China is one of the world's leading consumers of coal used for power. China's burning of fossil fuels affects the entire world, and should be stopped. It takes about a week for the pollution from China to reach the United States. The effects are present in the rising levels of mercury in American rivers. It also increases the amount of clouds in the sky as well as diminishing the ozone layer. The United States is not the only country affected by China's dirty ways. Acid rain caused by the pollution is created all over Wester Asia. You would think a country as technologically advanced as China would have more efficient ways of producing power.
It is reported that China has 20 out of the 30 most polluted cities in the world. Even though certain markets have boomed, the effects of pollution has covered China's crops with soot and dust, having disastrous effects on China's agricultural industry. China's power plants have absolutely no sort of pollution control and the big companies behind them basically refuse to even investigate the possibility of cleaner energy. The people of China seal there windows, limit outside activity, and must wash every fruit and vegetable because the air quality is so bad it almost makes life unbearable. So come on China, do the world a favor and stop killing the Earth!
For further reading, http://blogs.tampabay.com/energy/2007/11/china-keeps-the.html
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