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ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. Hangzhou Green Drinks HZGD#19 event is coming soon (Thu, 23 May 2013)!!!

We are holding a presentation event on Thursday, 23 May 2013. The speaker will be Fulbright Scholar, Steven Zhang. This is Steven's 2nd time presenting at a HZGD event. Since his last presentation (HZGD#16 22 Oct 2012 - see the link to his PPT below), Steven has been visiting factories and interviewing factory managers in Zhejiang to document environmental protection actions and attitudes.

In this presentation he will present some findings on

Innovative environmental protection and waste reuse practices, including Circular Economy practices.
How do factory managers in Zhejiang province view environmental protection?
How these findings could affect public policy.

See more details below!

2. A very powerful video documentary (14 minutes) about water pollution near Hangzhou

The documentary looks at cases of water pollution caused by factories near Hangzhou.

CLICK LINK - Video is at the base of the page.

3. Take Action now to save Animals Asia's Vietnam Sanctuary! - UPDATE - Sanctuary Saved!!!

Last year, Animals Asia’s Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre faced eviction from its site in Tam Dao National Park. It's believed the park director, Do Dinh Tien, lobbied the Ministry of Defence to evict Animals Asia, so he could hand the land to Truong Giang Tam Dao Joint Stock Company, of which his daughter is part-owner.

The company intended to build commercial property including a tourist park and hotels. The eviction would have seen 104 bears that have been rescued from the bile industry relocated, causing unimaginable physical and mental distress, and financial losses to Animals Asia of more than US$2 million.

Fortunately, the Vietnamese Prime Minister intervened to honour his government's agreement with Animals Asia.

Go to the link below to read about the successful outcome of the campaign to save the Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre.

http://www.animalsasia.org/index.php?UID=NQZKBOA5KJ9

FYI - Animals Asia also run a bear sanctuary in Chengdu, China.

4. China's energy policy white paper 2012

Updated: 2012-10-25 07:50 (China Daily)

Editor's note: The Information Office of the State Council on Wednesday published the 2012 edition of white paper on the country's energy policy.

Following is the full text (English language) filed by the Xinhua News Agency: http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/2012-10/25/content_15846475.htm

Interact with Hangzhou Green Drinkers by clicking the web links below.

Find our HZGD group on Linked In

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Find our HZGD group on WeiBo 微博

Hangzhou Green Drinks uses and recommends the www.HZScene.com Forums for information sharing in Hangzhou.

We now have a NEW HZGD Facebook group, so LIKE us and join in online discussions there. See the link above!

We also suggest you try these other online sites for finding and sharing information in Hangzhou, such as: www.MOREhangzhou.com, www.HangzhouNetwork.com, www.Hangzhouvian.com AND www.hangzhouexpat.com

Our Next Green Drinks Event:

HZGD#19 - 23 May 2013

Event type:

Environmental presentation (7.30 - 8.15pm) + Q&A session

Presenter: Steven Zhang (USA - Fulbright Scholar)

See more details below soon ...

About Green Drinks:

Green Drinks is an international group with over 600 active cities worldwide. It is an informal gathering for people working in the environmental field, energy, sustainability, or those who are just interested. The goal of the meeting is to socialize, network, learn, and stay current on local and worldwide green topics. Anyone is welcome to join, including people from business, non-profit, NGOs, education, government, and design sectors or any other interested individuals.

Contact Details: Email: hangzhougreendrinks (AT) gmail.com

Please contact us if:

... you would like to be added to the HZGD email list serve, or if you have any questions about any of our HZGD events.

... you, or someone you know, would be able to deliver a 20 - 60 minute presentation at a future Hangzhou Green Drinks event. You can be a scientific researcher, an industry expert, a research student, or simply a motivated and interested environmentally aware person.

... you would like to make an announcement about an event/campaign/organization involving China’s sustainable development.

... you would like to discuss forming a partnership or becoming a HZGD sponsor. Hangzhou Green Drinks members are intelligent, active community members and come from a wide variety of backgrounds. They could be the audience for which you are looking.

GREEN LINKS

See - China Green News: http://eng.greensos.cn/default.aspx

See - China Greentech Report: http://www.china-greentech.com/report (Basic registration required)

See - Green Drinks China: http://greendrinks.cn/en

(Some) Green headlines that caught our eyes recently (click green links below to see the full articles):

To discuss these news articles, and to post your own, please visit our Facebook, Linked In or HZScene group pages. See links at the top of this site.

New York Times OP-ED (11 Jan 2013) --> A Cancer Cycle, From Here to China

MORE than one million people in the Chinese city of Handan awoke last week to the alarming news that an essential source of their drinking water, the Zhouzhang River, had been dangerously contaminated by a 39-ton chemical spill in the nearby city of Changzhi. What made the news even more shocking was that the leak, from a factory pipe, had started at least five days earlier but had been kept secret by government officials, who allowed millions of their neighbors to keep drinking.

The people of Handan reacted to these disclosures the same way almost anyone else would. First, they panicked, mobbing stores for bottled water. Then, they were furious, demanding to know why no one had told them they were drinking water laced with a probable carcinogen. If history is any guide, they will never get a satisfactory answer.

For me, reading about Handan prompted a sick feeling of déjà vu. For the last five years I have been writing a history of the chemical industry’s egregious 60-year involvement in the New Jersey shore town of Toms River, which gained unwanted notoriety in the late 1990s thanks to a remarkably well-documented cluster of childhood cancer cases and a long history of often hidden industrial pollution.

Our Next Green Drinks Event:

HZGD#19 - 23 May 2013

Event type:

Environmental presentation (7.30 - 8.15pm) + Q&A session

Presenter: Steven Zhang (USA - Fulbright Scholar)

Hangzhou Green Drinks - HZGD#19 - Factory managers attitudes and actions on environmental protection

Dear Green Drinkers,

Next week on Thursday, 23rd of May 2013, we are very happy to announce that Steven Zhang (USA) from will be our speaker for the HZGD#19 event. He previously presented at HZGD#16. See info about that below.

DUE TO LIMITED SEATING FOR THIS HZGD#19 PRESENTATION, PLEASE RESERVE A SEAT ON THIS DOODLE PAGE. We have only about 25 seats available. It will take just 30 seconds.

因为我们安排的房间比较小所以必须提前预定位置。请用下面的Doodle方式预定。

http://www.doodle.com/999gc5kvvke7hbxp

PRESENTATION DETAILS

中文资料: http://www.douban.com/event/18889973/

Steven is a US Fulbright Fellow doing research with the College of Environmental and Resource Sciences at Zhejiang University. He recently graduated in the seventh class of Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering in Boston.

Steven previously spoke at our HZGD#16 event last year in October (See details and his PPT here: http://www.greendrinks.org/Hangzhou). Since then, he has been continuing his research and field studies and he will be giving us some of his findings. Steven has been visiting factories and interviewing factory managers in Zhejiang to document environmental protection actions and attitudes.

In this presentation he will present some findings on:

1. Innovative environmental protection and waste reuse practices, including Circular Economy practices.
2. How do factory managers in Zhejiang province view environmental protection?
3. How these findings could affect public policy.

Venue: 地点:
云咖啡 (天目山路226号, 浙大网新大厦二楼), 电话: 0571-86684737
Cloud Cafe (2nd floor, 226 TianMuShan Road, 500m east of WanTang Road and 200m west of XueYuan Road) i.e. only a 5 minute walk from Vineyard or the ZJ Uni YuQuan Campus north gate.

Cost: Free to attend

When: Thursday, 23 May, from 7pm onwards.

We recommend that you arrive early in order to get your favoured seating position.

Discount: 优惠:
届时，云咖啡继续为广大 Green Drinkers 提供特殊优惠, 全场食物9.2折.
We will get an 8% discount on snacks and drinks during the event.

NOTE: This is a new venue, and they are still building their kitchen, so they may not have full meal service available by Thursday. We'll let you know ASAP. Otherwise, eat dinner before you go.

Agenda:
7:00 – 7:30 PM: Welcome and networking
7:30 – 8:45 PM: Presentation/ Q & A
8:45 – late: Networking, etc.

Cheers,

The HZGD Team (Lara, Cady, Tim)

CONTACT US
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/406963842673295/
Linked-In: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3331724
Website: http://www.greendrinks.org/Hangzhou
WeiBo 微博: http://weibo.com/u/2804923214
Email: hangzhougreendrinks [at] gmail [dot] com

Our Most Recent Green Drinks Events:

HZGD#18 - 22 Apr 2013

Event type: Presentations

Next week Monday, 22^nd of April 2013 is Earth Day (http://www.earthday.org/2013/) and we are happy to announce that Jørgen Delman from Denmark and Guan Ting from China will be our speakers on Hangzhou’s climate change politics and environmental policy implementation in Hangzhou and Guiyang.

Venue: Vineyard Cafe (173 Yugu Road, 50m north of Xixi Road)

Cost: Free to attend

When: Monday, 22 April from 7pm onwards. We recommend that you arrive early in order to get your favoured seating position and get a head start on dinner.

Agenda:

7:00 – 7:30 PM: Welcome and networking

7:30 – 8:30 PM: Presentation/ Q & A

8:30 – late: Networking, etc.

There will be two topics this time!

“Hangzhou’s climate change politics, climate governance and green city making” by Jørgen Delman.

He is a professor of China Studies, Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, Copenhagen University. He is working with partners in Hangzhou on a new project that looks into the consequences of climate change politics on the interaction between government, business and civil society in Hangzhou. He will present and discuss some of his preliminary findings and would be interested in discussing these with the audience.

His recent and current publications focus on state-business and state-society interaction in China, with such diverse topics as: The role of Dragon Head enterprises in rural organization: from worn to green China-model; China’s energy security; the architecture of the biofuels market in China. He has worked in China as a development consultant and researcher for more than 10 years and he has been working with China since 1972.

"China's Uneven Environmental Policy Implementation - Hangzhou and Guiyang in comparative perspective" by Guan Ting.

She is a PhD student in the college of public administration, Zhejiang University. Currently she focuses on China's policy implementation of the Cleaner Production Program. She will present her preliminary findings of her most recent fieldwork in Hangzhou and Guiyang.

As one of the 20 winners of the 2011 Green Talents competition, initiated by the Germany Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Ting was also chosen as a fellow of energy governance group in "Global Governance 2022 program"(http://www.gg2022.net/gg2022_fellows/fellow/article/guan-ting/).

Recently, she was awarded the German Chancellor Fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (2013-2014). From May 2013 onwards she will be in Germany to to conduct her project.

In case it's not clear, this event is on Monday, 22 April from 7 - 9.30pm.

The actual presentations and Q&A session will be between 7.30pm and 8.30/9pm.

Arrive early to get a good seat and enjoy more of the food and drink specials.

Food and Drink Specials:
1) All night Chicken Parma 20% off
2) Tiger draft beer or Shandy 15RMB/pint or mixed drinks 15RMB or soft drinks 10RMB from 4pm--11pm
3) Happy Hour 4pm--8pm - "Pink Category" Cocktails buy one get one free!
4) After 8:30pm - All Martinis and all Aussie beers 20RMB and Orgasm Shots 10RMB

See you there!

Group bike ride around Xiang Lake and lunch (10am)

+ Visit to the HZ Low Carbon Museum, Binjiang (1pm)

+ Environmental presentations on the theme of water to mark U.N. World Water Day (3 - 4.30pm)

Video of HZGD#17 on Gensee Video Website: http://greendrinks.gensee.com/webcast/site/vod/play-aaf34e5ecae84d97a5473f11dd1a4c65

PPT in Chinese: http://www.slideshare.net/HangzhouGreenDrinks/world-water-day-energy-water-ppt-chinese

PPT in English: http://www.slideshare.net/HangzhouGreenDrinks/world-water-day-introduction-by-green-drinks

HZGD#17 PHOTOS 1 - Morning bike ride to Xiang Lake: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.505490486153963&type=1

HZGD#17 PHOTOS 2 -Presentations at the LCM: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.506943542675324&type=1

Thanks to all those who helped organise and participate in our HZGD#17 event.

We look forward to seeing you at HZGD#18!

Best wishes,

The HZGD Team (Lara, Cady, Tim)

HZGD#16

Here is a link to the PPT of this event.

http://www.slideshare.net/HangzhouGreenDrinks/hzgd16-22-oct-2012-steven-zhang-quantifying-environmental-impacts-product-life-cycle

Event type: Presentation and discussion

Topics:

· 1. Life cycle analysis (also known as ecobalance and cradle to grave analysis). Why is it important to quantify environmental impact? How do we quantify environmental impact? How can life cycle analysis be used to avoid bad results despite good intentions?

· 2. Documenting analysis waste reuse practices in factories around Hangzhou. He has just started his Fulbright research project. He will be visiting factories around Hangzhou and potentially performing life cycle analyses to calculate the environmental impact of waste reuse practices.

Speaker: Steven Zhang (USA Fulbright Scholar)

Steven is a U.S. Fulbright Fellow doing research with the College of Environmental and Resource Sciences at Zhejiang University. He recently graduated in the seventh class (with 70 other students*) of Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering in Boston.

*No, there’s no typo. There really are only 350 students total at Olin College.

Our Past Events:

HZGD#17 - 23 March 2013

Activities to mark World Water Day 2013 in Hangzhou.

Click HERE for the VIDEO of all the presentations.

Click HERE for the English PPT of the presentation.

Click HERE for the Chinese PPT of the presentation.

1. Group bike ride around Xiang Lake and lunch (10am)

2. Visit to the HZ Low Carbon Museum, Binjiang (1pm)

3. Environmental presentations on the theme of water to mark U.N. World Water Day (3 - 4.30pm)

Click HERE for HZGD#17 PHOTOS 1 - Morning bike ride to Xiang Lake.
Click HERE for HZGD#17 PHOTOS 2 - Presentations at the LCM.

Speakers:

Lara Esser and Cady Huang (Hangzhou Green Drinks Organisers)

Mr. JI Jinghang (Curator of the Low Carbon Museum)

Mr. XIN Hao (Green Zhejiang NGO, Qiantang River Waterkeeper)

Donna Lisenby and Charles Depman (Waterkeeper Alliance)

Venue: Hangzhou Low Carbon Science and Technology Museum (HZ LCM - 1888 Jianghan Road, Binjiang District)

Click for the Link to the Chinese language report on the HZ LCM website.

HZGD#16 - 22 October 2012

The importance of quantifying the environmental impacts of modern, manufactured consumer products.

Click HERE for the PPT of the presentation.

1. Life cycle analysis (also known as ecobalance and cradle to grave analysis). Why is it important to quantify environmental impact? How do we quantify environmental impact? How can life cycle analysis be used to avoid bad results despite good intentions?

2. Documenting analysis waste reuse practices in factories around Hangzhou. He has just started his Fulbright research project. He will be visiting factories around Hangzhou and potentially performing life cycle analyses to calculate the environmental impact of waste reuse practices..

Speaker: Steven Zhang (USA - Fulbright Scholar)

Venue: Vineyard Restaurant and Bar (173 Yugu Road)

HZGD#15 - 13 September 2012

Bird Life International (China Programme) and saving the critically endangered Chinese Crested Tern.

Click HERE for the PPT of the presentation.

1. Bird Life International (http://www.birdlife.orgworldwide/index.html) 2. Bird conservation and protection and NGO issues in China. 3. Saving the critically endangered Chinese Crested Tern.

Speaker: Vivian Fu (from BirdLife International's China Programme)

Venue: Cloud Cafe (at the corner of WanTang and TianMuShan Roads)

HZGD#14 - 20 August 2012

Climate change and social science. Plus, a study of a "low-carbon life" campaign currently being undertaken in a residential community in Hangzhou.

Click HERE for the VIDEO and PPT of the presentation.

1. Climate change and social science - What can the social sciences contribute to the study of global climate change? What might an anthropological approach to climate change look like? 2. A study of a "low-carbon life" campaign in a residential community in Hangzhou - How do officials and residents interpret the idea of climate change? What do they attempt to do about it?

Speaker: Nikolaj Blichfeldt

Venue: Vineyard

HZGD#13 - 23 July 2012

The development of green vehicle use and infrastructure in Hangzhou.

Click HERE for the VIDEO and PPT of the presentation.

1. The development of green vehicle technologies and infrastructure and their use in Hangzhou and beyond. 2. The Green Vehicles Expo Hangzhou 2012 (10-12 August - See web links for this event above.)

Speakers: Eric Liu and Trevor Lamb

Venue: Vineyard

HZGD#12 - 4 June 2012

The Way We See Water : The Water Scenario of Developing countries

Click HERE for the PPT of the presentation. Click HERE for the VIDEO of the presentation.

1. Issues of water use, conservation, sanitation, and general management of water resources in developing countries. 2. NGOs acting in the area of water resources management in developing countries.

Speakers: Sanjala Hari, Gabriella D'cruz and Pooja Kulkarni

Venue: Vineyard

HZGD#11 - 21 May 2012

Passive House Concept: Energy efficient building design principles and technologies: ( <-- Click link for GenSee video of the presentation + PPT)

A presentation discussing the "Passive House" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_house) design standard, energy efficient house design principles and technologies, as well as the "ISOVER Multi-Comfort House Students Contest" (http://www.isover-students.com/) for energy efficent house design.

Speaker: David Stancu
Venue: Vineyard

HZGD#10 - 22 April 2012

EARTH DAY 2012

We had a fun day of outdoor and indoor events to mark Earth Day 2012. These included a 2 stage bike ride in the morning, with Stage 1 being a hilly ride through the scenic Long Jing tea fields, and Stage 2 a ride around West Lake and the BaGua Field. We then had lunch at Vineyard followed by some outdoor sports (Bike Polo, organised by Kevin from the Hangzhou AlleyCat race group, and Ultimate Frisbee, with the Hangzhou Ultimate Frisbee Club). Later that night some of us came back to Vineyard to watch the spectacular DisneyNature environmental film "Earth". All in all, it was a great day with activities different to our usual type of events.

Giant Bikes also supported our event with the donation of a Momentum bicycle which was given away in a random draw after lunch to one lucky HZGD#10 Earth Day Bike Ride participant. Thanks very much to Kevin from the AlleyCat group for arranging that and the T-Shirt giveaways too!

If you would like a copy of the Earth Day bike ride routes (in MS Word document format), then send us an email: hangzhougreendrinks [at] gmail [dot] com

HZGD#9 - 12 March 2012

"Earthships" and Green building/home design ( <-- Click link for the PPT of the presentation)

A presentation about the basic principles of an Earthship home (6 concepts – solar/wind electricity, thermal mass heating and cooling, water catchment and the recycling of water within the building, food production, self-contained sewage, and the use of recycled materials as building materials). Anne also spoke about how to get involved, internships, learning opportunities, and education.

Speaker: Anne Tempel

Venue: Vineyard

HZGD#8 - 9 January 2012

2011 Climate Conference issues and the end of life of the Kyoto Protocol ( <-- Click link for the PPT of the presentation)

A presentation summarising outcomes and issues arrising from the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 7th Session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties (CMP7) to the Kyoto Protocol, took place in the sunny city of Durban, South Africa.

Speaker: Lara Esser

Venue: Jacobus Bar in BinJiang

HZGD#7 - 6 June 2011

Transition of villages in rural India:

A presentation about the impacts and problems of electrification and potential benefits of off-grid solar technologies.

Speaker: Niclas D. Weimar

Venue: JC Mini Golf

GREENDRINKS

Hangzhou Green Drinks

HZGD#19 - 23 May 2013

Event type:

Environmental presentation (7.30 - 8.15pm) + Q&A session

Presenter: Steven Zhang (USA - Fulbright Scholar)

HZGD#19 - 23 May 2013

Event type:

Environmental presentation (7.30 - 8.15pm) + Q&A session

Presenter: Steven Zhang (USA - Fulbright Scholar)

HZGD#18 - 22 Apr 2013

Event type: Presentations

Group bike ride around Xiang Lake and lunch (10am)

+ Visit to the HZ Low Carbon Museum, Binjiang (1pm)

+ Environmental presentations on the theme of water to mark U.N. World Water Day (3 - 4.30pm)

HZGD#16

Event type: Presentation and discussion

Topics:

Speaker: Steven Zhang (USA Fulbright Scholar)

GREEN
DRINKS