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China battery plant protest gives voice to rising anger over pollution

2013-05-11 13:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Hundreds of protesters gathered in the Chinese financial hub of Shanghai on Saturday to oppose plans for a lithium battery factory, highlighting growing social tension over pollution. Police stood by as residents marched peacefully along a busy street in the Songjiang district of the city, gathering at an intersection near the site of a Carrefour hypermarket, chanting and holding signs saying "No factory here, we love Songjiang." Many wore matching t-shirts with an image of a smoky factory...

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