One woman's fight against pollution in China
source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/unclimatewarmingchinaenvironmentpollution
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XINXIANG, China (AFP) – After years of campaigning to clean up the sludge-filled rivers and acrid air of central China's Henan province, Tian Guirong no longer has a bed to call her own and says she fears for her life.
As world leaders huddle in Copenhagen for crunch talks on a global climate change deal, Tian's story is an example of the huge struggle faced by some developing countries trying to fight pollution.
Her group, the Xinxiang Environmental Protection Volunteers Association, has helped close more than 100 polluting factories -- plants she says were responsible for illness and death among local residents.
But the sprightly 59-year-old's success -- not an easy feat in China, the world's worst carbon-emitting nation -- has come at a price.
by Marianne Barriaux Marianne Barriaux – Tue Dec 15, 10:41 pm ET
See full article at
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/unclimatewarmingchinaenvironmentpollution;_ylt=AgJUb...
As world leaders huddle in Copenhagen for crunch talks on a global climate change deal, Tian's story is an example of the huge struggle faced by some developing countries trying to fight pollution.
Her group, the Xinxiang Environmental Protection Volunteers Association, has helped close more than 100 polluting factories -- plants she says were responsible for illness and death among local residents.
But the sprightly 59-year-old's success -- not an easy feat in China, the world's worst carbon-emitting nation -- has come at a price.
by Marianne Barriaux Marianne Barriaux – Tue Dec 15, 10:41 pm ET
See full article at
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/unclimatewarmingchinaenvironmentpollution;_ylt=AgJUb...
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bioguy313
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can someone find out how to contact this chinese woman and her organization. The internet has blocked and misdirected any reference to her or her organization. Even this article has been removed. I can see why she may feel her life is in danger. But as she says. She will not stop fighting to protect her village. I have very helpful information to her and her EP group.
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bioguy313
