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In Hot Water: High-efficiency heat pump water heaters will reduce residential en...
December 16th, 2010The comfort of a hot shower is hard to beat and Chinese homeowners are moving quickly to install water heaters as they move into new housing…
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China’s Natural Gas Approach: pipelines are best way to resolve shortages
December 11th, 2010China’s gas grid expansion is economically, environmentally, and strategically significant. Beijing’s desire to adopt cleaner sources of energy and facilitate their effective movement around China helps…
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Playing with Fire? Potential impact of a North Korean threat to South Korean oil...
November 29th, 2010North Korea’s recent shelling of South Korea’s Yeonpyeong Island raises the risk of armed confrontation in the region. If its core demands were not met, North…
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Factors behind China’s latest diesel fuel shortage
November 21st, 2010Over the past few weeks, many parts of China have been experiencing diesel fuel shortages. The existence of the shortages has been well-chronicled by many Chinese…
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Oversea Trumps Overland: China’s Oil Supply Future is Maritime
November 6th, 2010***Note: this summary version does not contain graphics, which are available in the PDF edition.*** China is now the world’s second-largest oil user. 40% of its…