To: bob zagorin who wrote (46596 ) 11/14/2008 11:08:53 AM From: bob zagorin Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 57684 this report from yahoo but haven't seen the source article.. here's the link to beijing daily: news.21cn.com here's the supposed translation: China to raise one trillion over the next three years for environmental protection 2008-11-14 02:55:57 Beijing Times browser ?size: small? click to comment Tags: environmental protection, Minister of Environmental Protection A (group of reporters summer life) yesterday, the China Environment and Development for International Cooperation on the 2008 annual meeting, the Minister of Environmental Protection Zhou Shengxian announced that the next three years, the Chinese parties will raise 1 trillion yuan of funds for environmental protection. Environmental protection industry will become a major force in stimulating domestic demand. The new 1 trillion in funds raised will be used mainly for new and renewable sources of energy development, energy-saving materials, pollution control, and other emerging industries, particularly nuclear power, wind power, as well as the development of solar energy will be a top priority The state of these industries will be developed into China's new economic growth points. At the same time, the country will focus on training and supporting the backbone of the environmental protection enterprises, with regard to environmental protection, small and medium-sized enterprises, these enterprises will lead to the professional, characteristics, such as high-precision direction. To this end, the State Department of Environmental Protection is the development of the environmental protection industry development strategy, policy and standards.