From the New York Times via China Environmental News Digest:
The village of Shangma Huangtou is just the latest victim of a coal mining boom that is devastating large swaths of north China, where some of the nation’s richest coal deposits lie. China is the world’s largest producer of coal, and much of it is mined here.
While Shanxi provides the fuel that powers China’s sizzling economy, thousands of acres of land are sinking because of the ravages of underground coal mining.
Environmental experts call Shanxi a wasteland. The people of Shangma Huangtou call it a home they no longer cherish. [Full Text]
For statistics on coal in China see the China Digital Space Energy Facts page.
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