China Pollution
The Number One coal fired power station. 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..Dàtóng, Shanxi Province, China. 12/11/2005.Photo © J.B. Russell
