"The Tibetan Antelope, called Tsoe or Chiru, lives above the tree line on the Tibetan Plateau at an altitude of 14,000 ft and above. They are protected against the sub-zero temperatures and icy winds of the Himalayan plateau by the softest, finest hair on earth. An undercoat of this extremely fine fur, covered by a coarse outer fleece, enables it to survive winter temperatures of negative 45 degrees Fahrenheit." - China Green more ›

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While Chinese "animal rights activists" and their adversaries continue to argue about PETA's arrival in Shanghai and the implications that might hold, it has come to our attention that there are more connections between China and the vegan movement at large than a few angry vegans in their skivvies. And unfortunately for our chilly brothers and sisters, the news isn't good: shoes may be next on the list of items they'll have to remove from their homes in order to be ethically compliant. more ›

Last week, we stopped in on JUCCCE's Green Idealab event at Three on the Bund to check out what we figured would be an informative take on the current environmental problems plaguing China and what to do about them. JUCCCE stands for the Joint US-China Collaboration on Clean Energy and their Green Idealabs are a mix between a lecture series, a networking events and a workshopping opportunity. more ›

Multimedia enterprise China Green has been using some very well produced short films to document China's ongoing environmental issues. In this one, they take a look at Sohota Electric, a small Guangdong firm that has been making a big profit helping the country's various giants (including CCTV) retrofit their offices to become energy efficient. Considering that reports by China’s Ministry of Construction have deemed all buildings constructed before 2000 energy inefficient, it looks like Sohota will have a lot of work on their hands in the near future. more ›

Shanghai Scrap has a great analysis of the differences in mentality between recycling in China and recycling in the West. While in Europe and North America recycling is a moral act done almost as a penance for overconsumption, in the developing world it's done because it's economical. more ›