Flora & Fauna

The Hypocrisy of Animal Rights

[in translation via ESWN] Chickens were turned into meatballs for hotpot meals and the slaughter of the chickens took place right on the street not far away from the diners. This scene occurred at a newly opened restaurant “Fangji Chicken Meatball Restaurant” in Shenzhen. Yesterday afternoon, almost one hundred animal rights defenders gathered in front …

June 20, 2006
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Fu Jia Zhuang

After several weeks of planning to go for a walk down by the coast on our mutual day off and continually being foiled by the weather, Maggie and I got our chance to get some fresh air yesterday. Though we had intended to do a bit of a hike along Bing Hai Rd. (滨海路), from …

June 18, 2006
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I’ll Bee Damned

I would say a good indicator on whether or not you are a friend of mine or a GOOD friend of mine is whether or not you know about my rather irrational fear of bees. I think it began when I was about 14 and sleeping on the couch one summer night in my living …

June 5, 2006
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Enviro-China: The Green Guard

I know I’m often a bit cynical of many aspects to this country I call home. So, I’m going to curb that for this post and relay the highlights of “Environmental Protection in China (1996-2005)“, a white paper the government recently released outlining their environmental protection/pollution control efforts over the past decade. (much of this …

June 5, 2006
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Power In Numbers

I’ve been thinking a lot about the issue of energy today. I guess it’s never far from mind, what with all the switches and buttons I push in the average day, but headlines brought it to the forefront. As you may have heard, there was another tragic mining accident in China yesterday. This year alone, …

November 29, 2005
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