Patricia Adams of Probe International says worse things are happening to China’s air than increased CO2 emissions: “Nitrogen oxides and mercury are also emitted when hydrocarbons are burned and those emissions are truly troubling.”
China regions face power shortage even before summer peak
(April 18, 2011) Reuters is reporting that China will face power shortages due to coal shortages, and low water levels in hydrodams.
China outsources its pollution
(March 25, 2011) In an effort to reduce air pollution, the Chinese government has found a way to outsource its problem.
Shouldering China’s toxic burden
(March 23, 2011) Four years ago a World Bank report landed on the desk of the Chinese health ministry containing shocking statistics on pollution-related deaths in the country, so much so that Beijing promptly engineered the removal of a third of it over fears that the findings, if they went public, could spark “social unrest”.
2 bln USD to be invested for Yangtze River navigation
(November 29, 2006) China’s Ministry of Communications said on Tuesday that it will spend heavily to improve navigation channels and coal, ore and container berths along the country’s longest waterway, the Yangtze River.
Beijing abandons coal gas
(July 17, 2006) Saying no to coal gas will help Beijing reduce its coal consumption by nearly three million tons each year – part of China’s drive to clean up its polluted capital ahead of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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