China passes U.S. as top energy consumer

Buddahaid · 07-19-10, 08:56 PM

I was there in 2006 and stayed in Jinan. All bodies of water stank of sewage and the sky seemed like the inside of a ping pong ball. The sun was that brighter area. I've seen days like that in the US, but not everyday.

And don't forget that pollution, along with everyone elses, is spreading over the planet. What I find sad is when the west was polluting to that extent, the repurcusions were not understood well, or at all. This pollution is being done with the knowledge of the harm created.

FIREWALL · 07-19-10, 09:08 PM

Maybe this is Chinas way of thining the population medical wise.

Ducimus · 07-19-10, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Buddahaid

This pollution is being done with the knowledge of the harm created.

My guess is China is having a throwback to the first industrial revolution where industrial barons treated everyone like dirt, forced them to work long hours in dangerous enviorments for crap pay. You know... back when there was a legitimate need for labor unions. Long story short, executive greed. They probably don't give a damn about anything as long as they expediently make their bottom line.

07-19-10, 08:56 PM	#1
Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,325 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	I was there in 2006 and stayed in Jinan. All bodies of water stank of sewage and the sky seemed like the inside of a ping pong ball. The sun was that brighter area. I've seen days like that in the US, but not everyday. And don't forget that pollution, along with everyone elses, is spreading over the planet. What I find sad is when the west was polluting to that extent, the repurcusions were not understood well, or at all. This pollution is being done with the knowledge of the harm created. __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie

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FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Maybe this is Chinas way of thining the population medical wise. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???