Inside China's Coal Mines
7-minutes, 2006
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Rampant economic growth in China, fuelled by coal, is ruining the environment. And with new coal-fired power stations opening every 10 days in China - the impact of producing climate-changing gases will affect everyone. China is now the second largest emitter of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions after the United States. We travelled to Shanxi province, west of Beijing to the village of Shangma Huangtou, where coal is destroying a community.