The pictures of the pollution in Beijing in particular are the worst I have ever seen. Between the Chinese and the Indians I’m afraid it’s going to be a tight race between their economic progress and burying themselves in their own waste and pollution. There is a CNBC special that runs every few months that documents their landfills, waste treatment and water quality problems that is fascinating to watch but frightening when you grasp the enormity of their problems. When you talk about discussing global warming and pollution, they aren’t even open to discussion. Economics trumps all else.
Mickey 13 about 11 years ago
The pictures of the pollution in Beijing in particular are the worst I have ever seen. Between the Chinese and the Indians I’m afraid it’s going to be a tight race between their economic progress and burying themselves in their own waste and pollution. There is a CNBC special that runs every few months that documents their landfills, waste treatment and water quality problems that is fascinating to watch but frightening when you grasp the enormity of their problems. When you talk about discussing global warming and pollution, they aren’t even open to discussion. Economics trumps all else.
Ellen Gwynne about 11 years ago
The canary should be lying on the floor of the cage, gasping!
dannysixpack about 11 years ago
Ima wishes our air and water in the USA were as dirty as beijings.
riley05 about 11 years ago
The only lesson Ima learned from the thick, toxic smog in Bejing is that we shouldn’t do anything to avoid a similar fate in the USA.