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In China’s Coal Belt, A Refinery Drains Water and Life

A Chinese researcher reveals massive groundwater use at a coal-to-liquids plant in dry Inner Mongolia. Photo © Keith Schneider / Circle of Blue Qingwei Sun, former Greenpeace campaigner, and lead author of Thirsty Coal, a two-part report on the rising water demands of China’s largest energy sector. Click to see an enlarged image. BEIJING — […]

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