Green Technologies from Beijing  E-mail
Written by Hank Green   
Tuesday, 29 May 2007

CNET has some excellent, brief and enjoyable coverage of the China Beijing International High Tech Expo. CNET has focused on technologies that promise to green Beijing. China seems to be taking this challenge seriously, with one of the major deadlines being next year's olympic games. Beijing may be one of the dirtiest cities in the world, but they've got a lot of brains working to change that.

Featured on CNET are innovations from "grasscrete," an "environmentally sustainable alternative paving system," to a 300 mph maglev train (both pictured above.)

Not pictured include extremely efficient renewable energy heating stoves, and a couple of good looking electric vehicles (a scooter and a bike) both powered by non-toxic lithium ion batteries.

China's response to the environmental crisis is extremely important and, for the moment anyway, it looks encouraging.


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After All
written by Michael , July 27, 2007
They are becoming the world's number one CO2 nation.
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Hank Green is the founder and chief geek at EcoGeek.org. Aside from being obsessed with saving the planet with technology, he loves to write and make videos. If you want to find out more about him, visit hankgreen.com

 
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