Rural indoor fuel in Yunnan Rice Terrace Villages

While visiting Yuanyang, an area in Southeastern Yunnan known for its Hani minority culture and breathtaking rice terraces, I came across one of the more rural villages I have been to in China. Primarily an agricultural village, the people live with their pigs, cows,...
Measuring Progress at Rio and Beyond

Measuring Progress at Rio and Beyond

This post was originally featured on Sage Magazine and the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy blog.  This past Sunday at the US-Canada Citizens Summit for Sustainable Development, I facilitated a group discussion on metrics and indicators for measuring...

Apple Kiosk in Kunming Airport – is this for real?

A while ago, my friend Jess reported on freakishly accurate rip-off Apple stores in Kunming, the provincial capital city of Yunnan in southwestern China. If you remember, employees at these stores actually thought they were working for Apple. On my last visit to China...
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