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As China Sews, Few US Mills Left

April 6, 2005
Towns like Erwin, North Carolina, are examples of the devastating impact of the mobility of textile manufacturing. Once a capital of denim fabrication, today Erwin is desolate and has few jobs to offer its citizens. Erwin's difficulties are linked to the greater decline of US textile mills –...

China Cancels Environmental Report

July 27, 2007
Governments around the globe continue to prioritize the short-term gains of economic growth over the long-term costs of environmental destruction. But with mounting property damage and increasing reports of illnesses such as asthma, nations can’t help but be embarrassed about the costs associated...

The Heat Is On

October 28, 2011
For more than a century, weather stations and ships have kept temperature records, and three major compilations of mean global temperatures have suggested that steady warming is underway. The Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature group, physicists and others new to climate science, with support from...

Why the UN Needs International Rescue

January 4, 2005
The magnitude and scope of the recent Indian Ocean catastrophe - and likewise, the subsequent relief efforts - are unmatched in world history. And according to The Guardian's David Aaronovitch, the coordination of international aid efforts will be a true test for the United Nations. In the...

China's Row With Japan Threatens to Escalate

September 20, 2010
The collision of a small fishing vessel with a coastal patrol vessel of another nation should be a minor incident with a quick resolution. But common sense doesn’t prevail when politicians and media of either nation have long stoked nationalistic fervor among their citizens. A September collision,...

我们能否逆转全球气候变化？（第一部分）

May 14, 2009
美国国家航空航天管理局(NASA)科学家吉姆•汉森（Jim Hansen）认为，各国政府所偏爱的有关碳的“总量控制与贸易”（cap-and-trade）模式将无法逆转全球变暖的问题，因为它没能有效地减少碳排放量。相反，它在实际上增加碳排放量的同时，还为利用漏洞、养肥贸易者和降低政府责任等情形创造了各种机会。欧洲的经验就是一个很好的例证。降低碳排放量的唯一方式是，通过对碳排放产品征收累进税来减少对这些产品的消费。为了使公众更愿意接受这一做法，汉森建议从上述累进税收益中出资，给公众回报。但是经济也需要转向替代型能源，以彻底逆转气候变化的问题。这个方面的范例包括，提高燃料效率标准，...

Spirit of the Wombles

May 20, 2008
The anti-globalization movement captured world attention in the 1990s. But media coverage quickly shifted to terrorist attacks, wars, climate change and other problems, writes Libby Brooks for the Guardian. “Even if 9/11 hadn't happened, it's doubtful whether the anti-globalisation...

Rioting in China Over Label on College Diplomas

June 26, 2006
This year, China will produce less than half as many jobs as it will college graduates. No wonder, then, students and families are willing to pay steeper tuition at colleges associated with prestigious national universities. Promised that their diplomas would bear the name of Zhengzhou University...
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