Permalink: https://www.media.greenpeace.org/archive/Calcium-Carbide-Slag-in-Inner-Mongolia-27MZIFV2OG_4.htmlConceptually similarCalcium Carbide Slag in Inner MongoliaGP047A6Completed★★★★Honghuaerji Reservoir in Inner MongoliaGP047A8Completed★★★★Degraded Grassland in Inner MongoliaGP0479SCompleted★★★★Industrial Park alongside the Yellow River in ChinaGP0STORKICompleted★★★★★★Air Pollution in Inner MongoliaGP0479ZCompleted★★★★★★★Open-Cast Coal Mine in Inner MongoliaGP047AACompleted★★★★★★Water Supply Project in Inner MongoliaGP0479XCompleted★★★★Degraded Grassland in Inner MongoliaGP0479TCompleted★★★★Open-Cast Coal Mine in Inner MongoliaGP047ACCompleted★★★★★★★View AllGP047A7Calcium Carbide Slag in Inner MongoliaHuge amounts of calcium carbide slag gathers at a residue field in Wuhai city, Inner Mongolia.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:5252px X 3501pxKeywords:Byproducts and waste-Chimneys-Climate (campaign title)-Coal-Coal-fired power stations-Day-Drinking water-Drought-Industrial landscapes-Industries-KWCI (GPI)-Outdoors-Smoke-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.
