J.B. Russell
Reportage: China Coal Boom: China Coal Pollution
China Coal Pollution, Novermber 2005
Coal miners extracting coal atop a giant mound of scree. Housing for miners sit at the foot of the talus slope. 75% of China's energy needs are supplied by coal, the cheapest and dirtiest form of energy. Soaring demand for energy is having serious effects on the environment.
Dàtóng, Shanxi Province, China.
Photo © J.B. Russell
Coal miners extracting coal atop a giant mound of scree. Housing for miners sit at the foot of the talus slope. 75% of China's energy needs are supplied by coal, the cheapest and dirtiest form of energy. Soaring demand for energy is having serious effects on the environment.
Dàtóng, Shanxi Province, China.
Photo © J.B. Russell
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