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Awhile back GtB reported on The Great Power Race, a clean energy competition amongst students in China, India, and the US of Awesomeness.

Although, sad to patriotically report, the USA isn't doing nearly as much butt-kicking as India and China!

WOOHOO,GO CHINA, JIA YOU!!! They've more than tripled their competition teams since last reported here. Place your bets...

We are pleased and proud to announce a new volunteer on the GtB team, Kelvin Wang. Coming from a background in design and advertising, Kelvin contributed his skills and talent to creating the poster featured here, helping to illustrate what we like to call everyone's "Rubbish Responsibility".

In addition to urging people not to litter, the poster image is intended to raise a few key questions --

Beijing produces 17,000 tonnes of trash per day...where does it all go?

Can the city's thousands of street sweepers handle the waste of 15 million residents efficiently?

We'd like to salute the organizers for the upcoming Great Wall Tanglewood Music Festival for encouraging everyone to appreciate the environment while they appreciate music.

A few tips to add from GtB:

这个世界不是你的烟灰缸。
如果你吸烟，请带着责任感去尊重环境。请随身携带烟灰缸，并妥善丢弃你的烟蒂。
THE WORLD IS NOT YOUR ASHTRAY.
If you smoke, please be responsible and respectful to the environment. Carry a portable ashtray with you, and dispose of your butts properly.

请关注“1”：
我们只有一个星球，所以请足够的重视它吧。好好照顾它，也就是好好照顾你自己和你关爱的人的生存空间。
LOOK OUT FOR # 1

"The recent landslides in Gansu, which have racked up a death toll of 1,117 people so far, has gotten the LA Times to ponder the issue of disposable chopsticks. Why? Because apparently, they contribute greatly to the ongoing deforestation and desertification of China, which has been blamed for causing worse floods every year."

Some crazy stats about China's disposable chopsticks usage, from the article and some extra research on The Shanghaiist.

Taken from The Guardian

Chinese customs officials seize thousands of dead pangolins

Nearly eight tonnes of endangered anteaters found on ship were destined for the dinner table, authorities say

* Jonathan Watts, Asia environment correspondent
* guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 13 July 2010 17.47 BST

Chinese authorities have intercepted one of the biggest ever hauls of illegally smuggled pangolins, which were almost certainly destined for the dinner table.