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China's Online Masses Dare Officials To Swim In Polluted Rivers
Environment  (tags: water, pollution, environment, destruction, China, dams, ecosystems, habitat )

Cal
- 43 days ago - worldcrunch.com
Last month, President Xi Jinping told the mayor of Suzhou, who had outlined a plan to make improvements on the water quality of the city's lakes, that for China's netizens, the best measure of acceptable water quality would be to see whether the mayor dar
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China Delegates in Pollution Protest Vote
Environment  (tags: environment, ecosystems, China, overdevelopment, greed, destruction, protection, world, pollution, humans, habitat, habitatdestruction, animals, conservation )

Cal
- 68 days ago - abc.net.au
Delegates to China's annual session of parliament have issued a protest against the rising level of pollution in the country.
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China Wrestles With Cost of Cleaner Environment
Environment  (tags: environment, destruction, nature, humans, China, politics, pollution, habitatdestruction, green, ecosystems, world, protection, healthconditions )

Cal
- 72 days ago - timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Facing public outrage over smog-choked cities and filthy rivers, China's leaders are promising to clean up the country's neglected environment - a pledge that sets up a clash with political pressures to keep economic growth strong.
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TAKE ACTION NOW! Stop the Demolition of 700 Mountains in China
Environment  (tags: environment, ecosystems, China, overdevelopment, greed, destruction, protection, world, pollution, humans, habitat, habitatdestruction, animals, conservation )

Cal
- 158 days ago - change.org
One of China's biggest construciton companies, Pacific Construction Group, is carrying out the $3.52 billion project that will decimate 500 square miles of mountainous territory to make room for a new urban development
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China Plans Over 300 Dam Projects Worldwide
Environment  (tags: water, pollution, environment, destruction, China, dams, ecosystems, habitat )

Cal
- 164 days ago - news.mongabay.com
A new report by the NGO, International Rivers, takes an in-depth look at the role China is playing in building mega-dams worldwide
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ACTIVISM: CHINA'S NEW ECO-WARRIORS
Environment  (tags: activism, China, resistance, world, corporate greed, protection, humans, habitat, environment, conservation, nature, politics, world, wildlife, ecosystems )

Cal
- 289 days ago - worldcrunch.com
Thanks to micro-blogs and the Internet spreading the word, people in China have become more and more aware of environmental issues, taking a stand against big corporations.
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China's Population and Economy Are a Double Whammy for the World
Environment  (tags: ecosystems, destruction, pollution, development, world, ethics, china, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', politics, news, world, pollution )

Cal
- 300 days ago - latimes.com
China's 'one-child' policy has slowed population growth and brought prosperity -- but it couldn't avert massive damage to the environment.
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Liu Jianqiang: What It's Like Being An "Enemy of the State" in China
Environment  (tags: activism, activists, China, world, GoodNews, environment, destruction, conservation, protection, nature, humans, ecosystems, forests, trees, politics, habitat )

Cal
- 377 days ago - theecologist.org
Tom Levitt speaks to one of China's most respected investigative journalists Liu Jianqiang on the rise of environmental activism and how he became an 'enemy of the state'
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'It's Going to Be War': First Nations Battle Canadian Tar Sands
Environment  (tags: Canada, First Nations, local municipalities, opposition to Northern Gateway pipelne, Harper, Enbridge, Northern Gateway Pipeline, Alberta Tar Sands, tar sands oil, Keystone XL Pipeline, TransCanada, British Columbia, environmental concerns, China )

Judy
- 457 days ago - commondreams.org
Canada's Harper-run government has lobbied hard on behalf of both the Keystone XL pipeline and Northern Gatway. First Nations and local municipalities, however, have refused to back down from their opposition.
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China Cadmium Spill Threatens Drinking Water for Millions
Environment  (tags: world, China, water polution, mining disaster, death, destruction, environment, pollution, water, green, ecosystems, politics, humans, healthconditions )

Cal
- 483 days ago - uk.reuters.com
A cancer-causing cadmium discharge from a mining company has polluted a long stretch of two rivers in southern China, and officials warned some 3.7 million people of Liuzhou in the Guangxi region to avoid drinking water from the river, state media reporte
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River Pollution Triggers Water Panic Buying in China
Environment  (tags: water, pollution, environment, world, China, ecosystems, healthconditions, nature, politics, humans )

Cal
- 484 days ago - uk.reuters.com
Residents of a town in southern China have been rushing to buy bottled water after excessive levels of carcinogenic cadmium were found in a river source of drinking water
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TAKE ACTION NOW! Tell the Chinese Government to Stop Putting Profit Over Human Life
Environment  (tags: pollution, politics, environment, workers rights, China, world, protection, government, green, ecosystems, destruction )

Cal
- 522 days ago - forcechange.com
Though China is rapidly developing as an industrial powerhouse and major exporter, it has repeatedly failed to take the same important strides with environmental protection and workers' rights. While the country expands as a key player in international co
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As Coal Use Declines in U.S., Coal Companies Focus on China
Environment  (tags: coal, China, environment, destruction, ecosystems )

Cal
- 532 days ago - e360.yale.edu
With aging coal-fired U.S. power plants shutting down, major American coal companies are exporting ever-larger amounts of coal to China. Now, plans to build two new coal-shipping terminals on the West Coast have set up a battle with environmentalists
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Chinese Lose Patience With Pollution
Environment  (tags: environment, pollution, cities, China, smog, air pollution, public anger, air quality )

Pia
- 534 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
After enduring more than a month of choking, soupy smog, millions of people in North East China lost their patience yesterday, turning to the internet to vent their anger at the Chinese government.
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Save China's Environment Now Before It's Too Late ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Environment  (tags: environment, China, pollution, habitat, protection )

Cher
- 540 days ago - forcechange.com
China is one of the most polluted places on earth causing massive drought, flooding, degradation of natural resources, and widespread deaths. According to Forbes in 2006, 10 of the most polluted cities in the world are in China.
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