Powering-up new energy mix

China has abundant reserves of new energy resources and there is great potential for their larger-scale development Due to the continuous advancement of the country’s new energy technologies, the rising costs of fossil fuels and…

Drought affects 35 million, no end in sight

Fishing boats are stranded on grassland, which was once the bed of Poyang Lake- China’s largest fresh water lake, in Jiujiang,East China’s Jiangxi province, on Saturday. Because of a severe drought, the area of Poyang…

China sets up center for wild animal disease research

BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) — China’s State Forestry Administration (SFA) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have jointly established a research center that will focus on epidemic diseases that affect China’s wild animal population,…

China’s Other Looming Choke Point: Food Production

 The Yellow River Basin is the center of a contest over water, energy, and agriculture. YINCHUAN, China—Even along the middle reaches of the Yellow River, which irrigates 402,000 hectares (993,000 acres) of farmland north of…

‘Big dam enhances risks of natural disasters’

BEIJING – China’s land watchdog has asked local authorities to strengthen efforts in monitoring potential geological disasters in the Three Gorges Dam region. Until June 10, the Three Gorges Dam plans to increase water discharges…

The Peril of Plastic

HONG KONG — For bizarre items floating in the ocean, try topping this: The upper half of a set of false teeth, seen bobbing around in the South China Sea. “I remember thinking: ‘How on…

Bill Gates: Innovation, China, and the environment

“When you think about the future, many things come together,” said Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft and billionaire philanthropist, at the 2011 Climate Solutions Breakfast, held on Tuesday, May 10, in the Westin Seattle….

Mountain tsunamis – a rising threat

Earthquakes could burst glacial lakes in the Himalayas, flooding populated areas downstream, scientists are warning. Navin Singh Khadka reports. Glacial lakes in the Himalayas could pose a major hazard to population centres if they are…