I just picked up December’s Mother Jones to read this article about China. It’s fascinating, and author Jacques Leslie has gathered all the facts, reporting in a more knowledgeable way what’s happening in China than I was able to convey in my travelogue. Check it out. You (hopefully) won’t shop the same after you read it. TIP: Print it out. This is a long complicated article and unless you’re under 30 you probably won’t like reading it online.
The Last Empire: China’s Pollution Problem Goes Global
Can the world survive China’s headlong rush to emulate the American way of life?
By Jacques Leslie
December 10, 2007
That’s true but pound for pound i.e pollution vs population, America still has the highest pollution.