Posted on 07/04/2013 12:53:50 PM PDT by bananaman22
Pollution is killing the world; a strong statement, but true. Certain levels of pollution are considered acceptable by many, such as vehicle exhaust fumes, but large levels of pollution must be controlled. Unfortunately the general attitude towards pollution in many countries, especially the US, is pretty lax.
People do go to jail for crimes against the environment, but it is very rare, with soft fines usually the main form of punishment. In Europe environmental regulations are far tougher, and jail terms and hefty fines are far more common.
Yet still pollution continues. Maybe in order to fully dissuade companies from causing excessive pollution more drastic measures must be taken.
China has quite easily the worst pollution levels in the world. Levels of small particulate matter in the atmosphere of cities such as Beijing, Guangzhou, and others, is often recorded at seven times higher than the air quality standard set by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Factories in the Pearl River Delta have released so much pollution into the water that it has created a dead zone that stretches from the river mouth several miles out into the sea. A recent study by the Health Effects Institute reported that over a million people die prematurely every year in China due to air pollution.
Full article: http://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/China-Introduces-Death-Penalty-for-Serious-Cases-of-Pollution.html
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Al Gore is gonna love this. He’ll need to seek a doctor’s attention in 4 or more hours.
You gotta be kidding me.
FMCDH(BITS)
To assert something this absurd one's divorce from reality must be officially finalized.
“...especially in the US...”
Have you ever traveled internationally?????? The US (and many other developed countries) are light-years “ahead” of the developing and undeveloped countries in pollution control. The US is pristine say compared to China or Bangladesh or...
“...especially in the US...”
Have you ever traveled internationally?????? The US (and many other developed countries) are light-years “ahead” of the developing and undeveloped countries in pollution control. The US is pristine say compared to China or Bangladesh or...
Considering the four fours words are a complete lie...I stopped reading...
err... make that “first four words”
There goes MSNBC...they had to know it would catch up with them evenutally.
Yea,if the erection lasts 4 or more hours-seek medical attention.Gore needs to go to the men’s room and try to get ahold of himself.
Hah...I feel like Joe Biden...make that the “first five words”...Geezz
LOL, you had me wondering - the first four words would kind of leave you hanging :)
Burning thousands of pounds of jet fuel is exempt from the death penalty of course.
FMCDH(BITS)
Utter BS.
Insanity.
Cool, new source of organs for profit.
Poorly written and ambiguous sentence.
I think this is what they meant:
[Unfortunately the general attitude of the U.S. and many countries, toward pollution in China, is pretty lax.]
Can we give Oko Ono the death penalty for eye polution and ear polution?
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