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In pictures: Every drop matters, it's World Water Day!

Posted by Angela Glienicke — 19 March 2015 at 6:12pm - Comments
All rights reserved. Credit: © Markus Mauthe / Greenpeace
Waterfall in Papua New Guinea

When you put the kettle on for your morning coffee, spare a minute to think about World Water Day. Water is essential to life, yet nearly 750 million people are without access to clean drinking water or improved sanitation.<--break->

Article tagged as: China Water, river pollution, slideshows, water pollution

Giant coal mine at source of Yellow River exposed

Last edited 7 August 2014 at 10:32am
7 August, 2014

Beijing, August 7, 2014: The existence of a giant coal mine illegally encroaching on a nature reserve at the source of the iconic Yellow River, China’s second longest, has been brought to light by a Greenpeace investigation published by Energydesk today.

The sprawling mining operation, covering an area 14 times the size of the City of London at an altitude of over 4,000m, has been documented in detail for the first time in a series of striking pictures taken by undercover campaigners from Greenpeace’s Beijing office. The industrial site spans an entire coal industry chain, from huge opencast mines to the highest coking plant in the world.

Article tagged as: china, China Water, coal, coal mining

In pictures: Chinese coal giant plunders Inner Mongolia's water resources

Posted by Angela Glienicke — 23 October 2013 at 12:00am - Comments
Local farmer Hu Shan
All rights reserved. Credit: © Bo Qiu / Greenpeace
Local farmer Hu Shan pulls up a dead yang chai bush near Shenhua's Number 8 water well

We’ve had a fantastic, hot summer this year, cooling down with a drink of water whenever needed.

So when I look at Bo Qiu’s photo feature of water shortages in Inner Mongolia it is a strong reminder that easy access to clean water is not a given for everyone.

Article tagged as: china, China Water, coal, photo essays, photos, pollution, slideshows

Last edited 1 January 1970 at 1:00am
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