Tag: China - Page 2
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"Farmscraper" masterplan concept created for Shenzhen, China
A mixed-use vertical farm scheme, incorporating residential with office, retail and leisure, hopes to increase food production and improve air quality in southern China.
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China is building 29 nuclear reactors, 40% of the world's total
While right now wind power has overtaken nuclear in China, and wind should keep growing rapidly, it takes a lot longer to build a reactor than a wind turbine, so the numbers should be kept in context.
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Chinese avoiding IKEA meatballs after learning they are actually made in China
They're not worried about horsemeat, after so many food scandals they are worried about what else it might be.
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Fake concrete-filled walnuts being sold in China (Video)
Some vendors in China are selling walnuts -- filled with concrete nuggets -- to make larger profits.
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"Growth at all cost" turning China into "cancer villages"
Gwynn Guilford at Quartz describes how rampant pollution has created at least 400 poisoned towns.
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220 Story Sky City delayed, but 100 story baby brother going ahead
Prefab system from Broad Sustainable Buildings being used in Yinchuan
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Visitors Pelt Crocodiles to Death With Trash and Rocks at China Zoo
Visitors to the zoo had been observed "shouting, spitting and throwing things" at the crocodiles "to make sure they are alive."
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How China’s Rising Soybean Consumption Is Reshaping Western Agriculture
Global demand for soybeans has soared in recent decades, with China leading the race. Nearly 60 percent of all soybeans entering international trade go to China, making it by far the world’s largest importer.
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Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei Uses 760 Bicycles to Create Massive Sculpture
The controversial and outspoken artist's latest work comments on over-consumption, mobility, mass production, and human labor.
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Can Rooftop Farms Green the Skylines of China's Megacities?
Take a tour of two pioneering rooftop farms that could be the first signs of a growing and much needed movement in a rapidly urbanizing China.
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Office for Organic Farm in Shanghai Is Built from Shipping Containers
Playz Architects built a massive welcome center for a large organic food producer. But does being built from reused materials necessarily make it green?
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IEA: World to Burn 1.2 Billion More Tons of Coal Per Year by 2017 (If We Don't Wake Up)
Since 1 ton of coal produces 2.86 tons of CO2 when burned, this would mean an additional 3.4 billion tons of CO2 produced just from this extra coal.
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Bird Removed From Zoo Display For Hurling Expletives at Guests
While there's no indication that the seemingly disgruntled zoo animal really had any clue what it was saying, it's hard not to imagine a life in captivity would inspire such sentiments.
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What?! China Developers to Flatten 700 Mountains to Build New City
After years of hearing tales of the huge scale of everything in China, we tend to get desensitized... But even considering that, this is huge!
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China Prepares to Plant a Vegetable Garden on Mars
That's right. That salad you're currently eating may or may not contain relatives of Earth's first interplanetary ambassadors. Not to freak you out or anything.
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China Now World's Largest Importer of Illegal Timber (Video)
A new investigation shows that China imported $3.7 billion worth of illegal logs and timber products in 2011.
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220 Story Sky City Close To Breaking Ground
Broad Sustainable Buildings gets ready to wow the world
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1.4 Million Megawatts of Coal Power Plants Currently Being Developed Globally
Three quarters of these are in India and China, though a surprising amount are still being proposed in the United States.
