Lake Tai

3 Oct 2012

If you have no idea where Huzhou is, take a look on Google Maps and you will see it is a city in the northern part of the eastern province of Zhejiang.

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Good omens for a hairy harvest amid drought

12 Jun 2011

This spring's record drought may have brought farmers and fishermen in the central mainland to the brink of ruin, but in the east some food producers are cautiously rubbing their hands.

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Spring in the air means algal blooms in the water

13 Mar 2010

Spring is finally in the air, and in the Yangtze River Delta that means one thing: algal blooms.

Yes, it's nearly that time of year again, when lakes, canals and other waterways will...

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Hopes Lake Tai cleanup will cut down algal bloom

1 Apr 2008

Blue-green algae will reappear in Lake Tai this summer, but residents of Wuxi expect it will be less severe after government efforts to clean up pollutants.

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Laying the foundations for a greener China

9 Nov 2007

Last week in America, The Associated Press ran a story on how the California wildfires were spewing millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, and suggesting that the emissions...

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Environmental pawns in a game of power

8 Nov 2007

Being an environmentalist may be a respectable job in most countries but it doesn't really pay on the mainland. The Wuxi Intermediate People's Court has overturned an appeal by celebrated green...

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Opinion

Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

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Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

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No green award for whistle-blower

Jailed environmental whistle-blower Wu Lihong , who first revealed to the public the devastating algal bloom on Jiangsu's Tai Lake, is not in contention for this year's Green China People of the...

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Officials sacked over damage done to Tai Lake

Five officials from Jiangsu have been sacked or disciplined for allowing further contamination of Tai Lake just days after an algal bloom sparked a water crisis affecting millions of residents in...

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Residents blame lake crisis on officials

Algae blooms in city's water source after authorities fail to act, say locals

While authorities yesterday tried to deal with a tap-water crisis in Wuxi , Jiangsu , residents were...

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Battle to restore lake's lost beauty

Eco-warrior Wu Lihong has made it his life's mission to clean up Tai Lake.

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Poisoned by waste of 2,850 factories

Tai Lake's water quality has been ruined by the 2,850 polluting factories built along its shores since 1990.

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Venice of east fights sinking feeling