Vietnam woman takes on coal plants to save environment

Nguy Thi Khanh is one of the few voices in Vietnam taking on the coal industry -- a rare female climate crusader pushing for renewables in a country where dirty energy is on the rise. - AFP

HANOI (AFP): As a child, Nguy Thi Khanh used to lie in the grass in her Vietnamese village and watch toxic emissions from nearby coal plants float past like clouds.

Today she is one of the few voices in Vietnam taking on the industry -- a rare female climate crusader pushing for renewables in a country where dirty energy is on the rise.