mound #2 - grey mound

Yantai - Mound of coal - "Shandong Institute of Business
and Technology" - Shandong province is the largest producer
of coal in China, producing about 150 million tons of coal in 2006,
some 18 million tons more than the figure in 2005. The province's
coal production has maintained steady growth and posted a
record production of 145 million tons for 2005 - The consequences
of this are obvious, when the rain falls in metropolis cities in China,
the pollution is clearly visible. Soot coats the pavement turning it into
slippery muck, and turns the leaves a black-brown color.
The Chinese environmental protection agency has listed five species
of shellfish as newly extinct, and most of the water in rivers fail to
meet fishery standards. - late afternoon
photo: mhobbs