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Topic : china Wind power grew 29 percent in 2008; U.S. leads in wind capacityMay 8th, 2009 By Barbara Kessler Global wind power installations grew by 29 percent in 2008, exceeding past performance and bringing the world’s commercial wind power capacity to 120,798 megawatts Wind now produces 1.5 percent of the world’s electricity with 80 countries using commercial wi Related Topics: · China, clean energy, Germany, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, India, natural gas, Spain, U.S., Wind energy, Wind Power, World Watch Institute Outcry over report on toxic chemicals in baby care productsMarch 20th, 2009 By Barbara Kessler A report on American baby products showing that several contain trace amounts of chemicals listed as “probable carcinogens” by the EPA has triggered alarm bells in the U.S. and overseas. Some 20,000 people reportedly responded to the study by contacting their representatives to ask for stronger regulation, and turns out China is quite concerned about these toxic additives coming their way from the U.S. It’s not just about turn-about being fair play, MedIndia reports that Chinese parents are on “high alert” after the melamine-tainted milk scare that resulted in several infant deaths. China and Vietnam are now conducting their own safety tests on some of the baby products were identified as being contaminated with 1,4-dioxane and formaldehyde in an analysis by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. The CSC targeted mainstream products marketed as “safe” and “gentle” and found that even the iconic Johnson’s Baby Shampoo tested positive for trace amounts of these toxins. Related Topics: · BarbaraKesslerBlog, Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, China, Johnson's Baby Shampoo, Vietnam U.S., China cooperate on green ideasFebruary 13th, 2009By David Louie
But it’s also a focus in other parts of the world — like china. Related Topics: · Applied Materials, China, David Louie, Green tech, jobs, KGO, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Stimulus bill, Sunnyvale Report: Regulation driving development of green ink in ChinaFebruary 10th, 2009From Green Right Now reports Increasing global requirements for green packaging is pushing the Chinese ink industry to become more environmentally friendly, according to a report by Frost & Sullivan. Printing ink, one of the most pollutive materials used in packaging, will likely become cleaner as technology advances, the firm predicts. The current major three types of green Ink are water-based ink, UV ink, and alcohol-soluble ink. “Water-based ink is currently widely used in flexographic printing for food, pharmaceuticals, and tobacco packaging in China,” Frost & Sullivan’s China Industry Research Manager for Environmental Practice Vivian Chen said in a statement. She said it will increasingly be used as a substitute for solvent-based ink as application techniques are further improved. Related Topics: · China, Frost & Sullivan, Green printing, Water-based ink Snack attack: China’s melamine scandal infects more foodsSeptember 30th, 2008As if we needed another scare this week, the tainted milk scandal in China continues to slip its moorings, with melamine, an industrial chemical never intended for human consumption, turning up Lipton brand “milk tea powder” products destined for Asian markets as well as in good ol’ Nabisco Ritz cracker cheese sandwiches. International food giant Unilever announced today it was recalling certain Lipton milk teas from Hong Kong and Macau shelves because internal tests found melamine contamination. Meanwhile, South Korea officials reported finding melamine in Nabisco’s Ritz cracker cheese sandwiches and said they were banning imports of all Chinese-made food products containing powdered milk. (No calls back yet from Lipton or Nabisco.) Earlier, Cadbury also recalled 11 chocolate bars after tests found a small amount of melamine in six chocolate samples. Hong Kong authorities declared the contamination to be at a “safe level” – but Cadbury said it was still withdrawing the candy, made in Beijing. Before that it was Mr. Brown Blend Instant Coffee and Mr. Brown French Vanilla Instant Coffee on the hook for contamination, and…well, the list goes on. Related Topics: · baby formula, Cadbury, China, chocolate bars, FDA, Lipton Tea, Melamine, Mr. Brown Coffee, Nabisco, pet food, snacks The carbon competition: US and China both take blackAugust 8th, 2008 By Barbara Kessler Related Topics: · Carbon, China, CO2, coal, Gas, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, oil, U.S. |
