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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk
Why? To me pollution is pollution. Life style has nothing to do with it. Pollution is still pollution. If China is 6 part air pollution to 1 part clean air (6:1) and the US is 5 parts air pollution to 1 part clean air (5:1) then China would lead the way as being # 1. Does not matter how many are creating the pollution. If the air quality in the city of 2 is worse that the air quality in a city of 12, the city of 2 is the number one polluter.
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On some level I agree with you. But I also think there should be some kind of common economic base from where a country like China should build it's nation and it's industry on. If China was a few years ago and in some ways still is a developing nation then the starting off point is very different then with the US.
However I do agree that China and whole Far-East Asia is problematic in that they have very low environmental standards coupled with a very large population clamouring for higher standards of living which is causing increasing amounts of pollution. But this is also a problem caused partly by western industry that outsources there because of low limitations for pollution etc.