Friday, March 16, 2018

Burning Coal for Survival in the World’s Coldest Capital

Burning Coal for Survival in the World’s Coldest Capital (New York Times)

Mongolians need renewable energy - good place for solar - but have long been treated as a coal colony, aka sacrifice zone.  And poor folks killing themselves by burning coal to stay warm.

Abandoned open pits of the former Soviet-operated coal mine at Nalaikh. The surrounding hills are green with grass during the warmer months. (New York Times caption)