China
Even though NASA scientists have confirmed that global warming exists, there are still plenty of people out there that aren’t so sure it’s man made. While some may find this viewpoint arrogant, the Vice-Chairman of National Development and Reforms Commission in China, Xie Zhenhua, is among them, the Telegraph… Read the rest reports.
In an act inspired by Improv Everywhere in the US and UK, Chinese climate protesters decided to dress down for a good cause. In hopes that the image of their bare legs and underwear (let’s hope there weren’t any thongs) might promote a low-consumption lifestyle in the nation with the… Read the rest
A broken pipeline in northern China has contaminated the Yellow River and is now endangering an important water resource for nearly 140 million Chinese residents. The rupture, which occurred on Thursday, was not reported until several days later.
According to the NY Times:
The government has not explained why the … Read the rest
A village man in southwest China has been sentenced to 12 years in jail after killing and eating an endangered Indochinese tiger while gathering clams in a nature reserve near China’s border with Laos.
Unfortunately for the man, who claims to have killed the animal in self defense, the Indochinese… Read the rest
When he heard that Barack Obama was coming to China, talented hairdresser Huang Xin knew just how to welcome him: by making a miniature Obama sculpture out of human hair, of course.
The mini Obama, which will also not be attending the climate convention in Copenhagen, was made using four… Read the rest
On Monday, a spokesperson for World Wildlife Fund in China warned that pandas could be extinct within the next 2-3 generations on account of rapid economic development. That development is infringing on pandas’ natural habitat, causing concern for officials.
From AFP:
The problem is that the pandas’ habitat is being … Read the rest
