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Lunar Probe And Space Exploration Is China's Duty To MankindBeijing, China (XNA) Oct 07, 2010 A chief designer with China's second lunar probe project has said that the country's lunar pursuit, while lagging behind Russia and the United States for more than 40 years, is still important because space exploration is part of the country's responsibility towards mankind. "The most fundamental task for human beings' space exploration is to research on human origins and find a way for mankind to live and develop sustainably," said Qian Weiping, chief designer of the Chang'e-2 mission's tracking ... read more |
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Tianjin, China (AFP) Oct 5, 2010China on Tuesday told the United States and other rich nations to "dramatically" improve their greenhouse gas emission targets, blaming the countries for gridlock at UN climate change talks. Delegates from more than 170 countries are in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin this week in an effort to break the stalemate in long-running United Nations negotiations aimed at forging a deal on tac ... more 
Tianjin, China (AFP) Oct 6, 2010The United States said on Wednesday that talks in China aimed at laying the foundations for a global climate change treaty had so far failed to make significant progress. Chief US negotiator Jonathan Pershing said time was fast running out to reach a set of agreements, which would then be submitted for approval at a major United Nations climate summit in Cancun, Mexico, next month. "Ther ... more  
Shanghai (AFP) Oct 6, 2010In Chinese artist Zeng Fanzhi's new show in Shanghai, massive scorched landscapes - his largest-ever paintings - hang close, forcing visitors to come face-to-face with the white hot flames. The 10-metre-long canvasses are central to the exhibition by Zeng - who holds the auction sale record for a contemporary artist from China - which he hopes will draw attention to ecological degradatio ... more |
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Obama opens land -- and White House -- to solarWashington (AFP) Oct 5, 2010 The United States on has opened up its vast public lands to solar power projects, as the White House agreed to set up its own solar panels in a visible show of support for alternative energy. President Barack Obama has pledged to help build a new green economy, but Congress has balked at mandatory cuts in carbon emissions. A study this year found that China has overtaken the United States in green investment. The Interior Department, which supervises most of the United States' 650 million acres ... read more |
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