4/7/11

"China in particular stands out because of its sudden role as the world's factory, its enormous population, and the mass migration of that population to urban centers; 350 million people, equivalent to the entire U.S. population, will be moving to its cities over the next 10 years. China now emits more mercury than the United States, India, and Europe combined. "What's different about China is the scale and speed of pollution and environmental degradation," Turner says. "It's like nothing the world has ever seen."


http://www.usautism.org/USAAA_Newsletter/usaaa_newsletter_2011/usaaa_newsletter_special_edition_032911.htm


t's crazy but we were able to pollute (and are still especially with industrial farming) for how many years?  When Brazil was asked why they don't stop cutting down the Amazon they said: "oh you get to clear cut your nation for profit but we can't?"