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Green movements or green paint
China's central government faces a choice between democracy and eco-collapse |
Jon Rynn |
27 Aug 2007 |
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| 'Choking on Growth' is the apt title of the new New York Times series on the 'human toll, global impact and political challenge of China's epic pollution crisis.' Epic, indeed. The first installment shows how 'As China Roars, Pollution Reaches Deadly Extremes.' The statistics are daunting: Public health is reeling. Pollution has made cancer China's leading cause of death... Nearly 500 million people lack access to safe drinking water. Chinese cities often seem wrapped in a ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, China, greenhouse-gas emissions, health, international politics, politics, water pollution (all these topics) |
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