Topic: Tianjin

Maya Khodave a rag picker, is attending a six-day UN convention on climate change

hubPage - 497 days ago
Rag-picking, looked down upon as a lowly job, serves as the bulwark against environmental degradation and thus, deserves better appreciation. Nashik resident Maya Khodave drove home this message in far off Tianjin, China, on Thursday.Speaking at the United Nations climate change conference, ...

China's Seven Major Rivers Heavily Polluted Drinking Water, 89% Failed

ArticlesBase - 533 days ago
Water is the source of life, but with the geometric growth of our population, the chaos of modern industrial wastewater emission misplacing, urban waste, pesticide spraying, etc. in rural areas, causing severe river pollution, already a few fresh water resources exacerbate the ...
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Haze returns to Beijing as China unveils pollution back-up plan

AFP Global Edition - 1301 days ago
China unveiled a string of potential last-ditch measures to battle the city's defiant smog ahead of the Olympics, as Beijing was again shrouded Thursday in a cloak of haze.Chinese authorities will close more factories, further reduce the number of cars on the ...
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