Summary: http://trailfire.com/melody/trailview/37505
Here’s a BBC report on Coal in China. It tells you why the demand for coal is spiraling out of control and shares some hard facts on coal related deaths. They also get into discussing mine safety – a key but often ignored issue. There’s the cold truth on the impact of pollution and China’s plea for better alternatives (which really depends on the west taking a more long term of view things and giving up short term cost saves off China).
A Chinese newspaper article on the death-mines of China. If this doesn’t shake you up nothing will! Horrific statistics on the poor safety standards of Chinese mines. And to think that 35% of the world is produced here!
I took one look at the lead picture to this story and knew things must be worse than we could ever imagine. This is an article in the New York Times, on Chinese coal-linked pollution so bad, it drifted its way across the Pacific all the way to the west coast of the United States. This should give you and idea of just how bad the Butterfly Effect can be when it comes to global warming and pollution.
