China plans to halve energy use to heat its buildings over the next five years to save dwindling fuel resources and help the global environment, state media reported. Wang Tiehong, the construction ministry's top engineer, said China hoped to increase its energy-efficient floor space by 2.16 billion square meters by 2010. About three quarters will […]
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Heavy metals poison fish
Dangerous levels of heavy metals have been found in a significant proportion of seafood in one of China's major fish-producing areas, prompting officials to warn of the potential harmful impact on human health, state media reported. A local environment monitoring centre investigation of four major freshwater lakes and offshore areas of eastern Jiangsu province showed […]
China's oil refining industry recorded a US$3.7 billion loss in 2005, the National Development Reform Commission has announced as reported by state media. The loss, which came on the back of a US$2.6 billion profit in 2004, has been blamed on a combination of high global crude oil prices and restricted oil product prices in […]
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Boost for alternative energy
China aims to cut its oil and coal dependency and increase its use of alternative-energy sources over the next five years, the Wall Street Journal reported. China unveiled the plan Monday as part of its 2006-2010 five-year plan, which is expected to be approved next month. The "alternative oil strategy" calls for a doubling in […]
Fifteen miners were killed after a poisonous gas leak caused an explosion at a modern state-owned coal mine in Henan province Friday night, state media reported. The provincial Coal Industry Bureau said 56 miners were underground at Malingshan coal mine in Dengfeng city when the explosion occurred. Owners Zhengzhou Coal Industry Group has US$795 million […]