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 * Primary doc 1**

[|Background Info]

This document is from the government and it gives background information on all aspects of China. About half of the way down the page background information is given about China's environment. Some of the information given is about China's efforts to reduce environmental impact.


 * Primary doc 2**

[|Hilary Clinton Quote]

This press release quotes Hilary Clinton and her regards about the environmental issues facing china. This is including the recent increase of mudslides and flooding partially caused by the global climate change.


 * Artifact 1**

[|Blog]

This blog discusses environmental issues related to China. This specific blog post discusses the impact of coal burning in China and how it relates to the rest of the world. One example is given that the U.S. ships coal over to China to be burned, and not only is the burning of the coal bad for the environment, but sending ships halfway around the globe strictly to transport it is bad for the environment.


 * Artifact 2**

[|picture link]

This picture shows the extent of the air pollution common in China caused by the multitude of factories and coal plants. Coal is one of China's biggest resources. They are the largest producers and consumers of coal. It is burning in plants for energy. However this source of energy is one of the dirtiest and it causes a large majority of greenhouse gas emissions in China.


 * Artifact 3**

[|News Article]

This news article discusses China's alternative solution to the air pollution problem caused the massive burning of coal. They have decided to use methane plants to reduce and reuse the methane released into the air by burning coal. This is used as yet another source of energy and will help to reduce the need for as many coal plants and as much coal burning.

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