Approximately 400 hundred citizens protested the proposal to build a sludge incinerator in Southern China in Foshan, according to the Guangzhou Daily and Reuters.
The protestors wore surgical masks and chanted: “defend our homeland, oppose pollution”.
Protestors in the region—increasingly concerned about pollution—have won a number of victories lately. A waste incinerator in the Panyu district has been put-off indefinitely, while an oil refinery was relocated after residents protested, according to Reuters.
Following an economic boom and rapid industrialization, China is facing unprecedented problems with pollution.
The 2010 Environmental Performance Index released by Yale and Columbia University, released today, lists China as number 121 out of 163 surveyed countries. The nation dropped 16 places from the last analysis.
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