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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Peggy Liu: Making Every Day Eco Heroes Out of All of Us. Sustainable Shanghai Day 8 part 2
In 3 years, Peggy has not only amassed a vast network influential people to help make a cleaner, greener China, but she has created an organization that brings them together in diverse ways to make real, measurable impact. Peggy says her” magic sauce” is to combine other people’s power, and applying them in effective ways. Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, china, climate change messaging, environment, green, sustainability, sustainable shanghai
Tagged china, environment, JUCCCE, Peggy Liu, shanghai, sustainability
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Sustainable Shanghai Final Round Up
Let me be frank, I didn’t write this little series for the money (actually, I haven’t even covered the cost of the trip). I did it because I saw an opportunity to tell a story I believed was important. Because some internal knob clicked and I realized that while my attention has been focused solely in one direction re: the environment, one of the most important stories of the planet’s evolution was happening in the other direction. Continue reading
The Organic Farm Tour and poet laureat of Industial Ecology: Sustainable Shanghai Day 8 Part 1
And so today I will take you on a tour of The Organic Farm, a visit with Peggy Liu of JUCCCE, a visit to the InterfaceFlor showroom to meet Patrick Riliey to hear all about greening the factory system, and we’ll end with a lovely interview with Chinese youth Flora Lan. Continue reading
Making Biking Sexy in Shanghai and Eco Cities bridging Gap Between Fantacy and the Future: Day 7 Sustainable Shanghai
Susan Evans talks about making biking the hot new accessory, Eco City Architect James Brearly talks about dreams for the future, and I ponder about how I walked into a world where Burning Man met Blade Runner. Continue reading
Baring my soul at Naked Retreat or Finding the kindred lost tribe of transient travelers or why internet stalking is a good thing: Sustainable Shanghai Day 6
There comes a moment when I see that the land is more my home than any state or country. Across the planet the grass grows toward the sun, leaves move in rhythm with the wind, the sun moves across the horizon at the same pace, the birds all begin their day with the same declaration of still being alive. Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, china, environment, green, random thoughts, sustainability, sustainable shanghai, travel writing
Tagged china, eco travel, rethink shanghai, sustainable shanhai, travel
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The Sustainable Shanghai (mini) Shopping Tour. Day 5.
Sustainable shopping in Shanghai? You betcha. Continue reading
You want an eco city? GIGA thinks you should consider producing sustainable building materials first. Day 4 Part 5
For manufacturers to make and clean the natural world. We’re realizing that we need to change the conversation: leave the negative impact behind and move into figuring out what creates positive impact. Continue reading
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Tagged china, environment, GIGA Foundation, green, sustainabile building materials, sustainable china
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Does one rotton apple spoil the supply chain? Yes. Think suicide when you look at your PDA. (Sustainabile Shanghai Day 4 Part 4)
Then Richard told me something that challenged my entire American activisty way of thinking. “Their supply chain is rotten~ Apple outsources their entire production of iPhones, iPads, iTouch, and other gadgets to Foxconn, so they don’t own it. “It” being the production of the products… the labor hiring, processes, supplier selection .. the fundamentals of the supply chain. Continue reading
Posted in activism, china, climate change, environment, sustainability, sustainable shanghai
Tagged apple, china, CSR, foxconn, foxconn suicides, over population, rethink shanghai, richard brubaker, shanghai, sustainable china virtual tour, sustainable shanghai, travel writing, urban migration
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Send your e-waste to China. No really, it might be good for the planet. (Sustainable Shanghai Day 4 part 3)
Activists & legislation says we shouldn’t be sending our e-waste to China. Meet Adam Minter, who says there no place better on the planet to send e-waste. Continue reading
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Tagged adam minter, china, e-waste, shanghi scrap, sustainable
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Reclaiming China’s Future: Greennovate Teaches a Rising Middle Class Not to Over Consume: Sustainable Shanghai Day 4 Part 2
How do you teach China’s rising middle class that they can’t replicate the Western model of consumption? Greennovate is trying to crack that nut. Continue reading