China

March 16, 2006 - Chongming Island, lying in the mouth of the Yangtse river, is the site of one of the biggest and most ambitious business projects ever undertaken. The Chinese businessmen and British engineers in charge of it envisage nothing less than a new city, with half-a-million millions of inhabitants - but which does no appreciable damage to the earth's environment. more >

February 20, 2006 - According to the South China Post, some Chinese cities are moving to ban electric bicycles in favor of automobiles. Europeans have the luxury of hindsight in this regard, and are frequently trying to reinstate pedestrian and bicycle dominance in urban areas. The motivation in China, of course, is the widespread belief that creating a massive car culture is the key to economic windfall for all. more >