China Pollution
Coal mines and miner's housing in the coal mining region around Dàtóng known as the "sea of 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..Dàtóng, Shanxi Province, China. 11/11/2005.Photo © J.B. Russell
