The Chinese Coal Monster - running out of puff(??)

The Oil Drum ^ | November 20, 2010 - 11:32am | Euan Mearns

[spokeshave]

I read somewhere that in China, illegal and unauthorized coal plants built by municipalities and factories are coming on line at a rate of 1 a week.

[mrsmith]

http://sinomania.blogspot.com/search/label/nuclear
“Perhaps of most interest to US exporters such as Westinghouse, Beijing will push for a dramatic increase in nuclear energy with plans for over 100 reactors by 2020....”

[blam]

"I read somewhere that in China, illegal and unauthorized coal plants built by municipalities and factories are coming on line at a rate of 1 a week."

Yup. One a week.

China is burning more coal presently than all the rest of the world combined. Expect their coal useage to increase too.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Ernest. For the first time in, hmm, probably years, I bought a copy of "The Atlantic" -- this is the cover story:

• Dirty Coal, Clean Future

[Red Dog #1]

Thanks! I’ll put the reference to good use.

[Marine_Uncle]

Filed. Interesting. Is it a set up between world global manipulators with the Chinese to hasten yet more cost raising of basic fossil fuels in order for those that be to fatten their piggy banks or is it for real. Any more I don't assume these kinds of pronouncements are true in the absolute.
We shall see over time if the claims really do hold up or not.