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Chinese Eco-Cities

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the a-friend-in-green-is-a-friend-indeed dept.

opencity writes "The Guardian is reporting on a deal by Arups, a British consulting firm, to build four eco-cities in China. The cities are to be self-sufficient in energy, water and most food products, with the aim of zero emissions of greenhouse gases in transport systems. The press release hints at some of the technology."

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  1. Re:The best part by rdoger6424 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    only if you build 100 of them. and they have to be the "launch" ecocities. you do get your money back though.
    If you do not get this, then you have missed out on the 90's and I must direct you to the compulsory wikipedia article

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  2. Re:We can all breathe a bit easier by LewsTherinKinslayer · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Wish I could mod this up. Fantastic points.

  3. I'd like to see this in a free and open society by wheelbarrow · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This 'achievement' does not mean much to me. The communist government of China has repeatedly demonstrated their lack of respect for individual liberty. How much decision making power is really left to the individuals who must inhabit these cities? Can they leave anytime they want? Are they free to choose to buy a car that burns gasoline?

    Ecology driven by the tip of a bayonet is just another form of oppression. I'd like to see the same thing happen in a country that allows freedom of expression and dissent.

  4. Your Sig by RAMMS+EIN · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ``Trying to install Linux on a laptop with nocdrom or Ethernet but DLINK usb wi-fi. I NEED HELP!''

    You still need that help? Does the machine have an OS that can access the Net? Is the NIC supported under Linux? Any other things I should know?

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