ECO EVENT #6

In this modern day and age comes advanced technology, but with technology also comes the dreaded pollution. And in China, the pollution is worse than ever. When you have to wear a mask to filter your breathing just while walking through a park, you know the pollution is bad. In chinas case, very bad. In this article, the author explains how even though the Chinese have made some progress towards eliminating the pollution, it is still a major problem. You can read the whole article here.

Reaction: I knew that the Chinese had some pollution problems but i had no idea how bad. The article says that the Chinese burn around 1 billion tons of coal a year. Coal is also the dirtiest and the most traditional of the fossil fuels that creates thick pollution and acid rain. This is extremely alarming because fossil fuels are also thought to be the main cause of global warming which is increasingly becoming more important as the hailed 2012 doomsday looms closer. Now if you have read my blog, you know that in previous post i have mentioned the 2012 doomsday. However, i am not a firm believer in this prophecy due to the simple fact of science. Sorry for getting off topic there. Furthermore, the article explains how China plans to cut its carbon emissions down tremendously from past years, 17% to be more specific. The goal is to cut emissions by the end 0f 2015 which is a reasonable goal because that is a lot of progress in only four short years. Overall, i truly hope China can get its act together with the whole pollution crisis because it is terrible for the environment and for the people to be breathing in that many chemicals everyday.