China's "airpocalypse" smothers millions, closes roads, airports, schools

Posted by $ nickursis 7 years, 10 months ago to Science
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Hmm.. I guess there are somethings that a government just can't cover up, deny, or wish away. Air you can cut with a knife appears to be one of them. So much for the joys of the :sensitive socialist empire" that the likes of Hillary and Gore would produce. China is very proud of it's environmental record, just ask. I would never impose something on someone just because I could, but when you cram a billion or so into one area and then unleash a ton of industry using some real low tech methods, more is just not better.
SOURCE URL: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/china-air-pollution-smog-red-alert-airpocalypse/


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  • Posted by Dobrien 7 years, 10 months ago
    Hi Nickursis,
    Burning coal as the main fuel for over 10000 factories and also delivery trucks est. that over 90% have false emission certificates. Although it may seem monolithic from the outside, in practice China’s governance is defined by the complicated and often combative relationship between central officials and lower authorities. The central government takes in most tax revenue and provides broad mandates, while provincial, municipal, and lower levels of government are responsible for designing, executing, and implementing policies.

    What the central government wants, or claims to want, is not necessarily what takes place in practice. This makes cleaning up pollution a much more complicated task than it first appears.
    So let's see the Central govt takes in all the money and then orders the lower level to do the work design implement and enforce.
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    • Posted by $ 7 years, 10 months ago
      Well, there you have it, you have summed up their issue and the one people like Bernie and Hillary would have us have: Only they are smart enough to fix something (which is so rare it should be documented in a movie each time, fixing something, I mean). The power hungry controlling, corrupt nature of a central government, (power over the many by the few), is why they are all making a huge mess, it is also why we say nothing, Obama is too busy trying to ram his crap down our throats, then worry about challenging Beijing (who would just laugh at Wimpy).
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      • Posted by Dobrien 7 years, 10 months ago
        The air pollution is so bad even the lying kakistocrats can't say the air is pure as they always have in the past. Obama and his ideals are as polluted as Bejing. I thank my lucky stars that the old hag and the old gag were defeated.
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