Comments on: Air Pollution Is Global

By: marry

marry — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:51:20 +0000

Air pollution is a global problem.The main cause of air pollution is harmful gaseous coming out of industries.
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By: anjin-san

anjin-san — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:37:39 +0000

I would be interested in doucmentation that supports the claim "China actually has stronger regulations than ours." That is a rather large claim made about a vastly complex subject,

http://globalisation-and-the-environment.blogspot.com/2007/05/environmental-regulations-in-china.html

Wen Jiabao, China's premier, has delivered a scathing assessment of his government's inability to meet long-stated goals to cut pollution and energy use, saying this must be corrected to sustain growth.

"China must take responsibility for reducing polluting emissions," he said. China remains steadfastly opposed, however, to mandatory cuts in emissions.

By: jeff

jeff — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:52:54 +0000

I don't disagree, but it is the de facto regime which matters, not some papers on file in Beijing.

By: Dave Schuler

Dave Schuler — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:27:54 +0000

jeff, China actually has stronger regulations than ours. The problem isn't laws it's the civic infrastructure necessary to enforce laws—everything from the relationship between industry and the government to an independent judiciary and tradition of civil law.

By: jeff

jeff — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 20:07:48 +0000

This is why it makes little sense to allow free trade with counties having weaker regulations than ours. Either we should drop our own regulations, or impose tariffs to even the score. The current system just puts us at a disadvantage.

By: anjin-san

anjin-san — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:17:12 +0000

Over the period of the last 20 years the U. S. and Europe have achieved much of the gains they’ve seen in reduced air pollution, water pollution, and energy use by in effect exporting their industry to China.

That, and government regulation cutting automobile pollution and so on...

By: MattYoung

MattYoung — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 18:31:59 +0000

Wow, common sense.

By: Simmons

Simmons — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 18:24:02 +0000

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