Author Archives: Rob

Beijing Energy and Environment Roundtable Slides

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

I gave a presentation on policy options for low carbon transportation (energy and vehicles) at the Beijing Energy Network / Beijing Energy and Environment Roundtable last night (June 29, 2011).  Many thanks to all who attended and asked such great … Continue reading →

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Was Down – now back up

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

Sadly, Sinocanadian.net was down for a few days — apologies, had a software error!  Everything is back to normal now.

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Where does Beijing’s real time traffic info come from?

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

In response to the results recent Beijing Energy Network – Environmental Challenge Open competition, which is is summarized by event judge, Kunal Sinha (Ogilvy & Mather) here, I thought I would just make a few comments on where real-time traffic … Continue reading →

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Guo Mao Land Planning: No e-tower in this plan! And…what up, Baidu?

Posted on June 17, 2011 by

Today I was walking through Tower 3 of China World (Guo Mao T3), and noticed a scale model of Guo Mao and the surrounding area in the lobby.  I snapped a picture:
Sorry it is kind of dark, my phone’s camera … Continue reading →

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iCET Launches its Green Car Sina Microblog

Posted on June 15, 2011 by

Sina Microblog, otherwise known as weibo, is the hottest thing in China.  What is Weibo?  It’s basically a copy of Twitter, but just like many Chinese products copied from the west, it is newer and improved.  Sina Weibo already has … Continue reading →

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