Bad News and Good in China

It is no secret that China’s booming manufacturing economy is causing massive degradation in China’s environment but according to Scientific American the damage may be worse than has been reported.

The Chinese government has so far been slow to respond to the growing crisis of filthy air and water, but that may be about to change. The BBC is reporting that China is preparing to spend almost 200 billion dollars to cut air and water pollution and companies are lining up to get a piece of the action.

Chinese companies are also taking part in the energy boom with news that a Chinese firm has developed the world’s first magnetic levitation wind power generator. Able to operate even at very low wind speeds, the new designs promise to produce up to 20% more energy than similarly sized traditional turbines.