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Environment & Energy

Eagle_Eye

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8. But, but, I want my Lithium Ion batteries

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Tue Jan 15, 2013, 07:07 PM

Jan 2013

I want an IPHONE and a big screen TV.

We should not import one item from a company overseas that does not manufacture to the same environmental standards that are required of companies in the United States. Fair trade should include pollution control. If the playing field was truly level, the United States would would be back at the top manufacturer in the world.

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Chinese Factory Burned For 3 Hours Before Anyone Called Fire Dept.; No One Could See The Smoke [View all] hatrack Jan 2013 OP

Oh, yeah, bonus bit - PM 2.5 hit 993, which is almost 40X WHO's safe limit hatrack Jan 2013 #1

Delhi doesn't have a prayer Warpy Jan 2013 #5

The pics look other worldly CanonRay Jan 2013 #2

Not just the air.. 4_TN_TITANS Jan 2013 #7

may I be the first to say: holy fucking shit phantom power Jan 2013 #3

It could be worse: at least those emissions aren't regulated!! arcane1 Jan 2013 #4

Look what glorious air having no EPA brings a forward thinking country like China dbackjon Jan 2013 #6

But, but, I want my Lithium Ion batteries Eagle_Eye Jan 2013 #8