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"Reports of my death......

are greatly exaggerated" wrote Mark Twain who twice had the misfortune (or perhaps good fortune, given that he was still breathing!) to read his obituary in newspapers. A full list of all those whose deaths were reported prematurely is included here in this A-Z of journalistic blunders from Wikipedia...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-29-2008
Can I have those coconuts, please?

This article, by David Strahan, author of The Last Oil Shock, says that it would take three million coconuts to power one flight from London to Amsterdam on 100% biofuels. Some of the comments posted at the end of this excellent article, first published in the New Scientists, agree with Strahan that...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-27-2008
China's green revolution

Here's a nice interesting insight from my colleague John Richardson about China's fast track towards becoming the world's leader in clean technologies. If you're an ICIS subscriber ( about ICIS ), you can access the whole article in this link . Or you can also read the unedited somewhat...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-25-2008
Even the goldfish will get it

Another great article in The New Scientist talks about a new system for mapping much more precisely the impact of climate change on eco-systems. Designed by The Nature Conservancy , the system - linked with Google Maps - will enable conservationists to work out expected changes in precipitation and sea...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-19-2008
The river doesn't just run black

China and the environment might not be only about rivers changing colour several times a day and factories belching out air pollution that kills hundreds of thousands of people prematurely every year. Elizabeth Economy outlined the extent of China's environmental problems in her book, The River Runs...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-17-2008
Stop chewing on that now!!!

I was driving to work this morning when I heard, for the first time, the re-broadcast of a BBC World Service from April. Reporter Mukul Devichand interviewed environmental activists in Beijing who quite understandably claimed not to understand his questions when he uttered the dreaded "D" word...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-14-2008
China's growth conundrum

I couldn't let today pass without including a picture of the Olympic Stadium in Beijing where the opening ceremony is about to take place. The purpose of this redefined blog is not to look at the short term, though. For expert commentaey on the effects of the Olympics and other macroeconomic factors...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-08-2008
Chicken gas powers Chinese farm

Biogas from chicken manure will now power a big chicken farm in Beijing using GE's Jenbacher gas engines . According to GE, the plant, with annual capacity of 14,600 megawatt/hour electricity, is the first of its type in China designed to help reduce suburban electricity shortage. With 3 million...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-05-2008
Pollution solution in China

As China's Beijing continues to be shrouded with smog days before the Olympic games, more transportation solution is being offered to reduce air pollution from companies such as Segway and Alcoa . Chinese and Olympic officials are going to use the zero-emissions Segway PT for stadium and event hall...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-04-2008
The CO2 blame game

In my previous post, I talked about the collapse of the Doha round of trade negotiations and how this didn't auger well for a new global agreement for setting greenhouse gas-emission limits and a worldwide price on carbon. The chemicals industry needs clarity. A global price for carbon would enable...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-04-2008

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