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Subject: As long as they are aren't asking the World Bank or the IMF to fund this...

Author:
Carbonicus

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Date Posted: 07:11:41 08/15/07 Wed
In reply to: DE 's message, "Reward Offered for China Cities Curbing Pollution" on 05:09:55 08/14/07 Tue

Who cares?

China, with $1.2 TRILLION in foreign reserves, doesn't need anymore charity from the West.

And as the largest source of pollution in the world they sure as need to clean up their act!

>Only one problem with the offer below...
>
>Its going to undoubtedly COST MORE to meet the
>criteria than the reward will cover--net LOSS net LOSS.
>
>ALSO of interest---->
>
>"Nearly two-thirds of Chinese cities suffer from
>severe air pollution, including 39 scattered across
>Shanxi and the northeastern rustbelt province of
>Liaoning, according to state media. "
>
>All the smell of victory in the morning..
>
>Article follows.
>
>
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>Reward Offered for China Cities Curbing Pollution
>
>
>BEIJING -- China's top coal producing province has
>offered rewards of up to 2 million yuan ($263,800) to
>cities dropping off a list of the country's 10 worst
>polluters, the official Xinhua news agency said on
>Monday.
>
>The provincial government of Shanxi in northwest China
>would conduct appraisals annually, Xinhua said,
>quoting the provincial environment watchdog.
>
>Nearly two-thirds of Chinese cities suffer from severe
>air pollution, including 39 scattered across Shanxi
>and the northeastern rustbelt province of Liaoning,
>according to state media.

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