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We have an EPA. China doesn't. It's easier to build these things in places where people are too poor to care about the environment or don't get to (because th
by cryptonector 5y ago
We have an EPA. China doesn't. It's easier to build these things in places where people are too poor to care about the environment or don't get to (because their governments don't) care about the environment.
- SilasX 5y agoThere's no way to protect the environment but by making a new refinery take ten years?
- cryptonector 5y agoRight or wrong, that is basically what happens.
- SilasX 5y agoThen it’s not the good justification for the ten year lag you were presenting it as. I really don’t know what you think that comment was contributing.
- willcipriano 5y agoChina has environmental protection agencies, they just aren't so incompetent that they take a decade to process a application. "The competent department of environmental protection administration under the State Council shall conduct unified supervision and management of the environmental protection work throughout the country." http://www.china.org.cn/english/environment/34356.htm http://www.china.org.cn/english/environment/34356.htm
- throwaway0a5e 5y agoIf the Chinese agency plays the delay, deny and harass game they will likely be replaced by an agency that is capable of protecting the environment without standing in the way of industrial progress. When the EPA plays the delay, deny and harass game they amass brownie points with politicians. Likewise it's probably safe to assume that the Chinese agency is much more set up (and well practiced at) making sure things actually get done on defensible timelines.
- steve76 5y ago
- Lendal 5y agoIt's more than just the environment. The more engineers & scientists you have, the faster you can build it. The more people you're willing to crush beneath your wheels, the faster you can build it.