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China’s Green Preening Masks Its Appetite for Hydrocarbons

China’s Green Preening Masks Its Appetite for Hydrocarbons
A thermal power plant discharging heavy smog into the air in Changchun, in northeast China's Jilin Province. STR/AFP/Getty Images
Stu Cvrk
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When the communist Chinese preach about their benevolent actions on behalf of mankind and the planet, that usually amounts to camouflaging their real intentions. This is particularly true whenever the topic is green energy and reducing China’s carbon footprint.

Stu Cvrk
Stu Cvrk
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Stu Cvrk retired as a captain after serving 30 years in the U.S. Navy in a variety of active and reserve capacities, with considerable operational experience in the Middle East and the Western Pacific. Through education and experience as an oceanographer and systems analyst, Cvrk is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, where he received a classical liberal education that serves as the key foundation for his political commentary.
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