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China Importing Rhinos to Harvest Their Horns?

March 8, 2010

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Since 2000, China has reportedly purchased 141 rare white rhinos from South Africa–an amount that has drawn the suspicion from conservationists that the animals aren’t being used for friendly purposes. Instead, it is believed that the rhinos are being farmed on wildlife reserves for the sole purpose of <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/12…Read the full story on TreeHugger

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China’s Changing Economy

March 6, 2010

Coal Consumption in China, 1965-2008

In Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization, I have presented a plan to dramatically reduce carbon emissions by increasing energy efficiency and replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy. In the push to reduce emissions, all eyes are on China, the world’s most populous country and now also the world’s top carbon emitter. Here are some highlights from the Plan B 4.0 datasets on China’s energy economy:

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‘Behemoth’ Golf Development on China’s Hainan Island Will Be As Big As 1.5 Manhattans

March 5, 2010

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Workers at a golf club in China. Photo by Ryan Pyle via Foreign Policy.

It sounds like a story from The Onion or a goofy riff on an episode of The Simpsons: China, a country where golf was still banned 25 years ago and few people play the sport, is now building the world’s largest golf club, a 22-course development that could more th…Read the full story on TreeHugger

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