Haze over China

[multiweb (Marc)]

As the family man would say "that grinds my wheels!"... Not long I reckon before we cope a carbon footprint tax here down under for excess energy consumption so "we're (forced to) do our bit" in the grand scheme of climate change, then I look at that and and can't help thinking... nah... why bother when nobody gives a hoot anyway. We're not that bad here after all compared to the amount of crap these guys are pumping into the atmosphere.

[TrevorW]

and do you think they'll change, probably not in a hundred years, it is a worry

[renormalised (Carl)]

That's what we have to contend with. Whilst we should do our bit, when you see things like that and knowing how these others think, it makes you wonder why we even bother as the bit we'd do ourselves amounts to nothing. It may do good for ourselves locally, but it's the entire planet which we have to ultimately worry about.

[Craig.a.c (Craig)]

Is there a city under that??????

[Nesti (Mark)]

It will clear-up soon. They're just burning their US dollars because coal and wood cost more - They'll run out in a few trillion.

[multiweb (Marc)]

Originally Posted by Nesti

It will clear-up soon. They're just burning their US dollars because coal and wood cost more - They'll run out in a few trillion.

I thought the smoke had a green tinge...

[citivolus (Ric)]

Yes, but how many western companies own factories there just to hide their own pollution output?

[renormalised (Carl)]

Originally Posted by Nesti

It will clear-up soon. They're just burning their US dollars because coal and wood cost more - They'll run out in a few trillion.

" Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light...", no because the money's a burnin' and the smog's too thick!!!!

"O'er the land of the ripped off, and the home of the indebted"

[Nesti (Mark)]

Originally Posted by citivolus

Yes, but how many western companies own factories there just to hide their own pollution output?

Dunno, but that smog's messing with my poppy crop.

[Nesti (Mark)]

Originally Posted by renormalised

" Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light...", no because the money's a burnin' and the smog's too thick!!!!

"O'er the land of the ripped off, and the home of the indebted"

Oh, say can't you see, our Fed's print-ing all night, and our banks, have all run-off coz the guns here are a-fright.



Off topic, but ETFs and COMEX look like unzipping soon....

[fringe_dweller]

i remember lil johnny and co saying a while back, that cheap asian materials and goods ect. are so woven into fabric of aussie industry and business, that if they were removed overnight, our whole economy would collapse in a great heap instantly, and probably never recover

[starlooker (Duc)]

The Chinese leadership will eventually do something about it, possibly sooner than most people would expect.

The reason is that the leadership are not outside of the problem. They still have to live in it, and their families too. When members of the leadership and their families start developing serious smog related illnesses, it will be the perfect wakeup call.

There is nothing more pressing than self preservation. Even communist parents want their children to grow up in a clean environment.

[TrevorW]

Originally Posted by starlooker

The Chinese leadership will eventually do something about it, possibly sooner than most people would expect.

The reason is that the leadership are not outside of the problem. They still have to live in it, and their families too. When members of the leadership and their families start developing serious smog related illnesses, it will be the perfect wakeup call.

There is nothing more pressing than self preservation. Even communist parents want their children to grow up in a clean environment.

"Not a problem they'll all live and go too school in Australia"