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China Outpaces U.S. in Cleaner Coal-Fired Plants

May 12, 2009 /

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China’s frenetic construction of coal-fired power plants has raised worries around the world about the effect on climate change. China now uses more coal than the United States, Europe and Japan combined, making it the world’s largest emitter of gases that are warming the planet.

By KEITH BRADSHER

Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/11/world/asia/11coal.html?_r=1&hpw&mc_cid=d1e28a3da9&mc_eid=dfa0607b67