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OBAMA VISITS CHINA President Obama is scheduled to make his first trip to China in November. He and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton have said cooperation on climate change is a new top priority in United States-China relations. But the two countries have yet to take concrete steps together on any proposals. Some environmental advocates feel there is little prospect of concrete steps being taken at this time. New technology is critical to alleviating climate change to the two largest greenhouse gas emitters in the world that rely heavily on coal for their energy needs. Those countries are unlikely to move away from this reliance on coal and other fossil fuels anytime soon. Advocates also say that any hope of a meaningful result emerging from the international climate change s... read full post
SUSTAINABLE DIET Sustainability requires the reconciliation of environmental, social, and economic demands. Architecture, planning and interior design play integrate roles in this balance as our observations fuel the important public debate. In this ongoing series of articles we will share our observations, opinions, and solutions that we encounter. As we have begun a new adventure in China, the ground for work is even greater. Sometimes the choices are not what we expect- as I ran across this debate in London on my trip to Shanghai-
“CLIMATE CHIEF LORD STERN: GIVE UP MEAT TO SAVE THE PLANET” People will need to turn vegetarian if the world is to conquer climate change, according to a leading authority on global warming.
In an interview with The Times <http://www.ti... read full post