Resources

We’d like to share with you a few of our favourite environmental news and information sources from China  and abroad. We start with links where you can watch the most mind-blowing environmental films and continue with the best news and information sources.

Movies

There are now some incredible movies that we can recommend to anyone wanting to learn a lot about the environment in a very short time. All but the first are available in DVD stores, but since we want you to watch all of them ASAP, we’re linking to the youku.com versions to get you started.

The Story of Stuff From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever. watch on youku

Home is a powerful and visually stunning story of our home planet. Combining aerial footage from 54 countries around the world, this movie tells the tale of earth like you’ve never experienced it before. Trust us, you’re in for a treat with this one, and it also packs a very strong message. watch on youku

An Inconvenient Truth is perhaps the most important environmental film of all time. No other source has educated the public on the facts of global warming as former US vice president Al Gore did in this film. If you haven’t seen it yet, we urge you to take out your calendar now, and mark off 2 hours this week to watch this. watch on youku

The 11th Hour is sometimes considered to be the sequel to An Inconvenient Truth. Narrated by actor Leonardo Dicaprio, this movie gathers some of the top environmental scientists and activists to share their views on our current environmental crisis and give us a glimpse of what solutions are possible.

watch on youku

State of the Planet Series is naturalist David Attenborough’s personal study of the impact that humans are having on the natural world and the future of life on Earth. The 3-part series investigates the main causes of damage to the planet and how we can help to prevent them. watch part 1 part 2 part 3

More Environmental Resources

China

China Dialogue A fully bilingual site (including translation of comments into Chinese/English), China Dialogue provides an excellent platform for open discussion between China and the rest of the world on environmental topics. Their articles on China’s environment are some of the best-researched and most  well informed you’ll find anywhere.

China Environmental Law A blog covering the latest on environmental issues and policy in China. The author, Charlie McElwee, is an environmental lawyer and clearly knows his stuff. A good guide for separating fact from fiction.

The Green Leap Forward Another environmental policy blog, a great place to get your China environmental news hot off the press with some solid environmental commentary.

Cleaner Greener China We don’t know where Richard Brubaker finds time to run Hands on Shanghai and his 15-odd China blogs, but he does. This is his environmental blog and it’s a good one.

Shanghai Scrap is written by Adam Minter, who works as a journalist for recycling publications and manages to dig up some very random and sometimes jawdropping information. Not always environment-related but always worth reading.

GIGA is a platform that advocates green design and sustainable solutions in China.

International

Worldchanging is a nonprofit media organization headquartered in Seattle, WA, that comprises a global network of independent journalists, designers and thinkers. This is one of our all-time favorite environmental websites, covering the most exciting news in new environmental technologies, designs and concepts.

Greenbiz is the leading resource on how to align environmental responsibility with business success.

Inhabitat is a weblog devoted to the future of design, tracking the innovations in technology, practices and materials that are pushing architecture and home design towards a smarter and more sustainable future.

TreeHugger is the leading media outlet dedicated to driving sustainability mainstream.

Youthxchange is designed to help trainers and individuals to understand and communicate on sustainable lifestyles.