Today, Thomas Friedman at the New York Times published an article that reads, “Yes, China’s leaders have decided to go green.”

Jeff sent me this Op/Ed article about the development of clean technology in China. The New Sputnik claims, in true Tom Friedman style, that “Future historians may well conclude that the most important thing to happen in the last 18 months was that Red China decided to become Green China.”

I like superlatives too.

I’m thinking about the direction in which to take this project, and the development of clean tech in China is a possibility that I’ve mentioned previously here. A friend sent me this article in the LA Times recently, China, green? In the case of solar water heating, yes, which begins, “In a nation known more for its belching smokestacks, solar water heaters are on nearly every roof in some cities.”

Maybe we should rethink how we know this nation, in order to incorporate this recent shift in energy focus? This article comes at a great time though, and helps to highlight this movement that we already knew was starting in China. all good news.