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.
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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)
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