Should Shipping on the Yangtze be Made Safer and Cleaner? Even when everything's going according to plan, cargo ships can be major sources of air pollution (see "Just 15 of the world's biggest ships may now emit as much pollution as all the world's 760m... ...full story at TreeHugger
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| 06 May 08 |
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UP THE YANGTZE (Inspiration) »
YouTube video A luxury cruise boat motors up the Yangtze, navigating the mythic waterway known in China simply as "The River." In the biggest engineering endeavour since the Great Wall, China has set out to harness the Yangtze with the world's largest... |
| 02 Nov 09 |
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Two cargo ships collide on Yangtze River, one with chemicals sinks » People's Daily Local government is working on plans to contain and retrieve industrial chemicals sunken on a section of the Yangtze River in central China's Hubei Province after two cargo ships collided early Sunday, local officials said. The collision left one... |
| 07 Jun 07 |
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No scientific ground to blame Three Gorges for pollution on Yangtze River » People's Daily The water quality of Yangtze River has become of increasing concern. Has the Three Gorges Dam Project caused the pollution in Yangtze River? Lu Youmei, an academic of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, as well as the chairman of the Chinese National... |
| 21 May 08 |
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New rules for ships in mouth of Yangtze » Shanghai Daily SHIPS sailing on waters near the mouth of the Yangtze River can expect a more convenient and safe passage after the local authority put an improved shipping regulation into effect from next month. The Shanghai... |
| 30 Jan 08 |
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Cargo ships' collision leaves 15 dead, one missing at Yangtze estuary » People's Daily At least 15 people were killed and one was missing after two ships collided and one sank at the estuary of the Yangtze River, the Shanghai Maritime authority said on Wednesday. The cargo ship, with 17 crew aboard, sank after crashin ... |
| 14 Dec 07 |
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Chemical-laden ship a low pollution risk on Yangtze River » People's Daily Salvage teams say a half-sunken cargo vessel loaded with extremely corrosive chemicals poses a low pollution threat to the Yangtze River. However, salvage operations of the "Xianghan Shouwei 0298" were hampered by thick fog Friday. ... |
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