Posts Tagged ‘energy’
China’s Chance To Stabilize Coal Supplies May Be Here
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 6:55 3 CommentsWhile the news in the US and EU is grim, and the ripple effects are being felt in China, it is stories like Experts expect falling coal market in China on oversupply that offer something of a silver lining for some (like myself) that feel China has grown too fast. Mr Li Xuegang vice director [...]
Toxic Lifen: A Powerful Series
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 5:16 No CommentsVBS TV has just posted an amazing series on Lifen’s air pollution problems. Shot on scene over a week, this series will give you a clear representation of what challenges China’s growth has brought with it. Personally, while I have not been to Lifen, I have been to plenty of cities that are facing similar [...]
Transportation Costs Killing Your Margins? Invest in a New Truck
Thursday, August 14, 2008 9:07 3 CommentsWith oil shooting through 150 USD a barrel, the cost of transportation has become a factor for many manufacturing in China – particularly those exporting. Nothing new about that, and it just as that average Joe in the US is getting used to 4 USD a gallon gas, manufacturers are going to have to either [...]
Weekly Roundup: Moving Energy Efficiency Forward, RMB Moves In Proportion to Domestic Export, Blackstone’s Next China Plays
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 5:11 No CommentsWith so much going on in China, and only a limited amount of bandwidth, I have created this weekly post to highlight articles that I feel are (1) important, (2) relevant, and (3) interesting. This week there are 3 articles that I have chosen to highlight as each are quite interesting, they are all relevant, [...]
Cleantech Firms Benefit From Olympics
Saturday, August 9, 2008 2:39 2 CommentsIf you were to just read the popular press, it would be easy to laugh at the term “green Olympics”. Journalists carrying hand meters taking air measurements, cyclists wearing face masks, and even air quality widgets all provide a bit of comedy to what is the serious conditions that their hyper development has created. The [...]







