Full Coverage: China
May 2008
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The aim of this Guide is to provide a brief introduction to human rights and sustainable development issues in China
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15.05.2008
A number of international aid organizations and foreign governments are helping Chinese authorities respond to the Monday earthquake that claimed over tens of thousands of lives and destroyed 3.5 million homes.
more...From: InterAction: American Council on Voluntary International Action Related topics/regions: [United States] [Activism] [Volunteering] [Shelter & housing] [International cooperation] [Emergency relief] [Aid] Image: Temporary living arrangements after the May 12 earthquake in China. © BruceLee (flickr)
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14.05.2008
Global production of photovoltaic or solar cells -- which convert the sun's light directly to electricity -- increased 51 percent in 2007, reports an environmental research institute.
more...From: Worldwatch Institute Related topics/regions: [Germany] [Renewable energy] [Environmental activism] [Energy] Image: Solar panels. © Co-op America
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07.05.2008
Filosofi Slavoj Zizekin mukaan länsimaat projisoivat Tiibetiin omat unelmansa henkistymisestä ja pelkonsa Kiinan nousevaa talousmahtia kohtaan. Näin Tiibetin konflikti näyttäytyy meille kovin erilaisena kuin mitä se todellisuudessa on.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [Tibet] [Ethics & value systems] Image: - © Tibet Information Network
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07.05.2008
The West is projecting not only its own spiritual fantasies on Tibet, but its own economic fears on China, imagining a power struggle quite different from that which has actually happened in Tibet. We have to learn to look at Tibet as it is – and China too, says Slavoj Zizek.
more...From: Le Monde Diplomatique/ Il Manifesto Related topics/regions: [Tibet] Image: Chinese flag in front of Tibet's Potala Palace © Tibet Information Network
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06.05.2008
Coca-Cola is looking to make huge profits as one of the three primary sponsors of the Olympic Torch Relay despite flagrant human rights abuses perpetrated by China, writes grassroots activist Amit Srivastava.
more...From: India Resource Center Related topics/regions: [Tibet] [Germany] Image: Banner in Sydney, Australia. © India Resource Center
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06.05.2008
One of the founders of bambu, a fair trade business making houseware from organic bamboo and other renewable materials, talks about his company's sustainable journey and the green business movement.
more...From: Co-op America Image: © Co-op America
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