,
   • Hybrids,
   • Cars

7. One child per family: a green innovation?

   By Hank Green Posted Tue Sep 4, 2007 3:22am PDT for ecogeek

   Population control may be the most eco-friendly thing we can do. Read full post »

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   • Politics,
   • China,
   • Kids,
   • Activism

8. Sci-fi hotel in an abandoned Chinese quarry

   By Hank Green Posted Mon Aug 13, 2007 6:00am PDT for ecogeek

   The Songjiang district near Shanghai, China, has become a popular destination for tourists...apparently fantastically wealthy tourists with an eye for the peculiarly sustainable. Read full post »

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   • Travel,
   • China,
   • Design,
   • Buildings

9. Texting fuels Chinese green revolution

   By Alex Pasternack Posted Fri Jul 13, 2007 9:40am PDT for ecogeek

   One million text messages. That's how residents of China's port city of Xiamen spread word to protest -- and eventually halt -- construction of a chemical plant. Read full post »

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   • China,
   • Pollution,
   • Activism

10. The world's first solar cell phone

    By Hank Green Posted Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:30am PDT for ecogeek

    We've seen the prototypes and heard the speculation for years now, but here we have it, the world's first solar cell phone, and you can buy one right now... Read full post »

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    • Electronics,
    • China,
    • Solar Power