I've heard that argument, but the facts are a bit wrong. The history of industrialization in the US North East shows that real environmental progress started long before the enactment of any legislation with teeth. The mills and factories moved to places where unskilled labor was less expensive, initially the American South. As industry moved out air quality and water quality improved perceptibly. I'll bet if you chart the de-industrialization of England you'll find that has more to do with clean air and water than any legislation, with the possible exception of baning coal burning fireplaces in London, and that only locally. So really what we have done is export the really dirty jobs to places like China, where they're willing to breath filth, drink less than perfectly pure water, because it's better than the alternative. As the Chinese become rich, those jobs and those plants will be moved further down the food chain...
Cotty wrote: > On 17/02/08, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >> Anyone who remembers what >> British cities were like before the Clean Air Act must know what a >> difference it made; even better results are likely to accrue from a >> global clean-up, whether it saves the planet or not. >> > > And after the Olympic games in Beijing have been and gone, people there > will remember with fond affection the cleaner air they breathed during > that time. > > <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7246955.stm> > > -- I am personally a member of the Cream of the Illuminati. A union with the Bavarian Illuminati is contemplated. When it is complete the Bavarian Cream Illuminati will rule the world -- Anonymous -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
