NRDC Beijing – Staff Attorney Job Opening
NRDC is now looking for well-qualified candidates to fill a Staff Attorney position in its Beijing-based China Environmental Law & Governance Project. The Staff Attorney will be responsible for implementation of NRDC’s projects on open environmental information and environmental health governance in China. For details, please see the job posting here.
Major Clothing Retailers Join NRDC in Cleaning Up Chinese Textile Mills
Walmart, H&M Launch Efforts to Implement NRDC’s ‘Clean by Design’ Pollution-Reducing Practices at Select Mills
NEW YORK (September 22, 2010)— Working with the Natural Resources Defense Council, Walmart and H&M, two of the world’s largest clothing retailers, have committed to working with their Chinese textile suppliers to reduce water, energy, and chemical use in their supply chains. Walmart announced its work with NRDC’s Clean by Design project at the Clinton Global Initiative today, helping strategically selected mills adopt Clean by Design practices. H&M initiated a similar agreement with NRDC in mid-September.
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Chinese and U.S. Experts Work Together to Draw a Low-Carbon Development Blueprint
A promising low-carbon demonstration project will begin at the Suzhou Industrial Park Eco Science Hub in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. Suzhou, China－Sep. 10, 2010- The Suzhou Industrial Park Administrative Committee (SIPAC), Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Nanjing University (NJU) have signed a three-party agreement to launch the Suzhou Industrial Park Eco Science Hub Low-Carbon Development Project. This is China’s first systematic low-carbon zone demonstration project with a focus on low-carbon community, green buildings and greenhouse gas accounting system.
NYU To Celebrate Prof. Jerome A. Cohen, Founder of the China Law Field – Sept 7 – NYC
If you are in New York early next month, please come out for this NYU Law event in honor of Professor Jerry Cohen’s 80th birthday. My wife (who heads the ABA’s China Program) and I feel privileged to be on a panel with some of the pioneers in the China law field. For those with a particular interest in environmental law, note that Professor Benjamin van Rooij, who has written one of the best books out there on China’s environmental governance, will be a co-moderator for the panel. Elizabeth Lynch, author of the excellent China Law & Policy blog, has written a description of the event (copied below):
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Huo Daishan recipient of 2010 Ramon Magsaysay Award
NRDC would like to congratulate our partner Huo Daishan for being named as one of recipients of the 2010 Ramon Magsaysay Award, known to many as Asia’s Nobel Prize. Mr. Huo has been a passionate advocate for the Huai River, China’s third largest and most polluted river, since the 1980s. Initially, he documented the pollution of the river as a photographer. In 1998, he began doing this as a full-time job and in 2000 he formed the organization Huai River Guardians. The many accomplishments of the organization include monitoring and testing water quality, pushing companies to implement pollution-control measures, raising … Continue reading 阅读全文 Add comment 发表评论(0)
NRDC Beijing Office Job Opportunities
The Natural Resources Defense Council is hiring for three positions in our Beijing office: an Energy Efficiency and Demand Side Management Program Director, a China Renewable Energy Attorney/Policy Analyst and a China Climate, and Clean Energy Policy Analyst with a technical background. See the links below for further information. NRDC China EE and DSM Director Aug 2010 NRDC China Renewable Energy Attorney or Policy Analyst_Aug 2010 NRDC China Climate and Clean Energy Policy Analyst_Aug 2010
NRDC Beijing Office Job Opportunities
NRDC’s Beijing office is currently accepting applications for the positions of Policy Analyst and Industrial Engineer.
Detailed job descriptions as well as requisite qualifications and application instructions are contained in the attached job postings.
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China In and Beyond the Headlines – University of Colorado, Boulder – April 16-17
I will be on a panel at the University of Colorado at Boulder this Friday on “China In and Beyond the Headlines.” The organizers (Tim Weston, et al) put out a well-regarded book on China called “China Beyond the Headlines.” If you are in Boulder, please come by. I’ll also be meeting with Rock Pring from the University of Denver, who (who with Kitty Pring) has just put what looks to be an important publication on environmental courts around the world. He will be at a World Resources Institute event in Washington DC on Monday, April 19th to talk about … Continue reading 阅读全文 Add comment 发表评论(0)
UN resource (in Chinese) on freedom of information
UNESCO has published in Chinese what looks to be a good resource on freedom of information principles and practice around the world, entitled Freedom of Information: A Comparative Legal Survey, by Toby Mendel. The English version can be found here. A Chinese translation can be found here.
Apply for an NRDC China Summer Internship
The Beijing Office of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is looking for several summer interns who are energetic, environmentally conscious, intelligent, and self-confident college or graduate students. The accepted interns will work in different project areas to learn how policy research and advocacy is carried out by a non-profit environmental organization. There will be opportunities to participate in internal and external meetings and discussions as appropriate. The interns are expected to provide assistance in information compilation, research and analysis, as well as in drafting/editing and project activities as required. The summer internship typically lasts 10 to 12 weeks and … Continue reading 阅读全文 Add comment 发表评论(0)
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