Dezhou, a city located in the northwest of Shandong province, used to be famous in China for its braised chicken products. Today, it is branding itself as China Solar City, a national center using green energy.
For centuries, it was the quintessential symbol of China's Mid-Autumn Festival, but in recent years it has become a calling card of waste, extravagance and obsequiousness.
China is beating its targets for reducing major air and water pollution for 2010, Environmental Protection Minister Zhou Shengxian said.
An Airbus A320 model containing a fuel cell demonstrator displayed at the Shanghai Expo had attracted tens of thousands of visitors, it is just one of the measures that Airbus has taken to promote the idea of green aviation in China.
China needs to build a more comprehensive industry chain to boost the development of nuclear energy, which will play an important part in the country's total energy mix.
Danish biotech company Novozymes said on Wednesday that it is banking on the rapid growth of China's bioenergy industry to boost its portfolio in the country, the company's second-largest overseas market.
Electric vehicles (EV) have frequently been launched by Chinese private automakers, state-owned-enterprises, and joint ventures.
General Motor revealed its electric car, the Chevrolet Volt, in Shanghai on Aug 31. It will serve the World Expo as VIP transportation.
An alliance of sixteen State-owned companies wants to accelerate development of electric vehicles in China, a move which underscores the country's ambition to be a world leader in new energy vehicles.
One major hotel in Beijing has created a program that will reduce the hotel's carbon emissions while also benefiting the community.
Coca-Cola, the world's biggest beverage company, says it is integrating sustainability and green production into every aspect of its business operations to realize sustainable development in China.
A Chinese company is trying to make high-tech fabrics from algae that once polluted waters around China.
China has canceled all preferential power tariffs for energy-intensive industries directed by local governments in 22 provinces as of July 14, to curb expansion in energy-guzzling and polluting industries, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said on Friday.
Power equipment manufacturer Chint Group Corp said it will invest 22 billion yuan ($3.25 billion) to build two solar power projects in Gansu province to expand its portfolio in new energy sectors.
Last week little-known carmaker Zotye Auto became the first Chinese company to sell a purely electric car to an individual buyer.
Qinghai province in Northwest China plans to increase lithium output by nearly five times as demand for electric vehicles powered by lithium cells surges, a top local official said on Thursday.
China's government will soon come out with environmental protection guidelines for domestic companies planning overseas investments, ministry officials said on Thursday.
The city of Shenzhen began offering subsidies for new-energy vehicles on Tuesday, as part of broader national program to encourage fuel-efficiency.
Authorities will restrict energy supply in areas with excessive increases in energy usage and high energy-consuming industries, said a high-ranking official with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the country's top economic planning body.
Want to talk more? Keep pedaling, says Nokia. The world's largest mobile phone maker on Thursday launched four low-priced handsets and a recharger that can be connected to a bicycle's dynamo which charges when the wheels turn.
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