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China erases ‘inconvenient truth’ film on pollution
Posted by Telegraph: Tom Phillips on March 6th, 2015
Telegraph: Chinese censors brought the curtains down on a viral documentary about the country’s pollution crisis on Friday after it was watched by more than 200 million people and sparked widespread criticism of the government.
Under the Dome, a film by celebrity journalist Chai Jing about the human cost of China’s smog-choked skies, was released on the internet last Saturday and proved an instant hit.
Environmentalists compared the documentary, which initially appeared to have Beijing’s backing, to Al...
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Fears for rare wildlife as oil ‘catastrophe’ strikes Sundarbans
Posted by Telegraph: Tom Phillips on December 13th, 2014
Telegraph: Environmental authorities have been placed on high alert amid fears a major oil spill off India's east coast could threaten the habitats and lives of rare animals including dolphins, tigers and crocodiles.
Around 77,000 gallons of oil spilled into the waters of the world-famous Sundarbans nature reserve in neighbouring Bangladesh on Tuesday after a collision between a tanker and another vessel.
"This catastrophe is unprecedented in the Sundarbans and we don't know how to tackle this," Amir...