环境保护同经济发展相抵触 　　错误的,N 　　TheminingtownofFuxininnortheasternChinahashadopen-pitminingforthelastfewyears.Now,thecityisfeelingtheeffectsofpollutioncausedbythemining. 　　MayorPanLiguo,whoisalsoadeputytothecountry'stoplegislature,describesthesevereconditionsthatthecitycurrentlyfaces. 　　"Theecologicalandsocialcostsaccumulateastimeadvances.Lowefficiencycausesdevastationandtheover-exploitationoftheenvironment." 　　Theseproblemsaremostlyduetotheinadequaciesofthelocalgovernment'spasteconomicdevelopmentprogram.ThemayorsaysFuxinmustnowinvestmoremoneyinplantinggrasstocoverbarelandandfillinginthelargepitsdugoutduringtheminingoperations. 　　JinShuqin,aresearcherontheeconomyandenvironment,saysthecentralgovernmentisbetteratdetermininghowlocalgovernmentsshouldmanagetheirnaturalresourceswhenitcomestoenvironmentalprotection. 　　"Thecentralgovernmenthasbetterforesightthanthelocalgovernment,becauseitcanwaitalongtimefortheexplorationoftheseresources,andtheresourcescanbeusedasstrategicreserves.Inthefuture,wecanusemoreefficientmethodsandtechnologiestoputtheseresourcesintobetteruse." 　　Theresearchersayssituationwillchangewhenlocalgovernmentsmakeenvironmentalprotectionatoppriority. 　　Chinabegantopayattentiontoenvironmentalprotectiontwodecadesago.In1988,itmadetheStateEnvironmentalProtectionBureauavice-ministrylevelorganizationadministereddirectlybytheStateCouncil,China'scabinet.Tenyearslater,thegovernmentelevatedthebureautoaministry-levelorganization,theStateEnvironmentalProtectionAdministration. 　　Now,ithaselevatedittoafullministrythatwillparticipatedirectlyinthecentraldecision-makingprocess.Thisshowsthecountry'sdeterminationtoprotecttheenvironmentwhilemaintaininghigheconomicgrowth. 　　ResearcherJinShuqinsaysenvironmentalprotectionisnotonlyaboutimprovingthecountry'senvironment,butalsoabouthelpingChinareshuffleitsindustrialstructureandupgradingcompanies'productiontechnologies. 　　Largeenterprises,suchasthehouseholdappliancemakerHaier,haverespondedpositivelytothegovernment'sefforts.YangMianmian,thecompany'schairman,saystheworld'sfourthlargestwhitegoodsmanufacturerisanexclusivesuppliertotheBeijingOlympics. 　　"ManyOlympicvenuesareequippedwithHaierproducts,likeairconditioners,refrigeratorsandwashingmachines." 　　Someexpertshavepointedoutthatthegovernment'senvironment-friendlypoliciesarehavingotherpositiveresults.Thousandsofcompaniesthatareheavypollutersarebeingeliminated,whilelargecompanieswithadvancedtechnologyarebecomingmorecompetitive. 　　ShuangfengCRInews