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About Kelly Proctor

9 posts · joined 2008-03-28

‘07 graduate of the University of Georgia. Hail from tiny Virginia town that's home of the annual Oyster Festival.

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May 13th, 2008

China: “Strolling” for the Environment

Earlier this month, before an earthquake killed thousands, about 400 to 500 people in Chengdu, China took to the streets to protest the construction of a proposed petrochemical plant, calling their outing a "stroll" to get around applying for a permit to protest. The event was organized through cell phones, ...

April 30th, 2008

China: The Green Olympics and an Actress as UN Eco Ambassador.

Dan Beekman at "Blogging Beijing" gives a roundup of Beijing's environmental problems and its hopes. He interviews NGO and student leaders about the Green Olympics, one of the three themes of this year's Games. He 's also recently interviewed Mr. Wu Dengming, an environmental powerhouse from Chongqing, in middle China. Mr. ...

April 21st, 2008

11-year-old Chinese environmentalist and Circuit Board Recycling

The blog "Crossroads," which looks at corporate social responsibility in China, draws our attention to a an article about an 11-year-old environmentalist in southwest China. The youngster took it upon himself to search for the source of river pollution and caught the attention of reporters and officials. Last October, Chen ...