Burning Economy

China's use of coal is hurtful. Last year alone, according to BBC News, 3,800 people have been hurt this year and many many more in 2007. This article claims that China needs to find more environmentally safe forms of energy. The coal is hurting the land, as it makes the land more alike to being a desert. I can readily see why they should do so, as with that many injuries a year, coal mining is not only damaging to the earth, but it is dangerous for the people working it.

- Cole

References:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7694014.stm

- Week 10