Amazing Pictures, Pollution in China

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October 14, 2009, the 30th annual awards ceremony of the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund took place at the Asia Society in New York City. Lu Guang (卢广) from People’s Republic of China won the $30,000 W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography for his documentary project “Pollution in China.”



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Everything we ever bought from China has resulted in some sort of human or earth suffering. I have a feeling of overwhelming sadness that we have come to this.

[ProleNoMore]

1. This Is What Happens When Americans Enable Corporations

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[tabasco]

4. No, this is what happens when countries enable corporations

to operate solely for the bottom line.

[ProleNoMore]

6. Yes - And Which Country Is The Biggest Corporation Enabler?

And by extension, which citizenry has been the biggest supporters of corporations.

[NewJeffCT]

9. Actually, Europe now has more megacorporations than the US

though, that could change if the dollar bounces back.

[ProleNoMore]

10. Misses The Point Entirely - Peace, Don't Feel Like Quibbling Over Stock Valuations

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[dysfunctional press]

12. in this case- china.

they're the ones that allow the companies to operate without impunity.

[ProleNoMore]

13. Yes, And Where Did There Corporate Models Come From?

And more importantly, which country fuels the demand for cheaply made goods at the expense of the environment.

[snagglepuss]

18. Chinese Capitalists/govt don't give a damn about people or the environment.

I give them more credit than you - they're doing quite nicely developing they own little model of exploitation.

[dysfunctional press]

19. china doesn't just export to the u.s., for one thing.

and it's THEIR country for another.

if they didn't allow companies(not just american companies produce/pollute in china) to do so, their country would be getting so despoiled. THEY are the ones that sold out their environmental future in order to build their economy. we on the other hand, sold out big parts of our economy, in part to protect OUR environment.

[sufrommich]

8. I agree. nt

[Brickbat]

2. When people talk about what a great economy China has, and all the growth and wealth it's supposedly

bringing, we must remember that it's built on this. Any country can grow when it doesn't enforce -- or even have -- labor and environmental standards. There is always a cost for cheap crap, and in the case of almost anything made in China, this is what the cost is.

[mrcheerful]

3. Kind of reminds me of what water ways looked like here in the states

before the EPA, only difference is there is no layer of oil on the top of the water. This is what happens when corporations don't have a government controlling them. I remember corporations answer to air pollution too, build taller smoke stacks.

[hatrack]

5. Devastating - Recommended

Horrifying - All will kneel to the God of Shiny Objects and Money, all will fall. ALL.

[sufrommich]

7. Good Lord, those pictures are devastating. k&r.

[dysfunctional press]

11. chinese leadership is more to blame than american consumers or corporations...

they're the ones that chose the road they're on.

[ProleNoMore]

14. Wishful Thinking Me Thinks - But I Tire Of Arguing The Point

I'll leave you to your beliefs.

[dysfunctional press]

16. you do realize where those pictures were taken right?

american companies wouldn't be able to pollute their country if the chinese government didn't let them.

[Confusious]

17. Yes, but we're also to blame

When we buy the crap.

[dysfunctional press]

20. not really.

things could be made in a more environmentally friendly way- but manufacturers choose to use the cheapest methods possible, to assure the highest profit margin. the average consumer in the store has no way of knowing how the item was made, and the manufacturer could have chosen to so in a reputable manner- but most don't.

[gmoney]

15. Is it just my imagination, or is all Chinese industry run by sociopaths?

Between pollution and substituting toxins for proper ingredients in food (and even drywall) and such, it's a conclusion that seems quite plausible.

Milo Minderbinder to the nth degree...