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Coughing up coal
Stirk, Sarah
http://www.theecologist.org/tv_and_radio/ecologist_film_unit/2402660/coughing_up_coal.htmlDate Written: 2014-05-19 Publisher: Ecologist Film Unit / Ecologist magazine Year Published: 2014 Resource Type: Film/Video Cx Number: CX17737 India is rivaling China -- in its plans to consume coal. India is aggressively expanding construction of coal fired power plants to meet growing energy needs. Emissions from coal power plants were linked to 80,000 - 150,000 premature deaths in India between 2011 and 2012 alone and to a wide range of diseases from cancers, to respiratory and cardiovascular disorders. Singrauli -- an industrial hub in north central India -- embodies the tragic human toll that a largely unregulated coal industry can extract. Subject Headings |