Up until the 1950s, London was enveloped in the infamous peasoup-green smog which used to kill thousands every winter. The River Thames was almost hopelessly polluted.
We now know better (or do we really? …gas guzzlers anyone…?)
We polluted long and hard and mostly at their cost. So, yeah, perhaps we should help them industrialise without the equal rate of pollution we caused the planet these past 2 centuries.
I thought that China is actually trying to go green and it isn’t reported in the news over here. What is reported is all the coal factories they are building. What am I missing?
toasteroven over 14 years ago
Man, don’t say fail. That’s a terrible word.
Still, yeah. China’s proved itself more than adept at polluting on a level far above the US.
OmqR-IV.0 over 14 years ago
It’s a fair view, showing up the hypocrites.
Up until the 1950s, London was enveloped in the infamous peasoup-green smog which used to kill thousands every winter. The River Thames was almost hopelessly polluted. We now know better (or do we really? …gas guzzlers anyone…?) We polluted long and hard and mostly at their cost. So, yeah, perhaps we should help them industrialise without the equal rate of pollution we caused the planet these past 2 centuries.
MurphyHerself over 14 years ago
I thought that China is actually trying to go green and it isn’t reported in the news over here. What is reported is all the coal factories they are building. What am I missing?
chromosome Premium Member over 14 years ago
They all have the flue.
Magnaut over 14 years ago
Bush had this one right
OmqR-IV.0 over 14 years ago
chromosome: I liked it ;-)