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Coral Scientist Sees New Tide of Hope to Protect Chinese Reefs

Restoration of the precious resource and ensuring its survival is Chen Hong’s lifetime mission What lies beneath has intrigued Chen Hong since childhood and he has devoted his life to exploring the mysteries of the seas, especially the “lungs of the oceans”, coral reefs. “Look, these are coral seedlings we planted in Xisha in April…

China Spends $100 Billion on Finally Keeping Water Clean

SHANGHAI – China launched nearly 8,000 water clean-up projects in the first half of 2017 with projected total investment of 667.4 billion yuan ($100 billion), the environment ministry said on Thursday. The projects were devised as part of a 2015 action plan to treat and prevent water pollution, and cover 325 contaminated surface water sites…

Beijing, China to Replace 67,000 Gas Guzzling Taxis with Electric Cars

TheMindUnleashed.com shares: Motivated by air pollution that was so bad last December in Beijing, China, that flights had to be cancelled in the city’s international airport due to low visibility, the city just announced that 67,000 gas-guzzling, emission-creating taxis will be replaced with electric cars, and all new taxis will be electric as well. You…