"Warning on bulldozing hills for Chinese cities" Associated Press June 05, 2014
BEIJING — China’s campaign to shave off mountaintops and fill in valleys to make way for cities may come at too high a price in the pollution, erosion, and flooding unleashed by the unprecedented redistribution of earth, Chinese researchers warned Thursday.
Thank God AmeriKa does it for energy resources.
Dozens of peaks up to 490 feet tall have been flattened to fill up valleys and create tens of square kilometers of land over the past decade.
But there has been little assessment of the costs and environmental impact of these projects, researchers at Chang’an University said in a commentary published in the journal Nature.
‘‘Land creation by cutting off hilltops and moving massive quantities of dirt is like performing major surgery on Earth’s crust,’’ the group said.
In addition to causing air and water pollution, erosion, landslides, and flooding, the projects have destroyed farmlands and habitat for wild animals and plants, the group said.
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Related: This China Post Will Crack You Up
Looking pretty powerful these days.
NEXT DAY UPDATE:
"Combating pollution has shot up the agenda of the ruling Communist Party, which for years pushed for rapid economic development with little concern about the environmental impact but has come under pressure from citizens tired of breathing smog....
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