Fallows and Schell - China's Looming Environmental Crisis

[sarasayz]

Why the fuck are people laughing. China's environmental problems make me cry.

[cpretartedmuch]

sarasays shut your fucking mouth.

[randomscottishguy]

@cpretartedmuch what the fuck did sarasayz do to you? Asshole...

[ARTAUDIOJOTA]

Opened with a bullshit cheap shot, I shut it off.

[InfoJunkieHolland]

why are we trying to find alternatives for energy when we can reduce usage of that same energy?

[ZankDigiTrash]

combination is best to reduce usage and produce energy differently

our main source of energy is the sun but somehow we're not tapping into such huge resource.

[trakkaton]

2 USans concerned about the enviroment. in China. perhaps in the US. perhaps on the planet. 2 are not enough. but USans are debating gay marriage and braindeads. cause THAT's a crucial question for the fate of mankind, I guess.

[SparklestheClown]

Governments all over the globe will need to become involved with more responsible activities which stop pollution. That would of course, include the US. We have many products and things that need cleaned up. It will take putting a priority on the life first. This is a truly tough situation.

SparklestheClown

[Rickdeckard2020]

Right now, americans loose their jobs because capital is diverted to regions that exploit workers, polute like theres no toworrow and dont give a hoot about health and safety(toxic toys). Its a negative spiral.

[Rickdeckard2020]

By negating tarifs only on countries whose standards are equal or superior to each other, people in the US would keep more jobs and only loose jobs when the other region offers a real production advantage (location, infrastructure, production method), and by the same token you would help the people of other countries by creating incentives for other gov to raise the social, ethical, safety and environemental bar (positive spiral)

[Uroshnor]

Why do people confuse the words "loose" and "lose" so much?

[Rickdeckard2020]

because its more intuitive, most single o does not sound like igloo. thanks for pointing it out, I might remember if I use the word again (although pointing each mistake on the web will require quite a bit of patience)

cheers

Whats your opinion on the subject though?

[lujooo]

american lost jobs but get free goods from china.... you can't become poor for free goods....

[neothomist1275]

As stipulated in GATT, Americans PAID through the Import-Export Bank to have American industry transplanted to China...and continue to pay for 7-10 years until those industries become profitable.