posted November 4th, 2008 by kyle
Helloooo down there!
An international team of spelunkers has discovered a cave in China that stretches 3,100ft into the ground - the length of nearly three Empire State Buildings stacked on top of one another.
The chasm, which was discovered near the village of Tian Xing, might be deep enough to boggle the mind but it is [...]
posted August 25th, 2008 by anna
When traveling abroad, it’s always helpful to know a few key phrases to help you out with the locals. But some languages are harder to learn than others. For us English speakers, mastering “hello” and “thank you” in the Germanic or Romance languages that are common in Europe is one thing, getting a good [...]
posted August 12th, 2008 by anna
It’s easy to be on a China kick with the Olympics going on. This video produced by VBS.tv takes a look at the Chinese city of Linfen which happens to be on the Top 20 Global List of polluted cities. Done in five parts, the Toxic Linfen series analyzes the country’s dependency on coal and [...]
posted August 5th, 2008 by anna
With the Olympic Games starting this Friday, all eyes are on China. Actually, all eyes have been on China for quite some time now, especially in the environmental community. In a report published in May, China surpassed the US as the “world’s biggest polluter.”
That may make Americans feel good about themselves for a short second [...]
posted June 22nd, 2008 by anna
Although I am not sure if there actually is a true definition of what is “green” or not, Germany has managed to pick up the prize for being the greenest country in the world. In this case, the definition is based on energy use for 2007; Germany cut its use by more than any other [...]