Coal-rich province goes `green`
(WorldNews Business)

TAIYUAN - Bidding farewell to days of thick black dust, dozens of mines have halted production in the coal-rich province of Shanxi in North China despite huge economic losses. As many as 27 coal mines were shut down last year, with production capacity totaling 22.7 million metric tons, according to the provincial coal industry association. The province also stopped renewal of mining permissions for 25 mining companies, banning their operations in the province`s nature reserves....