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China’s cabinet ordered an investigation into the ConocoPhillips oil spill in Bohai Bay, Agence France-Presse reported. The State Council said the inquiry must ascertain the leak’s causes and consequences, determine legal responsibility and uphold the rights of people (such as fishermen) who have sustained losses.
Premier Wen Jiabao said the...
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The US oil-giant ConocoPhillips, already facing public condemnation and legal action for its oil spills off China’s northern coast, has found seven new leaks near a platform in Bohai Bay, Xinhua quoted maritime authorities as saying. Liu Cigui, head of the State Oceanic Administration’s North China Sea branch, referred to the spills –...
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Ahead of Saturday’s deadline for applications, more than 10 legal-advisory agencies have shown interest in handling a potential lawsuit against the US-based oil company ConocoPhillips over environmental damage from spills in Bohai Bay, China Daily cited maritime authorities as saying. The State Oceanic Administration said spills originating from...
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China’s second-biggest train maker, CNR, will recall 54 bullet trains used on the new showcase Beijing-Shanghai line for safety reasons, Reuters reported. CNR president Cui Dianguo said the trains had “experienced a number of quality failings” and the recall would mean a cut in services on the route. Earlier, CNR blamed service delays on...
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Facing public outrage over the July 23 train crash in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, in which 39 people were killed, China’s rail minister ordered a two-month review of railway safety operations, Reuters reported. As the government sought to assuage public fury and suspicion, minister Sheng Guangzu apologised for the accident, three middle-level officials...
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A reservoir in Hebei province was opened to send 120 million cubic metres of water to Beijing, China Daily reported. For the third time, water from the Huangbizhuang reservoir is being diverted to the capital through a canal that is part of the unfinished middle route of China’s South-North Water Diversion Project. Official figures suggest the city’s...
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A Chinese conglomerate supplying leading brands has discharged hormone-disrupting chemicals and other toxins into the country's major water systems, according to a new Greenpeace report. A year-long investigation analysed samples of wastewater discharge from the Youngor garment factory, based on the Yangtze river delta, and the Well Dyeing factory based...
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Youngor Group -- a Chinese conglomerate supplying Nike, Adidas, Puma and other leading brands -- has discharged hormone-disrupting chemicals and other toxins into China’s major water systems, according to a new Greenpeace report, The Guardian said. Greenpeace also linked hazardous textile plants in the Yangtze and Pearl River deltas to other international...
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Eleven environmental groups sent an open letter to ConocoPhillips China and the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) calling for a “full apology for the concealment of recent oil leaks and their failure to immediately disclose the specifics of the incidents”, China Daily said. The letter says the CNOOC concealed spills in Bohai...
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Sembcorp Utilities signed three memoranda of understanding (MOUs) during the Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) China Business Forum to explore further expansion of its water business in China. Also during the SIWW, Sembcorp signed a MOU with the Xinmin government regarding a 120,000 cubic metres per day WWTP for the new industrial zone of Xinmin...
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