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• Lawmaker promotes production of ethanol from straws
• 10,000 dams proposed to be built to curb Yellow River sedimentation
• Political advisor calls for more use of recycled water
• Shanxi leads China in saving energy
• Joint efforts against water pollution
• Levying carbon tax, promoting low-carbon education proposed
• Farmer lawmaker pushes for 'green' ideas
• Subsidy plan for private electronic cars to be released
• No timetable for green taxation: official
• Low-carbon lifestyle finds support at 'two sessions'

• China to invest US$1.5 bln in Tibet environment
• HK, Macao political advisors to focus on economy, environment
• China to develop low-carbon economy
• Jia asks for practical advice on climate change
• Green energy program drafted
• More efforts needed to fight drought: Vice Premier
• President Hu calls for China to meet emission cut targets
• New forests fend off desert encroachment at Great Wall
• Wind-solar generators fuel life of herdsmen
• Natural gas output rises by 7.7% in 2009

• Premier visits drought-hit southwest China
• China clawing out a future for wild tigers
• China plans to build national renewable energy center
• Pollution 'likely to peak at earlier stage of growth'