Electric Cars Remain Tough Sell in China

SHENZHEN, CHINA — A pioneering electric-taxi project in this city, China’s southern economic powerhouse, seems to be a success by most accounts. Riders are enthusiastic, there have been no accidents and drivers are termed “gracious”…

China has 7.3 mln hectares of reserve farmland

China has 7.34 million hectares of “reserve land” that can be developed into arable land, the Ministry of Land and Resources said in a research report published Monday. The reserve land mainly lies in dry…

CNOOC denies oil cover-up

The country’s largest offshore oil and gas producer has strongly denied charges that it attempted to cover up oil spills off the coast of Shandong Province, insisting that the incident is now “under control.” “The…

‘Uncertainties’ cloud forecast accuracy

After giving several false alarms for rainstorms on July 1, the Beijing Meteorological Bureau explained on Sunday that forecasting precipitation comes down to a lot of guesswork. The bureau issued a thunderstorm and lightning warning…

Huge heatwave has southern China sweltering

FUZHOU – China’s meteorological authorities issued a warning on Sunday about excessively high temperatures that are expected to hit southern China for the next few days. The mercury is set to hover between 35 and…

Railway to Tibet stands safety, environment tests

XINING, June 30 (Xinhua) — The Qinghai-Tibet Railway, the world’s highest plateau railway, has stood safety and environmental tests while boosting regional economic growth over the past five years. Friday marks five years since the…

City native writes book on environmental law in China

 CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A project director for the San Francisco-based ClimateWorks Foundation, Charles R. McElwee II works to promote public policies to prevent dangerous climate change and enhance global prosperity. McElwee, who grew up in…