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Black Coal to White Trash

Posted: 13 Feb 2020 04:44 AM PST

Coal has long been China's "black gold," supplying over half of the nation's electricity. Yet as coal's energy share decreases due to domestic action to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, a new coal industry is emerging. In China's arid northwest, eight plants are pulverizing coal chunks and "cooking" coal powder into something more […] Related posts: Choke Point Solutions: Can Western China Lower its Coal-Water Risk? China's Risky Gamble on Coal Conversion Limited Water...

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