Ah yes, china just doesn't care how many die providing fuel for its furnaces. as well as coal for export.
does your local PowerStation run on blood stained coal? http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/536641/590794/ China coal mine gas leak kills 19 Jun 8, 2005 At least 19 miners died, two were missing and 86 were rushed to hospital after a gas leak at a coal mine in central China, state media reported. The accident happened at the Zijiang coal mine in Loudi city, Hunan province, the Xinhua news agency said. China Central Television reported that 19 bodies had been found and two workers were unaccounted for. It said 86 miners were in hospital but gave no news on their condition. A Hunan work safety bureau official said 224 miners were in the pit at the time. Six rescue teams were at the site, Xinhua said. In a separate development, Xinhua said four more bodies had been retrieved from a coal mine in north China's Hebei province following an accident on May 19. It took the death toll at the Nuanerhe mine to 49. Safety at China's mines is often sacrificed as mine owners pursue profits at all cost to meet a rising demand for coal to fuel China's economic growth. Official figures show that more than 6,000 miners died in accidents in China last year, although independent estimates say the real figure could be as high as 20,000. The State Administration of Work Safety has said it would not be until 2020 that China's mining industry would reach the level of safety seen in "medium developed countries," such as South Korea. China has pledged to invest $2.5 billion into improving coal mine safety this year. Bede Meredith Phone +64 21 892 801 Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.codesmith.info _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
