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I object to exporting it to China because because it drifts over the Pacific back to the West Coast. So what we got is the worst of both worlds, losing manufac
by stevenwoo 9y ago
I object to exporting it to China because because it drifts over the Pacific back to the West Coast.
So what we got is the worst of both worlds, losing manufacturing jobs and getting the pollution resulting from a country that didn't care about the cost in pollution.
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/21/world/asia/china-also-exports-pollution-to-western-us-study-finds.html https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/21/world/asia/china-also-exp...
- dredmorbius 9y agoA fair amount, though not all, of that pollution does settle out or become oxidized over the intervening 8,000 miles or so. Though yes, measurable quantities do cross the Pacific.