The Greens say that instead of touring a clean-coal project, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd should have visited one of the world’s largest solar power plants in China, which is headed by a man who was educated in Australia.
Greens Senator Christine Milne says Mr Rudd should have made a symbolic gesture and visited the Suntech solar [...]
China solar plant overlooked by Rudd
April 11th, 2008 · No Comments · Energy, Environmental
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Accident in China coal mine kills 14
March 26th, 2008 · No Comments · Mining
The latest tragedy to hit China’s notoriously deadly coal mine industry- A south-western China coal mine accident killing 14 people.
It was reported that four other people were injusred in the mines “gas outburst”, however, the report did not explain the reasons why this accident occured. This is not unusual though, because Chinas’ mines are hit [...]
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