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2010 Study of Heavy Metal Pollution by IT Supply Chain (Phase III)
Phase III Report by China’s Green Choice Alliance on heavy metal pollution caused by the IT industry's supply chain in China.

Planting seeds of environmental protection in the children’s hearts (Chinese)

Lessons Learned from the Dalian Oil Spill

Jaws in Danger
by Liang Chen, Global Times

China's Industrial Accidents Quietly on the Rise
by Austin Ramzy, Time

Dirty Water
by Sharon Guynup, Scientific American

2010 Study of Heavy Metal Pollution by IT Supply Chain (Phase I)

GAIA, Wuhu Ecology Center and Pacific Environment interviewed on APEX Express/ KPFA

Video from Xiu and Yang's trip to China

China's famed Pearl River under denim threat
by Emily Chang, CNN
Experts insist water pollution is a major challenge China has to confront or risk a massive threat to its water supply in the future

Pacific Environment and Green Longjiang Release New Research Study, Highlighting Rise in Shark Fin Trade in Harbin, China

Bund Magazine Recognizes China’s EcoHeros

High-tech from Utah helps clean Taihu Lake
China.Org.Cn

China defends detention of lead poisoning victims who sought medical help
by  Jonathan Watts, guardian.co.uk
March 18th, 2010
53 villagers suffering from lead poisoning were detained after the bus taking them for health checks was stopped by police. Two were kept in detention for six months.

Looming Water Crisis in China Threatens Growth, Report Says

China's New Year Feasts Go Upmarket
by Jason Chow, The Wall Street Journal
Celebrations—and Dishes That Have Become a Staple for Wealthy Chinese—Are Taking Place in Fancy Restaurants

Sharks: From Hunters to Hunted, and Overfished
by Barry Estabrook, The Atlantic Monthly

Seeing the future in Yunnan
The inadequacy of efforts to address water pollution in south-west China exposes failures of imagination and foresight among policy-makers, argues Zhou Lei.

China Report Shows More Pollution in Waterways
by Jonathan Ansfield and Keith Bradsher, New York Times

Charting China’s Water Future
Closing China’s water availbility gap results in $21 billion in net savings

Three Gorges Dam forces relocations of 300,000 more

After Oil Spill, China's Polluted Rivers in Spotlight
by  Austin Ramzy / Beijing , TIME Magazine
China program Co-Director Wen Bo shares his perspective on the recent oil spill with Time Correspondent Austin Ramzy

How can China, U.S. address climate change?
by Rory Cox and Xiu Min Li

Why is the south-north water project being postponed?
by Tian Lei, South Wind Window

Ma Jun: The Call of the Rivers
Pacific Environment partner works to clean China's rivers.

Pacific Environment Interviews 2009 Time Hero of the Environment

Tests Confirm Lead Poisoning in Children
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-09/28/content_8743836.htm
Medical tests show children living near battery plant in Eastern China are suffering from lead poisoning.

China Lead Cases Defy Rules
http://www.rfa.org/english/energy_watch/lead-poisoning-08312009150902.html
Lead poisoning cases in China raise concerns about government's ability to protect public

Coca-Cola, Pepsi on Beijing's worst polluter list
AFP
August 19th, 2009
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo named two of the top 12 water polluters in Beijing, China

Circle of Blue Reports
Circle of Blue
August 18th, 2009
Study conducted by GlobalScan finds water pollution is top environmental concern in China.

Factory closes after 300 kids sickened in China
Reuters
August 12th, 2009
Factory closed in northern China after 300 children become sick.

China Cities Raise Water Price in Bid to Conserve
Wall Street Journal
July 31st, 2009
Cities across China raising price of water, trying to balance need to conserve with effects on a public used to low fees.

Gov't taken to court over pollution
China Daily
July 31st, 2009
China sees first lawsuit by environmental interest group against government department.

N. China city delayed reporting pollution
China Daily
July 30th, 2009
Chifeng city government increasing investigations into tainted drinking water that made residents ill.

China halts £18bn hydropower dam project over environmental concerns
Guardian.co.uk
June 15th, 2009
China blocks 'illegal' development along the Jinsha river because of inadequate environmental assessment

U.S., China Seek Climate Deal
June 2nd, 2009
China Program Co-Director interviewed on US-China Climate Change Negotiations

Eco-Toilets in Turpan: Improving Sanitation and Water Quality in Xinjiang
China Environment Series
China Environment Series 10 features article by China Program partners and Co-Director Daniela Salaverry

Student activists try to save wildlife on China's menu
The Guardian UK
May 15th, 2009
Our partner Green Eyes gained an unexpected victory by saving a Gray Nurse Shark from being killed at a restaurant in Guangdong, China.

China’s Environmental NGOs: Perspectives from a U.S. NGO
China Crossroad
April 28th, 2009
China Crossroads' Leigh Billings interviewed Pacific Environment's Xiu Min Li regarding the state of China's Environmental NGOs.

China’s Green Leap Forward?
Christian Science Monitor
April 23rd, 2009
Yu Xiaogang, leader of Green Watershed explains what can and needs to be done in China to stop unsound development projects like dam-building.

Up the Yangtze - Film screening and panel discussion in Berkeley, California on May 5
April 23rd, 2009
Pacific Environment will be participating in a panel discussing development-induced displacement and resettlement (DIDR)and the social and environmental impacts of dams, particularly China's Three Gorges Dam.

Slump Tilts Priorities of Industry in China
The New York Times
April 19th, 2009
China is backing away from important environmental reforms in the face of the economic downtown.

China Claims Progress on Pollution
by Michael Lelyveld, Radio Free Asia
March 16th, 2009
China cites progress in pollution reduction drive as experts urge greater efforts.

A new mantra for China's big thirst: Less is more
Associated Press
March 9th, 2009
China Program Co-Director Wen Bo voices his opposition to China's latest dam project

Chinese farmers hit by water shortage
by David Green, The National
March 4th, 2009

A letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
In response to her visit to Asia, China program co-director calls for US-China leadership on climate change.

Partner Profile - Green Eyes China
Green Eyes is an environmental organization based in Zhejiang province in Southern China.

Five Secrets to Success from China’s Top Green Heroes
by Gavin Hudson, EcoWorldly
February 23rd, 2009
China Program CO-Director and other environmental heroes offering advice on doing environmental work in China

Explore China - A profile of Pacific Environment's China Program
by Explore, http://explore.org/explore/china/films/50
China Program Co-Director Wen Bo explores in this video documentary, the environmental problems facing China and Pacific Environment's work with Chinese NGOs to address them.

How America Can Turn China Green
Newsweek
February 23rd, 2009
Why the U.S should not ignore China's request that it pays 1 percent of its GDP to help China go green.

How We Operate

Who’s Who in Green: Wen Bo, Chinese Environmental Activist
Earth First
February 6th, 2009
Wen Bo profiled as a celebrity, receives 42,478 green score

Reversing pollution impacts
Meet the Planet
February 3rd, 2009
China Program's Co-Director Wen Bo was interviewed about Pacific Environment's work to support grassroots organizations in China.

Bay Area Event! Environmental Watchdogs in China
February 2nd, 2009
Join Pacific Environment at Stanford for a panel on NGOs in China

Sticking to a truly “green” stimulus
China Dialogue
January 20th, 2009
Alex Wang and Barbara Finamore from NRDC's China Program offer their perspective on Greening China and the U.S's Economic Stimulus Plan

China Slump May Worsen Pollution
Radio Free Asia
January 13th, 2009
China Program Co-Director Daniela Salaverry comments on how the economic downturn could worsen the state of China's Environment.

Tibetan Plateau in Peril
The Tibetan Plateau and its hinterland are now slipping toward a catastrophic environmental disaster

China Slows Water Project
Wall Street Journal
December 31st, 2008
China is delaying part of its plan to divert billions of tons of water to its parched north, amid concerns that the massive project could cause previously unexpected environmental damage.

China intensifies regional environmental supervision
China.Org.Cn
December 19th, 2008
The North China Supervision Center of the Ministry of Environmental Protection was established as part of a national environmental supervision system.

More than hot air
The Financial Times
December 9th, 2008
China has a robust domestic climate change policy, including ambitious energy efficiency and renewable energy goals.

Local govts' poor awareness a 'major risk'
China Daily
December 8th, 2008
Chinese local governments may speed up environmental degradation in the name of maintaining stable economic growth in order to launch investment projects to keep economy humming.

Journey Across China
Journey Across China
A group of journalism students from an American university set up around China to discover how the Chinese are celebrating the Olympics. Pacific Environment's partner Green Camel Bell was profiled as the first environmental NGO in Gansu province in this student documentary.

"Detoxing" China's Huai river
by Xiu Min Li
December 1st, 2008
A case study of how Green Anhui worked with villagers, the media and the government to close down Bengbu's Three Biggest Polluters

One-third of China's Yellow river 'unfit for drinking or agriculture'
The Guardian
November 25th, 2008
Factory waste and sewage from growing cities has severely polluted major waterway, according to Chinese research

China’s post-Kyoto road map
21st Century Business Herald
November 17th, 2008
Negotiating the next global climate deal presents the country with a minefield of political and economic challenges.

Haunting Asia, a brown cloud blots out sun
International Herald Tribune
November 13th, 2008
UN reports that soot, smog and toxic chemicals is fouling the lungs of millions of people and altering weather patterns in large parts of Asia

China's environmental NGOs' influence increases as total doubles in 3 years
Xinhua Net
October 31st, 2008
China's grassroots non-governmental organizations (NGO) dedicated to environment protection have more influence now with the doubling of their number in the past three years, according to a report.

China pays high environmental and social price for reliance on coal
Guardian.co.uk
October 27th, 2008
Pollution, emissions and mining accidents cost £160bn each year

Wal-Mart to Toughen Standards
New York Times
October 22nd, 2008
Wal-Mart plans require manufacturers supplying goods for its stores to adhere to stricter ethical and environmental standards, the latest effort by the big retailer to answer criticism of its business practices.

Keeping the China sky blue
by Xiu Min Li
October 17th, 2008
A photo gallery from Post-Olympic field visits to our China partners.

Going thirsty so Beijing can drink
The Economist Print Edition
October 9th, 2008
An article about China's South-North Water diversion scheme with comments by our ally Ma Jun.

Green Finance in China
CSR Asia
August 27th, 2008
China instituted groundbreaking policy on Green financing.

Green is the New Gold
Pacific Environment's statement on the 2008 Beijing Olympics

China's algae spreads to tourist resorts
Financial Times
July 12th, 2008
Pacific Environment's China Program Co-Director Wen Bo commented on the algae outbreak that threatened the Olympic sailing competition.

Can we really make a difference?
Corporations, government and communities must come together to solve China's environmental problems.

On the Cutting Edge: Social and Environmental Change in China
Watch a presentation by five of our partners from China

Pacific Environment hosts US-China Water Pollution Exchange Program
May 28th, 2008
From May 27 to June 6 four Chinese partners will visit Bay Area

Sympathy for China's Earthquake Victims
More information on relief efforts organized by our colleague organizations

Blue Skies, Green Olympics, Red Rivers
by Sarah Kagan
March 9th, 2008

China Program
Learn more about our work supporting China's grassroots environmental organizations.

China Environment Series 9 Released!
China Environment Forum
The annual publication from the China Environment Forum includes commentaries by Pacific Environment China Program staff

Beijing’s Olympic Quest: Turn Smoggy Sky Blue
by Jim Yardley, The New York Times
January 2nd, 2008
The New York Time's Choking on Growth Series Tenth installment reviews Beijing's struggle to go green for the upcoming Olympic games

Yellow River: A Journey Through China
NPR, All Things Considered
The NPR 5-part series on China's Yellow River profiles' Pacific Environment's partner Green Camel Bell.

An issue of world historical importance
by Daniela Salaverry
December 11th, 2007

Bay Area Event: China's Environment: What Do We Know and How Do We Know It?
November 26th, 2007
A two day conference at UC Berkeley with experts on China

Chinese government praises NGOs' role in making environment-friendly policies
People's Daily Online
October 31st, 2007
China recognizes the role of environmental NGOs in helping to achieve environmental change

Environmental Heroes of the Pacific Rim
October 29th, 2007
Pacific Environment's recent presentation on how individuals are tackling some of China and Russia's biggest environmental threats

Washington DC event: Greening China from the Grassroots Up
Join us for this presentation or log on to the online webcast!

In China, a Lake’s Champion Imperils Himself
New York Times
October 14th, 2007
In depth article on Wu Lihong's environmental work and his imprisonment.

Choking on Growth Part II
New York Times
September 28th, 2007
The New York Times continues its in-depth coverage of the environmental consequences of China's economic growth

Water works: Bringing together a network of environmental leaders to address water pollution
by Daniela Salaverry
Daniela reports back from her latest trip to China.

China: Choking on Growth
New York Times
As China Roars, Pollution Reaches Deadly Extremes

Activist held in China pollution battle
Financial Times
August 3rd, 2007
More media coverage but limited progress as Wu Lihong remains in jail

Magazine covering civil-society groups is shut down in China
The Christian Science Monitor
July 12th, 2007
The founder of 'China Development Brief' was given no reason for its closure by Beijing city police.

China Development Brief Shut-down
A Decade old publication tracking the development of China's civil society has been shut-down by Chinese police

The public is the biggest environment group
China Daily
July 4th, 2007
A recently published Q & A with China's SEPA provides insights into how China is dealing with the water pollution crises on its hands

Green Camel Bell launches new website
NW China's first environmental NGO launches English language website

SEPA calls for more public involvement
China Daily
June 22nd, 2007
Public protests spark more recognition of the need for public involvement in environmental decision making

China's Premier Orders Lake Algae Probe
Associated Press
June 12th, 2007
Tai Lake's recent pollution incident caused national concern over water quality in China.

Chinese Officials Punished for Pollution
Associated Press
June 11th, 2007
Five Chinese officials, including Yixing Environmental Protection Bureau Deputy Director, for negligence in Tai Lake pollution incident

China activist trial put off amid torture claim
Reuters
June 8th, 2007
Wu Lihong's trial postponed to investigate claims that he was abused during questioning in an attempt for him to convict himself

"Eco-warrior" Wu Lihong charged for blackmail
Xinhua
June 6th, 2007
An update on the Wu Lihong case from China's official news bureau

China charges environmental activist with extortion
Monsters and Critics
June 6th, 2007
Tai Lake Eco-Warrior remains in jail!

Chinese activists looking to Africa
The Christian Science Monitor
May 21st, 2007
Pacific Environment's Wen Bo and partner Ge Yun of the Xinjiang Conservation Fund speak about the role Chinese NGOs will play as China's influence expands in Africa.

Chinese Environmentalist Still Under Arrest
May 16th, 2007
Chinese environmentalist Wu Lihong is still under arrest and is not being granted access to his lawyer or family. Learn more and take action!

Chinese Environmental Advocate Arrested and Detained
April 25th, 2007
Recent Arrest of an Environmental Advocate Raises Concerns about China’s Commitment to Environmental Protection

Attempt to save polluted Chinese lake leads to arrest
Monsters & Critics
April 20th, 2007
Pacific Environment's partner in China's Jiangsu Province, Wu Lihong has been arrested for his advocacy work around Tai Lake's water pollution.

Partner Profile: Green Camel Bell--Western China's Emerging Environmental Group
by Brendan Snow adapted by Daniela Salaverry for Pacific Environment
Meet Pacific Environment's partner in Lanzhou, Gansu, China. Green Camel Bell is addressing environmental challenges in China's under-developed west.

China's Environmental Protection Agency Calls for Public Participation
China Daily
April 2nd, 2007
On China's first ever "Green China Day," April 1, 2007, the country's Environmental Protection Agency called on the public to implement their right to know and to participate in environmental protection.

80,000 villagers without safe water for a month: Chemical factories have contaminated supplies from taps
South China Morning Post
March 29th, 2007
Pacific Environment's Chinese Partner Defenders of Tai Lake speaks with the South China Morning Post about Tai Lake's Pollution Crisis.

Biggest bust in a decade of tiger, bear parts in Russia
PRNewswire
January 19th, 2007

Tackling the Timber Trade
Taiga News
Pacific Environment and our partners are working to protect Russia's forests

Field Report From Hainan
by Daniela Salaverry
December 19th, 2006
Read on-the-ground stories of Daniela's current visit to China

Protecting the Environment in China
Air America
October 26th, 2006
Daniela Salaverry talks with Ecotalk about the state of China's environment

Environmental Heroes of the Pacific Rim
October 25th, 2006
Community member and Pacific Environment staff discussed how grassroots leaders in China and Russia are making a difference. See the presentation here.

Partner Profile: Green Eyes-China's Environmental Watchdogs
July 13th, 2006
Our first Pacific Environment Partner Profile, highlighting one of China's most well-respected grassroots environmental groups.

Activist Profile: Huo Taishan, Huai River Defender
May 15th, 2005
Pacific Currents On-Line

Pacific Environment Launches "Save China's Seas" Network
May 15th, 2004

Marine Conservation

Xinjiang: An Explorer's Paradise Faces New Pressures

Panel Discussion Sheds Light on China's Dirty Environment, Offers Hope for Cleaner Future

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