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December 07, 2007
Trucks In China
The NY Times is out with its latest article in a series about China -- "Choking on Growth." In this latest installment (the seventh), Keith Bradsher chronicles the pollution problem caused by diesel trucks.
China, unsurprisingly, has much more lax standards for the quality of gasoline, and in particular, diesel fuel. So, millions of diesel-powered trucks release pollutants into the air there every day, a problem ironically exacerbated by a diesel fuel shortage, which causes these trucks to idle for hours and pollute while waiting in line to fill up.
While the Chinese government has begun to trying to mitigate the diesel pollution issue, worries about stifling economic growth or stoking inflation have slowed progress on the issue. Meanwhile, public health problems linked to environmental degradation about in China.
The Times series offers a truly fascinating and frightening look at the enivronmental challenges confronting today's China. Check it out.
Posted by houtopia at December 7, 2007 11:00 PM