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tomm2thumbs

(13,297 posts) Wed Dec 2, 2015, 02:11 AM Dec 2015

Noon Is Literally Dark in China Due To Pollution - News Clip Shows Effects

Orange Alert in China as unhealthful air quality drops to lowest levels this year...

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Noon Is Literally Dark in China Due To Pollution - News Clip Shows Effects (Original Post) tomm2thumbs Dec 2015 OP

Look over there! Enthusiast Dec 2015 #1

the gift that keeps giving rsacamano Dec 2015 #2

Wasn't laws dealing with pullition one of the reasons that jwirr Dec 2015 #3

Enthusiast

(50,983 posts)

1. Look over there!

Reply to tomm2thumbs (Original post)

Wed Dec 2, 2015, 08:58 AM

Dec 2015

While the US subsidizes the oil and coal industry. While the US refuses to challenge a decades long misinformation campaign created by the fossil fuel industry. ABC and the rest won't utter a peep about the cover up.

rsacamano

(1,908 posts)

2. the gift that keeps giving

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Wed Dec 2, 2015, 09:35 AM

Dec 2015

Much of our west coast pollution is coming from China...I wouldn't set foot in one of those cities if I was paid to

jwirr

(39,215 posts)

3. Wasn't laws dealing with pullition one of the reasons that

Reply to tomm2thumbs (Original post)

Wed Dec 2, 2015, 12:39 PM

Dec 2015

big business took our jobs over there. What is going on so that we can consume more and more in the richer countries is unforgivable. And it looks very much like slavery to me.

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