Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Calcium-Carbide-Slag-in-Inner-Mongolia-27MZIFV2OD_P.htmlConceptually similarCalcium Carbide Slag in Inner MongoliaGP047A7Completed★★★★★★Industrial Park alongside the Yellow River in ChinaGP0STORKICompleted★★★★★★Water Supply Project in Inner MongoliaGP047A0Completed★★★★Air Pollution in Inner MongoliaGP0479ZCompleted★★★★★★★Degraded Grassland in Inner MongoliaGP0479SCompleted★★★★Open-Cast Coal Mine in Inner MongoliaGP047AACompleted★★★★★★Water Supply Project in Inner MongoliaGP0479XCompleted★★★★Open-Cast Coal Mine in Inner MongoliaGP047ACCompleted★★★★★★★Honghuaerji Reservoir in Inner MongoliaGP047A8Completed★★★★View AllGP047A6Calcium Carbide Slag in Inner MongoliaHuge amounts of calcium carbide slag was placed along the Yellow River, which in this picture separates Wuhai City, Inner Mongolia from Shizuishan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Ten billion cubic meters of water will be consumed by 16 new coal fired power plants and mines in China in 2015, triggering severe water crises in the country’s arid Northwest.Locations:China-East Asia-Inner Mongolia-WuhaiDate:26 May, 2012Credit:© Lu Guang / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5155px X 3436pxKeywords:Byproducts and waste-Chimneys-Climate (campaign title)-Coal-Day-Drinking water-Drought-Industrial landscapes-Industries-KWCI (GPI)-Mountains-Outdoors-Water-Water supply structuresShoot:Coal Industry Threatens Water Supply in ChinaA new Greenpeace report entitled 'Thirsty Coal: A Water Crisis Exacerbated by China’s New Mega Coal Power Bases' shows that ten billion cubic meters of water will be consumed by 16 new coal fired power plants and mines in China in 2015, triggering severe water crises in the country’s arid Northwest. This huge amount of water will be used for the water-intensive coal extraction, forcing deterioration of arid grassland and forcing herders to seek alternative livelihoods. Northwestern provinces such as Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Shanxi and Ningxia, where 11 of these coal bases are situated, will see their water supply capacity severely challenged in three years.
