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Work in the industry at the moment. The US sells lots of coal to China, where it is burned with far less regulation than it would be in the US. The coal plants
by TheLarch 10y ago
Work in the industry at the moment. The US sells lots of coal to China, where it is burned with far less regulation than it would be in the US. The coal plants I work on are secretive to the point where they do not want their name even in technical publications. Instead we say e.g. "a large coal-fired plant in the Midwest..."
- toomuchtodo 10y agoCoal imports to China are dropping quickly: http://reneweconomy.com.au/2016/new-china-energy-data-coal-imports-down-a-further-10-30570 http://reneweconomy.com.au/2016/new-china-energy-data-coal-i... http://www.reuters.com/article/china-economy-trade-coal-idUSL3N14X1TC20160113 http://www.reuters.com/article/china-economy-trade-coal-idUS... http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-13/china-coal-imports-crash-as-economy-slows-amid-clean-power-shift http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-13/china-coal...
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