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8. That's what no air quality regulation gets you. Burning coal . . .

Reply to man on the moonshine (Original post)

Wed Dec 21, 2016, 10:01 AM

Dec 2016

is said to contribute to nearly half the air pollutants Beijing experiences.

We certainly don't want that here. Coal mining states have to gear up to re-train their miners, something that Clinton advocated.

Do I even have to mention who carried those states in the election?

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Residents of China's capital getting out of town to escape smog [View all] man on the moonshine Dec 2016 OP

Did you know that out of the Top10 smartphone-apps in China, 4 are for photoshopping a blue sky? DetlefK Dec 2016 #1

Trump will make america pollute again zippythepinhead Dec 2016 #2

According to my wife's smartphone, which is in Chinese because we live in China Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #3

In my defense, I read that in an article a few years ago. DetlefK Dec 2016 #4

No worries. Please understand I love when people who don't live here try to educate about life Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #5

My ex- is Chinese.. from Qingdao, although now living in the US. pangaia Dec 2016 #12

Bounce between Tianjin for work and Wuxi for home. Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #14

Never been to either, guess the closest is Shanghai and Hangzhou and Qingdao. pangaia Dec 2016 #17

Wow. Liberal_in_LA Dec 2016 #18

:( Wabbajack_ Dec 2016 #6

Overpopulation, for one thing. janx Dec 2016 #15

This poisonous shit finds its way here in detectable levels to the tops of Cascade Mountain peaks. PearliePoo2 Dec 2016 #7

That's what no air quality regulation gets you. Burning coal . . . brush Dec 2016 #8

They have regulations NewJeffCT Dec 2016 #9

My point is that coal usage for energy is declining and not coming back . . . brush Dec 2016 #10

psi catsudon Dec 2016 #11

It won't be long when that happens here dreamland Dec 2016 #13

god bless capitalism heaven05 Dec 2016 #16

Help Wanted moondust Dec 2016 #19