GoodLifeBottles - 728x90

china

Meat Consumption in China Now Double That in the United States

April 25, 2012

More than a quarter of all the meat produced worldwide is now eaten in China, and the country’s 1.35 billion people are hungry for more. In 1978, China’s meat consumption of 8 million tons was one third the U.S. consumption of 24 million tons. But by 1992, China had overtaken the United States as the world’s leading meat consumer—-and it has not looked back since.
No related posts.

Read the full article →

Time to Slap a Tariff on Chinese Solar Panels?

March 16, 2012

Cheap Chinese solar panels are great for installers, but present a challenge for US solar manufacturers. Is it time to put a tariff on panels from China in order to level the playing field?
No related posts.

Read the full article →

Global Wind Power Climbs to New Record in 2011

March 14, 2012

Wind energy developers installed a record 41,000 megawatts of electricity-generating capacity in 2011, bringing the world total to 238,000 megawatts. With more than 80 countries now harnessing the wind, there is enough installed wind power capacity worldwide to meet the residential electricity needs of 380 million people at the European level of consumption.
No related posts.

Read the full article →

BASE Jumping from the Top of Shanghai’s Jin Mao Tower

February 20, 2012

Most of us would get sweaty palms just looking down from an 88-story tower, but for some daring BASE jumpers the Jin Mao super skyscraper offers the chance to fly…

This is just a brief summary, please visit Environmental Graffiti to see the full, fo…

Read the full article →

Made in China: Should We Care?

January 30, 2012

Image via Wikipedia Look around you…how many objects to you see that are made in China?  My Macbook Pro, my external hard drive, my coffee cup, my iPhone, my lamp, the chair I am siting on…I am surrounded.  Typically, I avoid products made in China, or to be more honest, I throw my support around [...]

Made in China: Should We Care? is a post from: Eco Child's Play

Read the full article →

Aflatoxin: A Toxic Potential of Climate Change

January 24, 2012

One of the most toxic and carcinogenic threats in the human food supply is a natural chemical called “aflatoxin”; the chance that it will contaminate a crop is enhanced by drought and/or insect damage – both conditions expected to be more common with the onset of climate change.
Related posts:

  1. Food Supply Worries of an Agricultural Scientist Part 4: Aflatoxin
  2. Concern and Encouragement In The News About Climate Change and Food
  3. Should “Charismatic Megafauna” be the “Face” of Climate Change
Read the full article →

The Mysterious Origins and Traditions of the Chinese Lion Dance

January 22, 2012

Lion Dances have been used for centuries to bring in the New Year and celebrate new ventures, but nobody knows for sure how they began.

read more

This is just a brief summary, please visit Environmental Graffiti to see the full, formatted version of …

Read the full article →

The Agony of Chinese Foot Binding in Pictures

January 4, 2012

What price beauty? One of the most extreme – and painful – customs practiced in the name of aesthetics was the ancient art of Chinese foot binding.

This is just a brief summary, please visit Environmental Graffiti to see the full, formatted versio…

Read the full article →

20 Incredible Images from China’s Giant Snow Sculpture Festival

December 22, 2011

Harbin’s Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival presents giant snow sculptures in grand style.

This is just a brief summary, please visit Environmental Graffiti to see the full, formatted version of the article

Read the full article →

15 Rare Old Photographs of Far Eastern Opium Addicts

December 9, 2011

Smoking opium was a craze in the 19th century that spread from China via South East Asia to the Western world…

This is just a brief summary, please visit Environmental Graffiti to see the full, formatted version of the article

Read the full article →