The Dark Side of China’s War on Pollution
Added 2017-12-18 19:19:03 +0000 UTCChina's campaign against coal leaves its citizens out in the cold. Central authorities obsessed with meeting pollution targets had no idea that their assumptions were based on data that was flawed from the start. And now low-income citizens are freezing to death. Oops!
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We need Captain Planet!
David Michael White
2017-12-19 08:46:21 +0000 UTCWorld: "Your pollution problem is serious China. You need to fix it." CCP: "Okay. In that case we must reduce the number of households burning coal." World: "Very well. I assume you'll need a supply of natural gas to do that?" CCP: "Definitely... we'll need a lot of it in order to achieve this goal!" World: "Excellent. How much do you think you'll need per house?" CCP: "We'll consult the specifications of each bulldozer and let you know."
Mircea Kitsune
2017-12-19 02:11:00 +0000 UTC
