The Devastating Effects of Pollution in China (Part 1/2)

We went to the single most polluted place on earth, the coal-mining town of Linfen in Shanxi Province, China, where kids play in dirty rivers and the sun sets early behind a thick curtain of smog.

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[CEOofFRESH1]

You'll have no problem counting your money on a Chinese bullet train, not only because it's cheap, but also the smoothest train you'll ever ride on.

And to the rest of that LOL. No comment needed at all LOL.

[jason upchurch]

China has a weird system of environmental regulation. It's a sort of NIMBY complex that leaves some areas clean, and others extremely dirty. Coal power is bad for everyone. The U.S. and China should enter into nuclear research relations, and find a safe way to harvest clean, minimal waste nuclear energy.

[Arunjyoti Das]

Good luck counting money sitting in a bullet train traveling at 250 km/hr and no air to breathe. The subways can be used as fall out shelters when the surface gets too toxic and the bad ass buildings with bad ass architecture can house vultures and ghosts.

[JointThat]

nice too think about, that this land is the one who we all are supposed to follow as an exsample off great economy and prosperity.. all I see is a filthy money hungry nation. who gladly stand by as the poorest die, and their baby girls...fills the air whit co2 and steals our money with low payed workers.. in a fair world, china would be bombeb back too the middelages.. disgusting people.

[CEOofFRESH1]

No they don't like filthy air, but Chinese do prefer bullet trains that travel at 250km/hr, brand new subways, and bad ass architecture in all their cities.

[D0gKcuf]

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[billy bob]

Wheres the Reglatory policys. 

[billy bob]

Hate the chinese goverment just look at how they do !  the shit they build and make is nothing more then garbage and pollution. GOD HATES PRIDE CHINA IS POLLUTION NATION OF THE WORLD... Assholes

[SuperMrBentley]

from what? asshole