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Posted Wed Jul 28 2010: from Bloomberg: China's Environment Accidents Double as Growth Takes Toll http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1280333422 China, the world's largest polluter, said the number of environmental accidents rose 98 percent in the first six months of the year, as demand for energy and minerals lead to poisoned rivers and oil spills. "Fast economic development is leading to increasing conflicts with the capacity of the environment to absorb" demands, the environmental protection ministry said in a faxed statement in response to Bloomberg questions. [Read more stories about: contamination, health impacts, economic myopia, corporate malfeasance, governmental idiocy, short-term thinking] New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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