Whenever the issue of climate change or global warming (or whatever you’d prefer to call it; I call it “Thomas”) comes up, talk invariably turns to emerging nations like China, countries diving headlong into their own pseudo-industrial revolutions under the ever-watchful eye of the Information Age. And that talk is rarely flattering.
So it was refreshing to hear this piece on NPR Monday night, examining how China is trying to balance explosive growth against heavily leaded skies.
One side note: A companion bit of commentary to this story is from an expat currently living in Shanghai who was truly shocked at the idealism and can-do attitude of the Chinese people she’d met. She compares this to what she perceives as current American pessimism (and past American can-do-ism). Interesting perspective.
Tomorrow (speaking of can-do attitude): Green Seal Certified
