So it's Sunday night and I'm browsing through Slashdot, when this Guardian article caught my eye: British to help China build 'eco-cities' The eco-cities are intended to be self-sufficient in energy, water and most food products, with the aim of zero emissions of greenhouse gases in transport systems. Sounds fairly encouraging. Oh, and as is always the case with these type of deals, there is a press release from Arup, the company hired for the job. Check for an Arup office near you!

Over at Sheldon Rampton's blog on PRWatch, there's a plea from former New York Times reporter Philip Shabecoff and community development advocate Alice Shabecoff for leads for their upcoming book on "the links between environmental toxicants and the epidemic of children's chronic illnesses in the United States today." In an effort to follow the money trail, they've got a list of questions regarding who's paying whom and who's fronting for whom, so send them an e-mail if you know what's what.