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18 images Created 23 Nov 2008

REPORTAGE: China Coal Pollution

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  • The lowering of the Chinese flag in a vail of smog in front of the forbidden city. Seven of the ten most polluted cities in the world are located in China, due primarily to the country's dependence on coal for energy and dilapidated heavy industries.<br />
Beijing, China. 05/11/2005<br />
Photo © J.B. Russell
    ChinaCoal-01.jpg
  • Air pollution near the Number One coal fired power plant. 75% of China's growing energy needs is supplied by coal, the cheapest and dirtiest form of energy. China is the world's largest producer of coal. Seven of the world's ten most polluted cities are in China, largely due to coal use and the country's dilapidated heavy industries.<br />
Dàtóng, Shanxi Province, China. 12/11/2005<br />
Photo © J.B. Russell
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  • A miner operating the coal extraction conveyor at a regional coal mine. 75% of China's growing energy needs come from coal, the cheapest and most polluting form of energy. China is the world's largest coal producer. Seven of the world's ten most polluted cities are in China, largely due to coal use and the country's dilapidated heavy industries.<br />
Dàtóng, Shanxi Province, China. 11/11/2005<br />
Photo © J.B. Russell
    ChinaCoal-03.jpg
  • 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 is supplied by coal, the cheapest and dirtiest form of energy. China's booming economy is bringing wealth to many chinese, but soaring demand for energy is having serious effects on the environment.<br />
Dàtóng, Shanxi Province, China. 12/11/2005<br />
Photo © J.B. Russell
    ChinaCoal-04.jpg
  • Coal carriages being off-loaded at a small, private mine. 75% of China's growing energy needs is supplied by coal, the cheapest and dirtiest form of energy. China is the world's largest producer of coal. Seven of the world's ten most polluted cities are in China, largely due to coal use and the country's dilapidated heavy industries. Coal mining is the the country's most dangerous job. 6000 to 20,000 miners are killed every year in accidents. The demands of China's booming economy put production before safetly.<br />
Dàtóng, Shanxi Province, China. 12/11/2005<br />
Photo © J.B. Russell
    ChinaCoal-05.jpg
  • Miners at a regional coal mine sorting coal. 75% of China's growing energy needs come from coal, the cheapest and most polluting form of energy. China is the world's largest producer of coal. Seven of the world's ten most polluted cities are in China, largely due to coal use and the country's dilapidated heavy industries.<br />
Dàtóng, Shanxi Province, China. 11/11/2005<br />
Photo © J.B. Russell
    ChinaCoal-06.jpg
  • Workers at the state run Jinhuagong coal mine sorts coal outside the mine. Seven of the world's ten most polluted cities are in China due primarily to China's dilapidated heavy industries and its dependence on coal - the dirtiest form of energy. 75% of China's growing energy needs comes from coal. <br />
Dàtóng, Shanxi Province, China. 10/11/2005<br />
Photo © J.B. Russell
    ChinaCoal-07.jpg
  • A worker at the state run Jinhuagong coal mine sorts coal outside the mine. Seven of the world's ten most polluted cities are in China due primarily to China's dilapidated heavy industries and its dependence on coal - the dirtiest form of energy. 75% of China's growing energy needs comes from coal. <br />
Dàtóng, Shanxi Province, China. 10/11/2005<br />
Photo © J.B. Russell
    ChinaCoal-08.jpg
  • Miners at the state run Jinhuagong coal mine prepare to descend into the mine. Over 6000 miners, and as many as 20,000 by some estimates, are killed every year in accidents. 75% of China's growing energy needs come from coal, a demand that puts production before safety.<br />
Dàtóng, Shanxi Province, China. 10/11/2005<br />
Photo © J.B. Russell
    ChinaCoal-09.jpg
  • A coal miner pushes a bicycle through mine worker's housing toward a coal mine in the region known as the "sea of coal." 75% of China's growing energy needs is supplied by coal, the cheapest and dirtiest form of energy. China is the world's largest producer of coal. Seven of the world's ten most polluted cities are in China, largely due to coal use and the country's dilapidated heavy industries.<br />
Dàtóng, Shanxi Province, China. 12/11/2005<br />
Photo © J.B. Russell
    ChinaCoal-10.jpg
  • Coal miners drinking in between work shifts at the Jinhuagong mine. Mining is the country's most dangerous profession. Officially, more than 6000 miners, and as many as 20,000 by some estimates, are killed every year in accidents. 75% of China's growing energy needs comes from coal - a demand that puts production before safety. <br />
Dàtóng, Shanxi Province, China. 10/11/2005<br />
Photo © J.B. Russell
    ChinaCoal-11.jpg
  • Coal miners stroll along railroad tracks that transport coal from the mining region known as the "sea of coal" near Dàtóng. Seven of the world's ten most polluted cities are in China and mining is the country's most dangerous profession. Officially, more than 6000 miners, and as many as 20,000 by some estimates, are killed every year in accidents. 75% of China's growing energy needs comes from coal - a demand that puts production before safety. <br />
Dàtóng, Shanxi Province, China. 10/11/2005<br />
Photo © J.B. Russell
    ChinaCoal-12.jpg
  • Housing for coal miners cover the hills surrounding the coal mining region known as the "sea of coal" near Dàtóng. Seven of the world's ten most polluted cities are in China and mining is the country's most dangerous profession. Officially, more than 6000 miners, and as many as 20,000 by some estimates, are killed every year in accidents. 75% of China's growing energy needs comes from coal - a demand that puts production before safety. <br />
Dàtóng, Shanxi Province, China. 10/11/2005<br />
Photo © J.B. Russell
    ChinaCoal-13.jpg
  • A woman walks through coal miner's housing near a coal mine in a region known as the "sea of coal." Dàtóng has some of the worst air quality in China. Seven of the ten most polluted cities in the world are in China. 75% of China's energy needs is supplied by coal, the cheapest and dirtiest form of energy. China's booming economy is bringing wealth to many chinese, but soaring demand for energy is having serious effects on the environment.<br />
Dàtóng, Shanxi Province, China. 12/11/2005<br />
Photo © J.B. Russell
    ChinaCoal-14.jpg
  • Barges for transporting coal to Shanghai's power plants on the Guangpu river. 75% of China's energy needs is supplied by coal, the cheapest and dirtiest form of energy. China's booming economy is bringing wealth to many chinese, but soaring demand for energy is having serious effects on the environment.<br />
Shanghai China. 17/11/2005<br />
Photo © J.B. Russell
    ChinaCoal-15.jpg
  • Nanjing Donglu, Shanghai's shopping street. China's booming economy is bringing wealth to many and improving living standards, but soaring demand for energy is having serious effects on the environment. 75% of China's energy needs is supplied by coal, the cheapest and dirtiest form of energy, and seven of the world's ten most polluted cities are in China.<br />
Shanghai, China. 18/11/2005<br />
Photo © J.B. Russell
    ChinaCoal-16.jpg
  • A shroud of smog envelopes Tiananmen Square. Seven of the ten most polluted cities in the world are located in China, due primarily to the country's dependence on coal for energy and dilapidated heavy industries.<br />
Beijing, China. 05/11/2005<br />
Photo © J.B. Russell
    ChinaCoal-17.jpg