Toxic waste pollution a major problem in the developing world... Toxic Waste Exposure Widespread in Developing World May 14, 2013 - Millions of people in developing countries living near toxic waste dumps are facing potentially severe mental and physical health dangers, according to a new study. The report finds the hazards posed by exposure to these chemical waste sites are comparable to those from malaria and air pollution. See also: UN: Billions Still Will Lack Sanitation by 2015 May 13, 2013 By 2015, almost one-third of the global population will remain without access to improved sanitation - which is U.N.-speak for hygienic toilet facilities. That would fall well short of a key global Millennium Development Goal [MDG], which is detailed in a new report published jointly by the World Health Organization and the U.N. Childrens Fund.
We cannot address this issue without looking at international trade. The pollution may be happening in China, but those foreign factories are dumping their pollution to make products that we are paying for. http://www.politicalforum.com/envir...ricans-outsourcing-their-pollution-china.html
India , Indonesia and Pakacrap are not "developing". They're rotting, as are the US and, to a lesser extent, China.If Canada remains with their open pit mining fetish you can count them in in about 50 years......if there is another 50 years. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkwoRivP17A
The governments of India, Indonesia, and Pakistan simply don't care. Most of their people don't care, either. Uniting characteristic: Islam. India has the largest Moslem population of any country. Indonesia is No. 2. Pakistan...we all know about it.
If it's true that the US consumes 25% of the world's oil products, it kind of makes sense that no matter what is happening outside of the USA, the USA itself can have a huge impact on reducing global GHG's...and as a 25% world contributor we don't need to wait for others before taking effective action in the USA...
China puttin' the choke on heavy-polluting industries... China orders firms to curb pollution 15 June 2013 > The Chinese government has ordered firms in heavy-polluting industries to cut emissions by 30% by 2017.
If all of the government leaders could live in Singapore or some other paradise then there would be less concern, however, it's only a matter of time before industrializing nations realize they cannot stay on a path of dirty industrial and fossil fuel emissions. More education, more Internet access equals more information, more concerns for health equals more concerns for the environment...equals change. I was surprised the Olympic committee allowed Beijing to host the Olympics since China had/has such horrible air pollution...IMO it was sort of a validation that if you pollute we don't give a hoot you can still reap all the rewards...
No wonder they havin' a hard time feedin' their people... CHINA SAYS ONE-FIFTH OF ITS FARMLAND IS POLLUTED Apr 18,`14 -- Faced with growing public anger about a poisonous environment, China's government released a yearslong study that shows nearly one-fifth of the country's farmland is contaminated with toxic metals, a stunning indictment of unfettered industrialization under the Communist Party's authoritarian rule.
"green" countries export their pollution to the third world. Nothing to see here as long as progressives can pretend they have addressed the issue.
Dump fires take forever to burn out... SMOKE COILING FROM JAMAICA DUMP CONCERNS RESIDENTS Apr 28,`14 -- People living in communities around Jamaica's capital say they are exasperated with noxious smoke being released into the air from a blaze that has smoldered at a sprawling trash dump for nearly two weeks.
amen - They moved the pollution over there with the jobs. Asia/Pacific get jobs and pollution - Western world gets the products with crapping in their own backyard. Judging from pics Asia got the smelly end of the stick
There is a caveat in all fairness. Iceland has made progress without exporting all of its pollution, but that is only because they have big freaking volcanoes that, hopefully, cannot be replicated for use elsewhere.
Don't think Iceland has all that much pollution intensive manufacturing to export but agree that they are sitting on a buttload of cheap 24 and 7 energy
Gotta wonder with global warming in some places, either through spontaneous combustion or lightning storms, or the supply of more fuel from dead grasses, trees, etc., if the incident rate for wild fires will increase? I know in my area it's becoming a critical problem...
Millions of premature deaths can be prevented each year by reducing short lived climate pollutants... WHO: Reducing Short-lived Climate Pollutants Can Save Lives October 22, 2015 The World Health Organization says millions of premature deaths can be prevented each year by reducing short lived climate pollutants. A WHO report recommends cutting emissions of black carbon, ozone and methane. See also: Southern Thailand Hit by Worst Haze from Indonesia Ever October 22, 2015 Southern Thailand was hit Thursday by the most severe haze ever from forest fires in Indonesia, forcing all schools in a province to close and disrupting flights in a popular tourist area, officials said.
Our CA drought conditions and all of the wildfires we have each year are contributors but since there's nothing we can do about this I suppose this will worsen our air quality. A great federal infrastructure program IMO would be to remove 30-40% of the cars from the road by installing clean and efficient and effective public transit systems that serve more people. Or...we can just ask Volkswagen...
Granny says, "Dat's right - dem Canucks is dumpin' dey's poop inna river... Montreal begins massive sewage dump into river Nov. 12, 2015 -- The city of Montreal began a controversial process early Wednesday of dumping 2.1 billion gallons of raw sewage into the St. Lawrence River.
Good way to get rid of plastic waste... Mealworms Eat Plastic Waste November 11, 2015 - It's a bit unclear how long it takes poly-styrene based products like Styrofoam to decompose. But no matter if it's 500 years, or 5,000, it's a long time in human terms, and it illustrates the scope of the problem we are creating every time we use disposable plastics. But scientists may have discovered an unusual way to break down this plastic garbage.
Yuk!... Sewage sent into river used for drinking water Mon, Nov 16, 2015 - OH, CANADA: Montreal on Wednesday began piping billions of liters of raw sewerage into the St Lawrence River as the city repairs its sewer system, outraging many people
What a mess... U.N. report: Toxic waste spread after Brazilian mine disaster Nov. 26, 2015 - The mudslide poisoned the Rio Doce and killed at least 12 people.
Real pollution is the real problem and all this AGW hysteria sucks up all the oxygen in the room. Real pollution should be front and center not AGW
China spyin' on polluters... China uses surveillance to fight polluters Mon, Dec 14, 2015 - In the future, China is to shut down a factory before it even pollutes or so it hopes, as it deploys big data in the fight against bad air.