Civic Exchange

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Type: Organization

Name: Civic Exchange

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

EMBARQ Corp

IISD RS @ 7th Regional EST Forum, Bali, Indonesia : Highlights for 24 April 2013

Keynote speaker Masashi Mori, Mayor, Toyama City, Japan Slide of bicycle sharing locations near downtown tram loop Breakout Group 1, chaired by Viengsavath Siphandone, Lao PDR Breakout Group 2, chaired by Joudat Ayaz, Pakistan Breakout Group 3, chaired ... [Published IISD - May 01 2013]

Entities: Indonesia, EMBARQ Corp, Kumara Dissanayake, Civic Exchange

First reported Apr 12 2013 - Updated Apr 12 2013 - 2 reports

Memory hole

WE EXPECT of bureaucrats that they should be irrepressible paper-pushers. In Hong Kong however, government officials seem to have taken this venerable pastime to a dystopian extreme. They’ve been making their records disappear altogether.For instance ... [Published The Economist - Apr 12 2013]

Entities: Kenneth Chan, Hong Kong, Archivist, Memory, Handover

First reported Mar 17 2013 - Updated Mar 18 2013 - 1 reports

Air Pollution in Hong Kong: Restoring the Fragrant Harbour

Barbara Finamore, China Program Director, Beijing Hazardous air pollution not only continues to plague much of China, but is now also stifling Hong Kong, the vibrant city whose Chinese name means “Fragrant Harbour.” Here is the view of Hong Kong that ... [Published Switchboard, from NRDC - Mar 17 2013]

Entities: Hong Kong, Air Pollution, Emission

First reported Jan 07 2013 - Updated Jan 07 2013 - 1 reports

AP Møller-Maersk A/S

Maersk Line Pressures Hong Kong on Low-Sulfur Fuel

Jasmine Wang, Kyunghee Park and Natasha Khan Maersk Line, the world’s biggest container-shipping company, threatened to stop using cleaner fuel at Hong Kong port from next year if the government doesn’t mandate higher quality oil for carriers berthing ... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Jan 07 2013]

Entities: Tim Smith, Hong Kong, Maersk Line Ltd, AP Møller-Maersk A/S, Sulfur

First reported Dec 18 2012 - Updated Dec 18 2012 - 1 reports

Civic Exchange

Better Air Quality In Hong Kong

David Pettit, Director, Southern California Air Program, Santa Monica, CA In early December of 2012 I attended the Better Air Quality conference in Hong Kong along with my colleagues Barbara Finamore and Rich Kassel . I had never been to Hong ... [Published Switchboard, from NRDC - Dec 18 2012]

Entities: Hong Kong, Civic Exchange, Ports, Air Pollution

Quotes

">If Hong Kong meets its food wastewaste reduction goal, it would equate to a 350-ton decline in food sent to landfill every day; viewed another way that represents 642,000 meals (assuming the average person consumes 1.2 pounds per meal). Reaching this goal will require a collective change in practices by a range of businesses, from wholesalers and retailers to the food service industry, in addition to consumers doing their part. "

'War on Waste' in Hong Kong [Published theCSRfeed - Dec 10 2012]

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IISD RS @ 7th Regional EST Forum, Bali, Indones... [Published IISD - May 01 2013]
Hong Kong takes an important first step in regu... [Published International Council on Clean Transportation - Apr 19 2013]
Memory hole [Published The Economist - Apr 12 2013]
Memory hole [Published Analects - The Economist - Apr 12 2013]
Air Pollution in Hong Kong: Restoring the Fragr... [Published Switchboard, from NRDC - Mar 17 2013]
Hong Kong Taking Major Steps to Address Air Pol... [Published Switchboard, from NRDC - Feb 07 2013]
Maersk Line Pressures Hong Kong on Low-Sulfur Fuel [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Jan 07 2013]
Better Air Quality In Hong Kong [Published Switchboard, from NRDC - Dec 18 2012]
'War on Waste' in Hong Kong [Published theCSRfeed - Dec 10 2012]

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Memory hole [Published Analects - The Economist - Apr 12 2013] WE EXPECT of bureaucrats that they should be irrepressible paper-pushers. In Hong Kong however, government officials seem to have taken this venerable pastime to a dystopian extreme. They’ve been making their records disappear altogether. For instance ...
Air Pollution in Hong Kong: Restoring the Fragr... [Published Switchboard, from NRDC - Mar 17 2013] Barbara Finamore, China Program Director, Beijing Hazardous air pollution not only continues to plague much of China, but is now also stifling Hong Kong, the vibrant city whose Chinese name means “Fragrant Harbour.” Here is the view of Hong Kong that ...
Hong Kong Taking Major Steps to Address Air Pol... [Published Switchboard, from NRDC - Feb 07 2013] Barbara Finamore, China Program Director, Beijing While the air in Beijing and throughout much of China has been notoriously polluted in recent weeks, Hong Kong (where I currently live) does not fare much better. The poor air quality in Hong Kong ...
Maersk Line Pressures Hong Kong on Low-Sulfur Fuel [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Jan 07 2013] Jasmine Wang, Kyunghee Park and Natasha Khan Maersk Line, the world’s biggest container-shipping company, threatened to stop using cleaner fuel at Hong Kong port from next year if the government doesn’t mandate higher quality oil for carriers berthing ...
Better Air Quality In Hong Kong [Published Switchboard, from NRDC - Dec 18 2012] David Pettit, Director, Southern California Air Program, Santa Monica, CA In early December of 2012 I attended the Better Air Quality conference in Hong Kong along with my colleagues Barbara Finamore and Rich Kassel . I had never been to Hong ...