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- Large-scale solar is nearly the same cost as other fuels in world’s three biggest markets Fri, 31 Jul 15, 4:21amIf you remember anything from your first economics class, it probably has something to do with supply and demand. The more abundant a product, the lower the price drops. In the case of rapidly growing technologies like solar...
- 90 percent of China’s cities failed to meet 2014 air quality standards Wed, 4 Feb 15, 3:00amNearly 90 percent of China's big cities failed to meet air quality standards in 2014, but that was still an improvement on 2013 as the country's "war on pollution" began to take effect, the environment ministry said on Monday...
- China to Ban Burning Coal in Beijing by 2020 Fri, 8 Aug 14, 7:05amWhen it comes to China’s pollution problem, it seems like it’s one step forward and two steps back. China just announced plans to ban coal use in Beijing by 2020, citing the fuel source as a major contributor to the city's...
- China to Ban Coal Use in Beijing by 2020 Fri, 8 Aug 14, 1:50amWhen it comes to China’s pollution problem, it seems like it’s one step forward and two steps back. China just announced plans to ban coal use in Beijing by 2020, citing the fuel source as a major contributor to the city's...
- China is Banning Coal in Beijing But Critics Worry it Could Make Pollution Worse Thu, 7 Aug 14, 8:00pmWhen it comes to China’s pollution problem, it seems like it’s one step forward and two steps back after China recently announced plans to ban coal use in Beijing in a move that environmentalists are calling potentially...
- Scientists Caution China Against Bulldozing Over 700 Mountains Thu, 5 Jun 14, 8:00pmChina wants to bulldoze more than 700 mountains in order to make way for more buildings, but scientists are unsurprisingly concerned about the plan. Never before has mankind attempted mountaintop removal of this scale and...
- China’s Climate Change Initiatives Are Leaving the US in the Dust Tue, 6 Aug 13, 12:42amWhile US lawmakers continue to debate whether climate change even exists, sweeping climate change reforms are starting to emerge from a surprising source—the People’s Republic of China...
- China to Spend $277 Billion in Effort to Curb Air Pollution Fri, 26 Jul 13, 11:17pmPhoto via Shutterstock China's air quality problems have been well documented. Chinese cities have been besieged by thick smog -- particularly in Beijing, where pollution levels spiked in January -- putting the respiratory...
- China is Responsible for Almost Half of Global Coal Consumption Thu, 31 Jan 13, 2:30amPhoto via Shutterstock As over 30 million residents of Beijing experience record-breaking levels of hazardous smog, the U.S. Energy Information Agency’s latest report shows that China currently accounts for almost...
- China Responsible for Almost Half of All Global Coal Consumption, Reports EIA Thu, 31 Jan 13, 2:30amPhoto via Shutterstock As over 30 million residents of Beijing experience record breaking levels of hazardous smog, the U.S. Energy Information Agency’s latest figures find that China currently accounts for almost half...