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This article talked about the negative externality of Jinko Solar company in China. The company washed the pollutants with fluoride exceeding normal limits from factory into a river. The pollutants caused mass die-off fish and a cluster of cancer cases. Many Chinese resident gathered around outside the factory and hold violent protest, which forced the company to shut down. Government also halted the company and fined $75,000. From this article we can see how the product had negative externality to the third party and how government react upon it.

This article is very fascinating, it is about miners protesting for larger wages and from this, the effect of their actions which have now made the cost for platinum higher.

Thousands Protest: This sub article talks about the high demand of water, these farmers are so poor and the only wealth they have is the water from these river streams which help them grow crops. With plans to build new coal power plants, these farmers are fearing the scarcity of water.