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I don't think per capita is a valuable number here. China's got a twofold problem: They pollute a lot, and that pollution happens over a much smaller area of l
by Karunamon 11y ago
I don't think per capita is a valuable number here.
China's got a twofold problem: They pollute a lot, and that pollution happens over a much smaller area of land, while the USA has it spread out a lot more. Per capita emissions doesn't tell us if the air in the largest cities is going to be the consistency of pea soup...
- DanBC 11y agoMy link gives a bunch of other measures, and the US is lousy on most of those too. I'm not saying the US is worse than China. Parent poster said that the US's democracy meant that it wasn't a big polluter, but that's clearly bollocks, the US has been, and is, a huge polluter.
- hyperliner 11y agoExcuse me but I have to go downstairs where half of my 4000 sqft house is, as my coal-powered heat source is better there, and then I need to get in one third of my vehicles to drive, by myself, an hour to work. I will read your "research" later while sipping on my latte. I will google "polluter" later so I understand better your article. sigh