Crossroads Interview: Charlie McElwee
August 22nd, 2008 by Rich
Charlie McElwee, of the famed China Environmental LAw blog, is a lawyer with Squire, Sanders, and Dempsy and a professor at Shanghai’s Jiaotong University.
Last week he sat down with me to discuss the condition of China’s environmental law and policy, and it did not take us long to expand that to include a number of other issues. With so much happening so fast, what I enjoyed through this conversation was that Charlie was able to tie together his 20+ experience of experience in the US as an environmental lawyer to his 3 years in China.
It was an entertaining and educational half hour, and I hope you will enjoy the clips.
Part 1: Policy, the rule of law, and enforcement
Part 2: The role of China’s new ministry, NGOs, and education
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August 23rd, 2008 at 4:00 am
Thanks for the plug Rich! I had a great time doing the interview, and it was my pleasure to be involved with someone who cares so passionately about these issues. On the topic itself I think I’ve said all I can (and then some).
If you had just got a shot of the delivery van doing the 15-point turn, you would have had a perfect visual for the challenges faced by China in improving fuel efficiency.
One small complaint: I thought you said you were using the lens guaranteed to take 10 years off your age, are you sure you weren’t using the +10 lens?
August 23rd, 2008 at 5:06 am
Hey Charlie.
The pleasure was all mine… ours actually.. and I did save that clip!
Apologies for the aging effect of the camera. I should mention everyone that Charlie is 125 years young and that even though he looks 35, the contract stipulated 25…
picky picky!
R
August 24th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
[...] But, this post is supposed to be about me or, more precisely, video of me, shot by Rich at Crossroads. I sat down with Rich several weeks ago and we talked about environmental issues in China. It turns out Rich was secretly filming our discussion. Had I known I was going to be on camera I would have at least shaved, run a comb through my hair, and dressed up. As it is I’m looking pretty bedraggled and significantly older than my true age in the 95 degree heat of the coffee shop patio. Anyway, as they say a video is worth a million words so I think I will have fulfilled my posting quota for balance of the year. Check it out here. [...]