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Pollution From Chinese Coal Casts a Global Shadow

One of China’s lesser-known exports is a dangerous brew of soot, toxic chemicals and climate-changing gases from the smokestacks of coal-burning power plants.

The fact is that coal is not only dirty but dangerous. The New York Times explains how smog and soot from half-way around the world still manage to pollute our country’s air and our environment. The consequences of burning coal continuously add to the energy challenge we face today. Alternative energy sources become more and more logical as more evidence is collected on the harmful effects of coal pollution.

Watch the video about China’s coal situation.

This entry was posted on Thursday, September 6th, 2007 at 3:00 pm and is filed under Civilization, Energy, Global Warming, Society, Technology. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.