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This new app takes a swipe at Chinas worst polluters
2015-01-04 13:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: When Chinese environmental advocate Ma Jun realized that no one was going to take responsibility for the crippling smog that plagues his country, he decided to take matters into his own hands. His idea: encourage citizens to start pointing their fingers at the problem. Literally. Manufacturers have been reaping the rewards of China`s new industrial economy, while ducking the consequences of fouling up its air. So Ma and colleagues built a live-updating map that shows exactly where individual polluters...
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