海底燕窩-珊瑚草

別稱：鹽草、神草、福草，自古以來，被當作不老長壽的秘方，周朝時，日本人把鹽草當作貢品獻給中國皇帝。（本草綱目中記載的鹽草就是珊瑚草）

世界有出產珊瑚草的國家包括日本、紐、澳、印尼、菲律賓、夏威夷、越南等地，其中日本的珊瑚草已禁採.....所以市面販售宣稱的日本珊瑚草與事實是有出入的。

經乾燥處理後的珊瑚草，在食用前須先浸泡四個小時以上，等泡開後，可涼拌、可煮湯，也可打成汁，做成果凍、飲料、還可煮成冰糖燕窩，在不加天然燕窩的情況下，口感完全不輸給天然燕窩，因此又有海底燕窩之稱。

如何分辨优质珊瑚草

	優質珊瑚草	劣質珊瑚草
生長海域	乾淨無污染的海域	有重油污染之海域
乾品外觀	1. 枝葉粗大 2. 顏色為自然曬乾的淺咖啡色	1. 枝葉細小乾扁 2. 顏色有焦黑色、深咖啡色
泡過水後	1. 枝葉肥厚飽滿 2. 色澤晶瑩剔透 3. 清洗過後海水味自然消失 4. 以冷水浸泡24小時仍QQ有彈性	1. 枝葉仍然細小 2. 無光澤 3. 味道腥臭，有的甚至有臭油味 4. 快爛、不易保存
營養成分分析	1. 為高營養價值之珍貴食物，含有豐富的海中酵素、膠原蛋白及礦物質 2. 含有豐富的鈣、鐵、鎂、鉀、硒…等礦物質	1. 漁船走私，無檢驗合格證書 2. 無營養價值可言 3. 甚至有重油、重金屬中毒之虞
效果	1. 真正品質好的珊瑚草，不但有海底燕窩的美名，它的營養價值更勝於燕窩。 2. 其所含的營養成分具有「先清後補」的效果。	1. 無效果，長期服用可能會在體內累積毒素，導致慢性中毒。

珊瑚草营养成分很高，珊瑚草对人体是有益，現代科學分析，珊瑚草富含酵素、膠原蛋白、及鈣、鎂、鐵、鉀、磷、鈉等礦物質。是一种高营养、高价值的贵重食物。可预防及改善人体缺乏矿物质所带来的疾病，尤以铁的含量最高且最易让人体直接消化吸收。它也含大量的维生素A、B1、B2、B12、C，属低热量高纤维之碱性食品，调理体质及贫血有很好的改善。丰富的蛋白質，是美容养颜排毒之最佳圣品。

1. 酵 素:

酵素是人體本身所產生具有催化能力的蛋白質，人體每個器官都少不了酵素，酵素能幫助消化食物，加速營養及熱量的吸收，強化白血球的抗菌功能，消毒殺菌，輔助紅血球吸收鐵質，分解並排除血液中之毒素及有害物質，淨化血液，暢通血管，活化細胞，讓肌膚有彈性，防止老化，將酸性體質轉變為健康的弱鹼性，酵素還有助骨骼和神經組織吸收磷質強化系統，另精子中的酵素會溶解卵子薄膜形成縫隙提高受孕機會，適當的補充酵素，能將人體內的腸道及胃壁清除乾淨，排除積存的宿便，毒素及有害廢棄物，多加食用珊瑚草，可補充人體不足的酵素，讓身體維持在最佳狀況，且無任何副作用。

2. 礦物質:

礦物質是人體所須五大營養素之一，經醫學證明如缺少礦物質就會有貧血，發育遲緩，免疫機能不足，易致病，致癌率提高，疲勞，食慾不振，高血壓，心血管疾病，便秘，焦躁，緊張等現代文明病產生，我們生存的環境中充滿各種重金屬元素及污染源，包括汞，鎘，銀，鉛，砷…等，它們藉由食物，飲水，空氣等方式進入體內，抑制抗氧化酵素的活性，造成細胞破裂，DNA斷裂而引發遺傳病變。

珊瑚草可補充人體必需的礦物質，包括鈣，鐵，磷，鎂，鉀，硒，錳……等，據醫學報告指出，適當補充礦物質(鋅，錳，銅，鐵，錫，硒)等，可促進抗氧化酵素的活性，增強肝臟解毒功能，去除自由基與排除體內毒素;適當補充(鎂，鋅，硒，硫，鍺)等，可與體內重金屬進行對抗作用，將體內積存之重金屬毒素，經由排洩系統排出體外。

珊瑚草含有豐富的鐵質(鐵質是豬肝的400倍)及鈣質(鈣質是大骨的600倍)，鐵質是血液中血紅素的核心元素，血紅素最主要功能就是將氧氣及養份運送到全身各地，當鐵質不夠，血紅素的量就不足，就會產生貧血，疲勞，健忘等現象，適當的補充鐵質，血液經增血及清淨後，體質也會由酸性變成弱鹼性，改善新陳代謝，人也不易疲倦。

鈣質是建構骨骼最主要的元素，它同時有使體液保持鹼性，凝固血液的功能，缺乏鈣質會妨礙骨骼及牙齒之發育，成長及引發失眠，心悸，焦躁等現象，重者導致流產，骨骼疏鬆症…等，適當的補充鈣質，對小孩，孕婦，更年期婦女及老人都有很好的幫助，並可預防貧血，骨骼疏鬆，解決多年腰酸背痛等現代文明病。

3. 膠原蛋白:

膠原蛋白多含在骨骼，關節，皮膚，內臟等，是連接細胞與細胞間，支撐身體各組織的粘接劑;膠原蛋白可增加肌膚的保水性，緊縮性及彈性，讓鬆弛的肌膚回復年輕，去除皺紋，對於有受損或凹陷及挫傷疤痕，如青春痘，黑斑，雀斑，粉刺，敏感性肌膚等，都有明顯修復及改善的作用.適當的補充膠原蛋白也可補充關節之間的軟骨部位，強化筋骨及韌帶，改善關節疼痛及腰酸背痛等毛病;另膠原蛋白可補足毛髮根部，改善白頭髮，掉髮及頭髮稀疏等毛髮老化問題。

珊瑚草除內服也可外用，取少許珊瑚草泡軟後，用果汁機打成稀泥，敷於臉上，乾了再洗掉，可改善膚質。珊瑚草豐富的纖維質及低熱量，也可提供給想減輕體重的朋友作為理想的代餐，空腹食用效果佳，不僅可有效降低體重，更可排除體內毒素。

Garbage Enzyme

More facts on garbage enzyme:-

Credits goes to Dr. Rosukon and Dr.(H) Joean Onn for sharing this valuable knowledge

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What's Garbage Enzyme?

Garbage enzyme is a complex solution produced by fermentation of fresh kitchen waste (fruits and vegetables dregs), sugar (brown sugar, jaggery or molasses sugar) and water. It is dark brown and has a strong sweet sour fermented scent. Garbage enzyme is a multipurpose liquid and its applications covers household, agriculture, animal husbandry etc.
Garbage enzyme is developed by Dr. Rosukon from Thailand. She has been actively involved in enzyme research for more than 30 years and encourages people to make garbage enzyme at home to ease global warming.

Garbage enzyme is the solution to recover our ozone layer and lower the global temperature.

Change Climate
From day one you start making garbage enzyme, its catalyses process Will release ozone gas (O3). O3 can reduce carbon dioxide (C02) in the atmosphere and heavy metal that traps heat in the cloud. Hence heat can be released from the Earth, reducing greenhouse and global warming effects. Enzyme convert ammonia to nitrate (NO3), a natural hormone and nutrient for plants. Meanwhile it converts carbon dioxide to carbonate (C03) which is beneficial to sea plants and marine life.

Discover the endless benefits of this Earth-saving enzyme you can make in your kitchen. It is rewarding to heal the Earth.

• Save money:
• Turn kitchen waste to DIY natural house-hold cleaners.
• Multiple usage:
• Natural household cleaner; air purifier; deodoriser; insecticide; detergent; body care; car care: organic fertiliser, etc
• Reduce pollution:
• Methane gas released from disposed garbage can trap 21 times more heat than CO2, worsen the global warming condition.
• Purify air:
• Remove odour. Dissolve toxic air released from smoking, car exhaust, chemical residues from household products, etc.
• Purity underground water:
• Enzyme that flow underground will eventually purify the river and the sea.
• Natural pesticides:
• Reduce mosquitoes. flies, rats or cockroaches etc.
• Anti-bacterial and virus:
• Natural antiseptic for your home.
• Prevent drainpipe blockage:
• Release residues accumulated in the pipe of basins or toilet bowls

Close tight - Keep 3 months (Open daily to release gases for first month)

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||Ingredients || Ratio || Example 1 || Example 2 || Example 3 ||
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||SUGAR || 1 || 1KG || 2KG || 0.5KG ||
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||VEGETABLE || 3 || 3KG || 2KG || 0.5KG ||
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||WATER || 10 || 10Litres || 20Litres || 5Litres ||
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Here's how:

1. Use an air-tight plastic container.
2. Dilute sugar in water, follow by adding vegetable and fruit dregs.
3. Leave some space in the container for fermentation.
4. Close it tight.
5. During the first month, gases will be released during fermentation process. Release the pressure built up in the container to avoid rupturing.
6. Push the floating garbage downward every once in a while.
7. Place at cool, dry and well ventilated area. Avoid direct sunlight Let ferment for at least 3 months before use.

Take notes:

1. Do not use glass or metal containers that cannot expand.
2. Garbage for making enzyme does not include paper, plastic, metal or glass materials.
3. Avoid oily cooked food, fish or meat residues (can be used as garden compost material), To make a fresh smelling enzyme, add orange, lemon peel or pandan leave etc.
4. The ideal colour of garbage enzyme is dark brown. If it turned black, add in same amount of sugar to start fermentation process again.
5. It may have a white, black or brown layer on top of the enzyme, ignore it. If you encounter flies and worms in the container, leave it and the chemical reaction of enzyme will resolve them naturally. Close and seal the cover tightly.
6. Make full use of garbage enzyme residue:
>> Reuse for next production by adding fresh garbage.
>> Use as fertilizer by drying the residue, blend it and bury in the ground
>> Grind the residue, pour into toilet bowl, add some brown sugar and flush to help purify sewage
7. If you have not gathered enough kitchen waste, you may fill up the container gradually. The 3 month fermentation period start from the day you place your last batch of kitchen waste.
8. Garbage enzyme is at its best after 6 months of fermentation. The longer it takes, the better it gets. Garbage enzyme will never expire. Do not store in the refrigerator.
9. Help protect our ozone layer, if every household utilised their garbage to produce garbage enzyme, It can stop kitchen waste from polluting our land and meanwhile generate enough ozone gas to ease global warming. You can help change the climate!

Direction for use:

Garbage enzyme can be used diluted with water at a specific dilution ratio.

FOR GARDENING OR FARMING:

Dilute to 1000 times with water for use as natural insecticides, herbicides, pesticides and organic fertilisers. Also can be used to stimulate plant hormone to improve quality of fruits and vegetables and to increase crop yield.
Spray on land for 3 months continuously to improve soil quality.

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#DILUTION RATE # USAGE # QUANTITY # APPLICATION #
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# # Bath (add in bath water to improves skin condition) # 50~100cc # Keep overnight #

# # Washing machine (clean and soften laundry) # 20-50cc # Soak and wash #

# Concentrated # Toilet bowl (prevent blockage & purify sewage) # 250cc # Pour and flush #

# Enzyme # Toilet cistern (purify water) # 20-50cc (two caps) # 2-3 times/ weeks #

# # Garden pond & water tank (purify water) # 1/10,000 litre water # Add occasionally #

# # Leather sofa (clean mold or stain) # Appropriate amount # Spray and wipe every 10 days #

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# # Carpet & tatami mat (deodorise & antiseptic) # Slightly moist # Spray 1-2 times/month #

# # Shoe, inside the car (deodorise & antiseptic) # Appropriate amount # Spray occasionally #

#10-50 times # Kitchen sink, stove, cooker hood (clean oily stain) # Appropriate amount # Soak and wipe occasionally#

# # Black mold (anti-fungal) # Appropriate amount # Soak and wipe occasionally#

# # Pet excretion, pet house (deodorise & antiseptic) # Appropriate amount # Spray occasionally #

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#200-500 times # Air-cond room (humidifier, deodorise & antiseptic) # Appropriate amount # Spray occasionally #
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# # Bathroom sink (clean) # Appropriate amount # Soak and wipe occasionally#

# # Cabinet and refrigerator (deodorise) # Appropriate amount # Spray occasionally #

#500 times # Drain (prevent drainpipe blockage) # Appropriate amount # Flush occasionally #

# # Pet (bathing, deodorise & antiseptic) # Appropriate amount # Upon bathing or brushing #

# # Toilet (clean, deodorise & antiseptic) # Appropriate amount # Spray when wiping #

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#500 - 1000 times # Indoor (purify air, deodorise & pest control) # Appropriate amount # Spray frequently #

# # Closet, clothes (deodorise & antiseptic) # Slightly moist # Spray occasionally #

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#1000 times # Seeding and planting (fertiliser) # Appropriate amount # Rinse once #

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Save on household cleaner and bodycare:

For shampoo, dish wash, laundry liquid etc: use enzyme to multiply and to reduce chemical residues.
Ratio = 1 part enzyme : 1 part detergent/cleaner : 10 parts water
Washing vegetables: Add 30ml (2 tbsp) enzyme to 1 liter water. Soak for 45 minutes.
Floor cleaning: Add 30ml (2 tbsp) enzyme to moping water. To clean and sterilise.
Car care: Add 30ml (2 tbsp) enzyme to water tank to reduce car temperature.

NOTE: I have posted some other posts / videos regarding Garbage Enzyme. You can find all these posts tagged Enzyme

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12 Vegetables with the Most Pesticides

Sweet bell peppers are atop the list of vegetables found with the most pesticide residue; on a single pepper, there were 11 different pesticides found. The peppers also had 64 pesticides, in total, found on the sample.

The tests, conducted by the Environmental Working Group (recently named as one of our Best of Green award winners, as the Best Natural-Health News Website) and published as part of their Shopper's Guide to Pesticides, are part of the group's ongoing efforts to educate the world about the environmental health implications of what we consume and use every day.

Photo credit: Getty Images / Robin MacDougallBy Collin Dunn, Corvallis, OR, USA
on April 28, 2009 10:01 AM

Celery ranks #2 on the list, with the highest of percentage of samples test positive for pesticides -- a whopping 94.1 percent -- and the highest likelihood of multiple pesticides on a single vegetable, with 79.8 percent testing positive for more than one pesticide. So, though celery is one food whose price has recently risen, it's worth it to find it grown organically.

Photo credit: Getty Images / Medioimages / Photodisc

By Collin Dunn, Corvallis, OR, USA
on April 28, 2009 10:01 AM

Kale is the first of a handful of leafy vegetables on the list, at #3. 53.1 percent of the samples tested had multiple pesticides, and 10 different pesticides were found on one sample. Once you find an organic variety of kale, it's a delicious and versatile vegetable; try Kelly's Kale & Potato Stew recipe over at Planet Green.

Photo credit: Getty Images / Simon Brown

By Collin Dunn, Corvallis, OR, USA
on April 28, 2009 10:01 AM

Lettuce checks in next, with nine different pesticides found on one single sample, and 57 different pesticides overall. And, while washing definitely can help cut back on pesticides, there's no skin on lettuce to protect the inner flesh -- like with, say, a banana -- so lettuce is one vegetable where seeking out organic varieties is worth your time and money.

Try Emeril's Lettuce Soup recipe or Kelly's classic Caesar salad to enjoy the best of lettuce's leafy goodness.

Photo credit: Getty Images / Martin Harvey

By Collin Dunn, Corvallis, OR, USA
on April 28, 2009 10:01 AM

Carrots, at #5, are the first vegetable on the list that grows underground to have a high pesticide load. 82.3 percent of tested samples had pesticides found on them, and had 40 different pesticides found in total, so a few inches of soil aren't enough to keep many pesticides away.

Once you find a seasonal, organic source for carrots, they're a wonderfully sweet, versatile vegetable that can be used in a huge variety of ways; try this Carrot & Lentil Soup, Maple-Roasted Carrots, or Carrot Cake for just a few ways to enjoy this delicious taproot.

Photo credit: Getty Images / Michael Blann

By Collin Dunn, Corvallis, OR, USA
on April 28, 2009 10:01 AM

Collard greens mark the list's return to leafy vegetables at #6. The hearty green, most often braised, are grown in a variety of climates and seasons, making appearances in farmers' markets on an almost year-round basis in some places. As such, if you can get a good, organic source for collards, you can eat green with them for months out of the year, but going organic is definitely a worthwhile choice.

Photo credit: Getty Images / Trinette Reed

By Collin Dunn, Corvallis, OR, USA
on April 28, 2009 10:01 AM

Spinach is the last leafy green on the list, coming in at #7. Used in everything from dips to creamy soup to electricity (really!), spinach can also be used to make a simple, elegant salad.

Photo credit: Getty Images / Susan Trigg

By Collin Dunn, Corvallis, OR, USA
on April 28, 2009 10:01 AM

Potatoes take the list back underground; the tuber has been cultivated for 10,000 years (according to the Electronic Journal of Biotechnology) and are the 8th-most pesticide-laden vegetable. If you can find them grown organically, in addition to baked, mashed, fried, and otherwise cooked, potatoes are an excellent candidate for raw preparation (provided you can dehydrate them), including as curried potato chips.

Photo credit: ExperienceLA @ Flickr

By Collin Dunn, Corvallis, OR, USA
on April 28, 2009 10:01 AM

Whether you prefer them fresh or baked in casserole, cultivate them from a bush or a pole, or oven-roasted or preserved, green beans round out the top 10 pesticide-laden veggies. The beans, rich in Vitamin C and distributed fresh, frozen, or canned, are usually served with the pods intact, so a thorough washing is their only defense against pesticides. Since that won't get them all off, we think it's best to buy them organic whenever possible.

Photo credit: Chasqui @ Flickr

By Collin Dunn, Corvallis, OR, USA
on April 28, 2009 10:01 AM

Summer squash and zucchini round out the top 10; though they're only around for a few weeks in the summer (unless you don't mind a large carbon footprint to go with your pesticides, and buy them trucked or flown in from Mexico or South America), their pesticide load can still pack a punch. When you buy them organic, try them in Emeril's Summer Veggie Saute, or give 'em a quick bath in balsalmic vinegar and olive oil before tossing them on the grill.

Photo credit: Getty Images / Stockbyte

By Collin Dunn, Corvallis, OR, USA
on April 28, 2009 10:01 AM

Peppers are next on the list. The (usually) spicy veggie's heat may come from the seeds, but the pepper itself can carry a heavy pesticide load. Finding them grown organically can be tricky, but when you do, try this Chili Pepper and Black Bean Salsa as a zesty alternative to store-bought salsa.

Photo credit: Kyle May @ Flickr

By Collin Dunn, Corvallis, OR, USA
on April 28, 2009 10:01 AM

Cucumbers round out this dirty dozen. While you can get your cucumber fix from cucumber soda now, the veggie is most often eaten fresh or lightly cooked, as with Emeril's Cucumber Saute with Basil & Mint. If you're a fan of the 'cuke,' it's worth your time to find them grown organically, and you can enjoy homemade pickles or gazpacho without worrying about eating a side dish of pesticides, too.

More about pesticides in fruits and veggies
EWG's Shopper's Guide to Pesticides
12 Fruits with the Most Pesticides
Avoid Pesticides in Fruit and Veggies

Photo credit: Getty Images / Alex Cao

By Collin Dunn, Corvallis, OR, USA
on April 28, 2009 10:01 AM

China's Cars Come in Green: Dispatch from the Shanghai Auto Show

by Alex Pasternack, New York, NY on 04.21.07

The simple fact that global automakers are throwing everything they have into two auto shows spaced just months apart speaks volumes about the former Bicycle Kingdom's appetite for the car. That the second show, starting in Shanghai on Earth Day, has gone eco-friendly is an acknowledgment of just how unhealthy that appetite could continue to be -- and a reminder of China's great opportunity to leapfrog to sustainable technologies, integrating green into its growth from the get-go. What's not helping the situation are low gas prices, which are controlled by the government (in Beijing, where over 1000 new cars hit the streets a day, a gallon of 93 octane gasoline costs a paltry $2.30). What is helping -- in spite of the upper class and government penchant for SUVs and luxury sedans -- is an ongoing push for small cars. An auto consumption tax introduced last year for instance, slashed taxes on low-emission vehicles and raised taxes on high-emission vehicles. In general, too, China's economical car culture remains stuck on smaller, more efficient models. Car manufacturers are listening. Among the show's highlights:

The newest Chevy Volt, Chinese hybrids and more below the fold...

Diesel: Volkswagon's Polo BlueMotion: as we reported earlier, this diesel gets 62 mpg average fuel consumption with 102g/km CO2 output, making it one of the cleanest internal combustion vehicles in the world. Though available in Europe, the BlueMotion (pictured above) is not yet sold in the U.S. due to current emission regulations. (VW's other greenery includes the Magotan, otherwise known as the Passat, which features an economical and low-emission engine, along with their highly efficient TFSI engine, to be manufactured in China.)

Fuel-cell: GM will show off its latest version of the sweet hybrid/electric Chevrolet Volt, with a fifth-generation E-Flex fuel cell stack; the prototype is more advanced than the one shown in Detroit three months ago, no longer relying upon a small gasoline engine as a backup. Honda will show its FCX Concept Car, its new fuel-cell vehicle, alongside its experimental Home Energy Station, which would provide hydrogen home refueling. Shanghai Automotive Industries Corp. (SAIC) will display a fuel-cell sedan with a fourth-generation stack, peak power output of 60 kW / 80.5 hp and a top speed of 150 km/h / 93 mph.

Hybrid: Like Chivas or the ubiquitous Audi A6, Buick is loved in China, and soon it will repay that love with its first ever hybrid model. The hybrid LaCrosse, which will be available by 2008, will not be sold in the U.S., not yet. Even sexier -- but less of a sure thing -- is Buick's new concept car, the gullwing Riviera, which has been outfitted with the same hybrid system set to be used in the LaCrosse. Meanwhile, Ford Motor Co.'s 52 models at the show will include its hybrid SUV, the Ford Escape; the Prius, already available in China, will show, alongside some hybrid Lexuses, like the LS600h L. China's first domestic hybrid cars come from Cherry and Roewe (or Rong Wei). The latter, a subsidiary of SAIC, has hybridized a Rover 75 (the company recently bought UK's MG Rover). Chery's hybrid is based on its A3 supermini. As a so-called mild hybrid, it is not able to run in electric-only mode, but the extra help given by the electric motor allows for fuel consumption of up to a claimed 94.2 mpg. Changan has a new hybrid gasoline-electric minivan. Meanwhile, SAIC is investing one billion yuan (US$129 million) in cleaner, more energy efficient vehicle technologies. The company hopes to produce 50,000 electric vehicles of various types by 2010, about 95 percent of which will be hybrids.

Natural gas: VW's EcoFuel Touran tall wagon is fueled by compressed natural gas, reducing CO2 emissions by twenty percent and NOx and CO emissions by eighty percent. Through a joint venture with Volkswagen, SAIC is aiming to produce 500 Touran hybrids before the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Flex fuel: Honda's Fit FFV, runs on either 100% ethanol or a wide range of ethanol-gasoline fuel mixtures; the company has been producing and selling this in Brazil since the end of 2006.

Two big questions remain: considering that China's love for fuel efficient cars has more to do with wallets than pollution, how will domestic and foreign car makers (along with the government) encourage more advanced (and slightly costlier) fuel efficient vehicles? The Prius may be available in Beijing, but the only one I've seen is on a billboard.

Second, and related to the first: will foreign automakers transfer their green technology to their Chinese partners? As the New York Times reports:

Multinationals face repeated demands from Chinese joint venture partners to share the most advanced technology available. Katsumi Nakamura, president and chief executive of Dongfeng Motor, a joint venture in Hubei province between Nissan Motor and the Dongfeng Group of China, said that the Dongfeng side had tried to negotiate an agreement that would require the sharing of the latest technology.

But at Nissan's insistence, the final pact only calls for the sharing of "appropriate" technology. There may not be enough demand in China for advanced technologies like hybrid engines to justify the cost of setting up production in China that duplicate those in Japan, Nakamura warned.

Auto executives are reluctant to mention the illegal copying of technology in China, a problem that discouraged Chrysler from even trying to build minivans in China in the 1990s.

But, as Larry Burns, GM vice president of R&D, put it, “It’s in the best interest of the United States for China to diversify its energy resources.”

For cars, black is still the color of choice in China these days -- it's the best way to conceal all that stuff that comes out of the cars. But as long as the car obsession continues to grow -- and as long as China wants its economic growth to be sustainable -- green will need to be the new black.