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Beijing Hukou (or foreign passport!) required to buy Apartment in Beijing

Posted on February 21, 2011 by

It’s official — the hukou system is back with a vengance.
Authorities in about 10 cities, including Shanghai and Guangzhou, will prohibit locally registered citizens who already own two or more homes, or those without a local residence permit, … Continue reading →

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Jatropha-based Biodiesel – Worth Avoiding For Now

Posted on February 15, 2011 by

“It does grow on marginal land, but if you use marginal land you’ll get marginal yields,”
Jatropha has been hailed as some sort of wonder crop that produces bountiful oil on lands that are unusable for agriculture or living.  Yet we … Continue reading →

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Layperson’s explanation on importance of corn

Posted on February 14, 2011 by

Today’s Globe & Mail ran an article on the importance of corn in the global food system.  This is of great interest for me because the price of corn plays a heavy role in the debate on biofuels as it … Continue reading →

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Very Familiar Chinese Car Brand Logos

Posted on December 3, 2010 by

Chery has done a bang-up job in creating logos for its cars — wait a minute…is that Riich? Or Bentley? Continue reading →

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Discovery: Richard Gilbert

Posted on December 1, 2010 by

Richard Gilbert s a long term thinker on efficient and low-carbon transportation. What a great resource – his website includes 105 pdfs including publications since 2003 on transportation, urban planning and governance. Continue reading →

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