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reuters.com - 1/6/2009
Big solar power plant planned for northwest China
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Reuters: Two Chinese companies on Friday announced plans to build a solar power plant in northwestern China that could one day be the largest photovoltaic solar project in the world. The news helped spur a rally in shares of solar power companies that was also underpinned by higher oil prices ...
climateprogress.org - 1/9/2009
China announces plan to single-handedly destroy the climate
— climateprogress.org — The Canberra Times /AFP has the alarming news : China is aiming to increase its coal production... by about 30 per cent by 2015 to meet its energy needs , the Government has announced, in a move likely to fuel concerns over global warming. [ Note ... (more) China announces plan to single-handedly destroy the climate

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guardian.co.uk - 1/9/2009
China: Largest importer of waste collapses
— guardian.co.uk — The scrap trader was immovable, despite Wu Wenxiu's pleas. She would pay one yuan - roughly 10p... - for a kilogram of plastic. Around the corner in Shi Yuhai's yard, the offer was no better. Wu shrugged his shoulders and began to heave bags from his ... (more) China: Largest importer of waste collapses

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greentechmedia.com - 1/2/2009
China Plans World's Largest Solar Power Plant
— greentechmedia.com — At 1GW, the solar power plant in northwest China would be the world's biggest, but the timeline... is a bit iffy at the moment. Construction starts next year. (more) China Plans World's Largest Solar Power Plant

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INHABITAT:  China Announces the World’s Largest Solar Plant

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China Announces the World’s Largest Solar Plant
INHABITAT — From the Three Gorges Dam to the Great Wall, China is known for its monumental projects that count among the biggest and grandest in the world. Recently the nation announced its latest supermassive project: the construction of the world’s largest solar power plant. Planned by China Technology Development Group Corp and privately-held Qinghai New Energy Group, the project will begin with a 30 MW plant in the Qaidam Basin that will expand to produce 1 GW of solar energy. (more…) ...

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