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- AmishRefugee, on 04/13/2009, -0/+21building an eco-city on top of virgin wetlands? that's probably the worst eco-fail I've ever seen
Also the general fail for not understanding anything about local society and community - inactive, on 04/13/2009, -1/+14It may have been an omen when they painted an entire scarred mountainside fluorescent green prior to the Olympics to make it appear more... natural.
- james188foster, on 04/13/2009, -2/+13The lesson here is that they should have used Chinese solutions to Chinese problems. What does Norman Foster or Daniel Libeskind know about the Chinese and their culture? You can never write off the Han.They are nothing if not persistant. The Chinese Government recently issued an edict to their Car industry to invest heavily in electric Cars. This will probably be a more eco friendly move than anyone can imagine.
- pookydirt, on 04/13/2009, -0/+7"To exorcise the bitter memory of the loss to Sydney, by just two votes, the Beijing authorities have been working overtime. Besides big improvements to city infrastructure, the grass has been painted green, plastic flowers line key arteries, and Tiananmen Square has been sealed off to prevent any more fiery suicide protests by aggrieved followers of the banned Falun Gong movement."
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/china ...
"Banners, posters and other adornments line the streets and brown winter grass has been spray painted green along Changan Avenue, which runs in front of the Beijing Hotel where the 17-strong IOC inspection team will be staying."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/11790 ...
"Stray dogs were rounded up, bicycles - bizarrely blamed for the city's traffic problems - consigned to the scrap yard, grass painted green and beggars hastily removed from view."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/low/in_depth/2001/oly ...
**(this one has a funny photo of a mountainside)**
"In order to improve the landscapes of cities in the past, some local governments had sprayed or dyed shabby looking spots, hillsides, and wilted grass. When Beijing was vying to host the 2008 Olympic Games, authorities had old buildings painted and withered grasses dyed with green paints; this was to leave a good impression on the visiting inspectors from the International Olympic Committee."
http://en.epochtimes.com/news/7-2-23/52053.html
**(because they were so successful with it years before):**
"But the allegation reminds me of tactics Beijing used to win the games seven years ago.
That year, workers were sent out to spray paint the grass green as part of the sales pitch to the International Olympic Committee for the 'green Olympics.'"
http://www.sciencefriday.com/blog/index.php?/archi ... - Stuffburger, on 04/13/2009, -0/+6Axing impractical, fanciful and expensive urban planning done by foreign architects the second the economy sours?
Color me shocked. - stix213, on 04/14/2009, -0/+5This was pretty easy to see coming...
The eco-freaks rarely factor reality into their plans, with this being the latest example - decker12, on 04/13/2009, -2/+5I wonder if the corruption scandal in any way was related to the 5000 offers I get in my mailbox for CHEAP WOW GOLD.
- pookydirt, on 04/13/2009, -1/+3Oops.
- brakzilla, on 04/13/2009, -2/+4http://lmgtfy.com/?q=china+paints+mountain+green
- inactive, on 04/13/2009, -2/+3Chinese electricity is generated with coal. Coal is more environmentally damaging in extraction and conversion than oil. It will not be an eco-friendly move until China moves substantially towards nuclear power.
- cadcam3d, on 04/16/2009, -0/+1I'm not sure which is greener - a sparely populated island marsh that locals don't know of - or someone's uncompleted vision of an ideal community that locals don't know of.
- iiiears, on 04/14/2009, -0/+1PandaBearShenyu - Excellent.
It is easy to see in hindsight that these projects were going to fail. The difficult thing is to try again. The most difficult thing is to do nothing. - canchin, on 04/14/2009, -0/+1Get the idea, investigate the problems, come to the realization that what was envisioned wont work, scrap that idea and move on to the next one.
The right way to progress.
The wrong way to progress? Get the idea, adopt the idea, force the idea down people's throats, fail...sort of like trying to force the bastardized American version of democracy on the people of Iraq. - Khiva, on 04/14/2009, -0/+1I think we might be dismissing this too soon. Despite China's enormous environmental difficulties, I have genuine hope that they are going to turn around and be the leader in twenty-first century eco-development. Not just because its the right thing to do, but I think the leadership is wise enough to realize that its in their long-term interest, both in terms of cornering a growing industry and in terms of energy security, both predominant Chinese concerns.
Every ambitious development scheme has fallen on hard times since the crisis (see the Russia Tower for a sad example), but a lot of these will prove to be temporary hiccups with prudent management. I have real faith in China here. - theanticrust1, on 04/14/2009, -0/+0Dammit, I thought these things were the bee's knees when I read about them. I'm disappointed to see they've failed.
- mthole, on 04/13/2009, -2/+2Did that really happen? Source please. Bonus points for pics.
- dicai, on 04/14/2009, -0/+0Just another eco-lie...and from China, who someday might say they cured diarrhea if that gave them "power"...
- rystalpistol, on 04/13/2009, -1/+1Sigh, one of these days...
- inactive, on 04/14/2009, -1/+1Sounds like they took a page from microsofts handbook. Make a new product and later drop it prematurely
- inactive, on 04/14/2009, -3/+2"The Chinese Government recently issued an edict to their Car industry to invest heavily in electric Cars. This will probably be a more eco friendly move than anyone can imagine."
...and doused in lead-based paint. - PandaBearShenyu, on 04/14/2009, -3/+2I think the call for more eco friendly and sustainable development is a big thing in China right now and it's gaining strength. I would know, I'm Chinese. XD
It's sad that this project failed, although it's good that it failed as well. The concept the motivation is there, I just hope they make the next project successful. :)
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