Monday, November 26, 2012

China's Coal Mines Near Uranium Deposits, Raising Pollution Fears

China’s omnivorous demand for energy to fuel its booming economy has led Beijing to place a high priority on developing indigenous fossil fuel resources, and one there is paramount.
Coal.
According to the U.S. government’s Energy Information Administration, “China is the largest producer and consumer of coal in the world, and accounts for almost half of the world's coal consumption… Coal supplied the vast majority (70 percent) of China's total energy consumption of 90 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) in 2009.”

Read more: http://oilprice.com/Energy/Coal/Chinas-Coal-Mines-Near-Uranium-Deposits-Raising-Pollution-Fears.html

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