Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Open-Cast-Coal-Mine-in-Inner-Mongolia-27MZIFV2O2_1.htmlConceptually similarDegraded Grassland in Inner MongoliaGP0479SCompleted★★★★Water Supply Project in Inner MongoliaGP0479VCompleted★★★★Degraded Grassland in Inner MongoliaGP0479TCompleted★★★★Water Supply Project in Inner MongoliaGP0479XCompleted★★★★Cows Near Coal Mine in Inner MongoliaGP047A9Completed★★★★Open-Cast Coal Mine in Inner MongoliaGP047AACompleted★★★★★★Coal Mine in Inner MongoliaGP0479UCompleted★★★★Village Water Well in Inner MongoliaGP0479RCompleted★★★★Honghuaerji Reservoir in Inner MongoliaGP047A8Completed★★★★View AllGP047ACOpen-Cast Coal Mine in Inner MongoliaCattle graze near the Baiyinhua No. 1 open-cast coal mine in West Ujimqin Banner of Xilin Gol, Inner Mongolia. Ten billion cubic meters of water will be consumed by 16 new coal fired power plants and mines in China in 2015, triggering severe water crises in the country’s arid Northwest.Locations:Asia-China-East Asia-Hulunbuir-Inner Mongolia-West Ujimqin Banner-XilingolDate:25 Jun, 2012Credit:© Lu Guang / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5616px X 3744pxKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Climate change-Coal-Coal mines-Coal mining-Cows-Day-Drinking water-Drought-Herds-Industries-KWCI (GPI)-Outdoors-Water-Water supply structures-Wide angleShoot:Coal Industry Threatens Water Supply in ChinaA new Greenpeace report entitled 'Thirsty Coal: A Water Crisis Exacerbated by China’s New Mega Coal Power Bases' shows that ten billion cubic meters of water will be consumed by 16 new coal fired power plants and mines in China in 2015, triggering severe water crises in the country’s arid Northwest. This huge amount of water will be used for the water-intensive coal extraction, forcing deterioration of arid grassland and forcing herders to seek alternative livelihoods. Northwestern provinces such as Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Shanxi and Ningxia, where 11 of these coal bases are situated, will see their water supply capacity severely challenged in three years.Related Collections:World Water Day 2016"Coalification of Water" World Water DayYear in Pictures 2012 (Photo & Videos)Year in Pictures 2012 - Broad Edit (All Photographers)