From China Economic Net:
China’s growth pattern must be changed to reduce high consumption costs and pollution.
Colossally inefficient use of energy penalizes China twice: With high costs and the ravages of pollution
When Chinese Vice-Premier Zeng Peiyan swung by the Beijing headquarters of steelmaker Shougang Group on Mar. 24, it wasn’t a courtesy call. He confirmed rumors China’s State Council had ordered Shougang to wind down its Beijing iron-and-smelting operation by 2007 and transfer the facilities out of the city. Shougang plants, mainly fueled by coal, belch out 18,000 tons of dust and contaminants a year, and Beijing is determined to clean up in time for the 2008 Olympic Games.