December 2010

China’s Green Growth

Original source: China Daily

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China's Strides on Controlling Pollution

EarthTalk® From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: I understand that China is about to overtake the U.S. as the world’s largest global warming polluter.

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A Coal-reliant Nation Faces Tough Times

Original source: China Daily

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Economic Consequences of Environmental Degredation

EarthTalk® From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: In my business courses in college, we were taught that ecological degradation was an “externality”—something outside the purview of economic analyses.