The United States is dragging the rest of the world down in terms of Carbon production.

[KS_Referee]

For those who are sincerely concerned about carbon dioxide output into the atmosphere, please do your part. You CAN do your part to decrease CO2 output and lessen your CO2 footprint! All you need to do is stop exhaling. Please do humanity a huge favor. You can inhale all you want... just stop exhaling.

[Freak80]

Originally Posted by KS_Referee

For those who are sincerely concerned about carbon dioxide output into the atmosphere, please do your part. You CAN do your part to decrease CO2 output and lessen your CO2 footprint! All you need to do is stop exhaling. Please do humanity a huge favor. You can inhale all you want... just stop exhaling.

The CO2 from human exhalation is small compared to the CO2 from fossil fuel combustion. Despite the large increase in human population, the CO2 from humans and other animals is mostly offset by plant absorption of CO2. It's the large-scale combustion of CO2 that upsets the balance.

What to do about it? With our current technology, the only economical alternative to fossil fuels is nuclear fission. For some reason, people still fear nuclear power despite its excellent safety record (even including Chernobyl and Fukushima).

[wildflower82]

Originally Posted by Clintone

China is the world's largest producer of CO2...but they're doing something about it. The United States is not. We're the second largest producer of CO2, but we're not doing anything about it and per person we're a lot worse than China. We're the anchor dragging the rest of the world behind in terms of carbon production.

It’s worth taking a minute to appreciate the sheer scale of what China is doing in solar right now. In 2015, the country added more than 15 gigawatts of new solar capacity, surpassing Germany as the world’s largest solar power market. China now has 43.2 gigawatts of solar capacity, compared with 38.4 gigawatts in Germany and 27.8 in the United States.
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/6...r-power-binge/

The first number after the country, below, shows the total 2011 carbon emissions from energy production in millions of metric tons. The second number shows carbon emissions per capita. Notice that the Unites States's carbon emissions per capita are almost 3 times that of China, and they're higher than everybody else on the list except Saudi Arabia and Australia...but the United States' total production of carbon emissions through energy production is over 10 times that of either Saudi Arabia or Australia.

1. China 8715.31 6.52
2. United States 5490.63 17.62
3. Russia 1788.14 12.55
4. India 1725.76 1.45
5. Japan 1180.62 9.26
6. Germany 748.49 9.19
7. Iran 624.86 8.02
8. South Korea 610.95 12.53
9. Canada 552.56 16.24
10. Saudi Arabia 513.53 19.65
11. United Kingdom 496.80 7.92
12. Brazil 475.41 2.41
13. Mexico 462.29 4.07
14. South Africa 461.57 9.42
15. Indonesia 426.79 1.73
16. Italy 400.94 6.57
17. Australia 392.29 18.02
18. France 374.33 5.73
19. Spain 318.64 6.82
20. Poland 307.91 8.01

Each Country's Share of CO2 Emissions | Union of Concerned Scientists

Something is wrong here.....I just don't believe it.


What about this........A Monstrous Mess: toxic water pollution in China


A Monstrous Mess: toxic water pollution in China | Greenpeace International
East Asia's most recent study revealed a range of potentially hazardous chemicals in children’s clothes made by leading international clothing brands such as Burberry, Disney and Adidas. While their competitors take credible steps to come clean these brands continue to lag behind.


Kind of creepy to think, Disney is selling hazardous clothing to children, while entertaining them in LaLaLand.