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Why must straw be burned no matter what? See how Chinese farmers deal with it
Every year at this time of year, city dwellers, as the PM2.5 index rises, focus their attention on the corn stalks in the crop fields, firmly believing that the change in air quality is caused by farmers burning straw, and this gives rise to endless verbal battles. We have to admit, as
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In the summer of 2015, the number of straw burning sites nationwide decreased significantly
The Ministry of Environmental Protection recently released to the media the results of satellite remote sensing patrol monitoring of nationwide straw burning in the summer of 2015. Wang Dongqing, deputy director of the Environmental Supervision Bureau of the Ministry of Environmental Protection, said that data from the Ministry of Environmental Protection's satellite remote sensing patrol monitoring showed that from May 20 to July 31 this year
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Ministry of Environmental Protection Says Suspected Straw Burning May Have Caused Widespread Heavy Smog Across China in Early Autumn
BEIJING, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Environmental Protection reported in Beijing on the 18th that suspected straw-burning fire points had been monitored in 20 provinces over the past two weeks, and the pollution prevention and control situation is grim. Just from the 15th to the 17th, North China, East China and Central China had just experienced
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Does straw burning cause heavy smog? If that were really true, it would be much easier to endure.
People often attach the word "golden" to "autumn," which gives people the hope of a bountiful harvest. But in the eyes of many ancient literati, there seemed to be little of this joy; there was only the bleakness of the autumn wind, the withering of plants, a scene of desolation, so when they needed to express sorrow
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How Comprehensive Utilization of Straw Can Recover the Other Half of Agriculture
The photo shows agricultural machinery being used to bale straw directly in the field for removal. Photo by Liang Baozhong. Editor's note: The autumn grain harvest season has arrived once again, and the issue of banning straw burning has once again drawn attention from all sectors of society. In agriculture's spring blossoming and autumn fruiting, half of the product lies in the grain and half in the straw. Ex
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Straw Burning Management: Better to Guide Than to Ban
According to media reports, as the rice harvest season approaches, in order to prevent some farmers from randomly burning straw in the fields, which produces thick smoke that pollutes the environment and leads to the appearance of smog, Qingcheng District recently launched a one-month campaign to prohibit straw burning and protect the ecological environment. As of
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Straw burning causes haze, where is the green way out?
On October 18, the Ministry of Environmental Protection reported that in the past two weeks, suspected straw burning fire points were monitored in 20 provinces, and the pollution prevention and control situation is severe. Just from the 15th to the 17th, North China, East China, and Central China had just experienced the first large-scale haze since the beginning of autumn. In recent years
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Straw Burning Becomes a Tough Problem for Air Pollution Prevention and Control
After the National Day holiday, many places in northern China were once again hit by smog. This round of smog made agricultural straw burning the target of public criticism and once again focused public attention on this difficult problem for government management. Every autumn, as the grain harvest draws to a close, rural areas in various places enter the peak period of straw burning.
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Banning straw burning cannot succeed without supporting policies
Editor's note: Every harvest season, air pollution caused by burning straw always becomes a focus of attention. How can we comprehensively utilize this valuable biomass resource and avoid simply burning it all and creating a source of smog? Reporters from Economic Daily visited experts and scholars and went
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How can the industrialization of comprehensive straw utilization be advanced?
Crop straw is a valuable renewable resource. At present, China produces more than 900 million tons of straw each year. If used rationally, it will help improve soil organic matter content, reduce agricultural non-point source pollution, promote increased grain output and income, and safeguard China's food security.
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