Tuesday, February 25, 2014
20140225 China Daily_Expat view: Dealing with pollution at home
Editor 's note : Air quality has become a huge concern for many expats living in China , as 15 percent of the country is experiencing smog . A handful of expats share their experiences with combating the smog in their home country , lessons that China can draw from .
Air pollution fight needs legal help
Nobody likes dirty air and water but with the modernization comes pollution , or does it ?
In our rush to make life easier , society decided to go blindly into the future without a thought of the ramifications . The results have been great profits for individuals who have invested their time and money in ventures that have improved the quality of life for many . The side effect in some cases has been a pollutant in the air and or water that all must endure .
If we can create pollution , then we can erase it also . The problem is time and money . Time and money just happens to be the investment that the creators of the pollution made to make life better for all . So they screwed up a little or a lot in some cases .
The US had problems similar to what China is facing now , Industry Going Amok . The results left scars on the land , dirty air and water , land so polluted nobody can live on it . Finally the government opened their eyes and said NO MORE POLLUTION to these INDUSTRIES . Strict laws requiring clean air and water qualities were adopted .
The US Gov . created the EPA , Environmental Protection Agency to oversee these laws . All the states followed these regulations , and added additional requirements that enhanced these environmental laws . The end result was cleaner air and water .
You might ask who paid for the clean air and water ? It 's a very simple answer . The costs for keeping the environment clean eventually become the burden of the people . The equipment needed to manufacture the lifestyle we all want is added to the cost of making what we want .
It will take time and money to repair today 's issues with the environment . The longer people wait , the worse it gets and the more it costs . Set up the laws that require clean air and water , then enforce them .
SDIvester from the US
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