Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Heart and soul of the city (eco-restoration in Seoul)

Via Energy Bulletin:

Heart and soul of the city (eco-restoration in Seoul)
John Vidal, The Guardian

A big improvement; can much be done to salvage the eco-disaster that is Beijing?

(especially those "sand storms" that hit Korea and originate from China, which are predicted to get worse as deforestation and desertification in the North continues...)

an older article on the storms

Shortages in both low- and high-skilled labour threatening China’s economic boom

Second, low wages, tax cuts, and long-working hours have all induced many migrant workers to quit their jobs to move back to their farms. The government’s decision last year to eliminate the agricultural tax has fuelled the trend.
Which might be a good thing, if they are practicing agriculture that respects the ecosystem...

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