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. What I'm saying is that we should clean this stuff up so that no-one has to breath filth or drink dirty water. That's the alternative we should be looking at. It is within our power to do this. > places like China, where they're willing to breath filth Are they? Has anyone asked the Chinese? Or are the ordinary Chinese people having it imposed on them by their disgusting leadership, with a tiny fraction of a percentage of Chinese oligarchs getting fat on the profits? Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of P. J. Alling > Sent: 17 February 2008 11:27 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Global warming: Icy lolipops > > 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... -- 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.
