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Beijing Blanketed In Heavy Smog

Greenpeace: Most Cities in China Failed Air Quaility Evaluations in 2015

Despite improvements in some of the worst-hit areas, almost 300 Chinese cities still failed to meet national standards for air quality last year, Greenpeace announced on Wednesday, Jan. 20.

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China to Defend Use of Coal-fired Power Plants at Paris Climate Summit

China will defend its use of coal-fired power plants at the United Nations 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) scheduled to begin Monday in Paris.

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U.S. Plan of Switching to Natural Gas Won't Reduce its CO2 Emissions

Abundant natural gas does not significantly lower greenhouse gas emissions.

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Obama's New Rules To Cut Coal Emission By 30%, Legislators Say They'll Fight It.

U.S. President Barack Obama's administration unveiled the first environment rules that would cut carbon pollution by 30 percent, but coal-state legislators said they will rally against it.

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China Fights Smog and Pollution by Building Coal Plants

China’s odd way of fighting urban smog and pollution involves building coal-fired power plants that turn coal into methane to replace the dirtier fuels used to power homes and produce energy, but this method could increase the country’s carbon emissions and affect the country and the rest of the world’s environment.

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