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Report reveals 95% of plastic polluting the world's oceans comes from just 10 rivers

Posted on 4/19/18 at 11:58 am
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
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Posted on 4/19/18 at 11:58 am
including the Ganges and Niger

LINK


best quote from the article:

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But how it all gets there from inland cities has not been fully understood.



I'll wager a guess for $100 Alex

Posted by SDVTiger
Cabo San Lucas
Member since Nov 2011
74402 posts
Posted on 4/19/18 at 12:00 pm to
Frick the shiteholes will destroy the ocean. So lame
Posted by SirWinston
PNW
Member since Jul 2014
82380 posts
Posted on 4/19/18 at 12:00 pm to
And we're importing these values and cultures into civilised countries by the millions each year.
This post was edited on 4/19/18 at 12:01 pm
Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
Member since Mar 2013
134932 posts
Posted on 4/19/18 at 12:01 pm to
I watched a Vice documentary on illegal oil refining in Nigeria. When the authorities find illegally processed fuel, they cut open the barrels and dump it in the rivers. It's completely insane.
Posted by TaderSalad
mudbug territory
Member since Jul 2014
24703 posts
Posted on 4/19/18 at 12:02 pm to
Proof that we need more taxation for the EPA to be able to combat the global warming caused by shithole countries.


- CNN
Posted by Bard
Definitely NOT an admin
Member since Oct 2008
51845 posts
Posted on 4/19/18 at 12:03 pm to
But... but... the US is the worst polluter in the world!11111
Posted by bamarep
Member since Nov 2013
51811 posts
Posted on 4/19/18 at 12:07 pm to
We need common sense river control.
Posted by teke184
Zachary, LA
Member since Jan 2007
96528 posts
Posted on 4/19/18 at 12:10 pm to
Six of the ten run through China. Why am I not shocked?
Posted by brian_wilson
Member since Oct 2016
3581 posts
Posted on 4/19/18 at 12:20 pm to
I spent a month (each) in india, indonesia, vietnam, and thailand. I don't believe I saw a trash can outside of the trash can in western bathrooms for TP. People just threw stuff on the ground, if they no longer needed it.
Posted by rintintin
Life is Life
Member since Nov 2008
16200 posts
Posted on 4/19/18 at 12:20 pm to
I think most of everyone can get behind the idea of cleaning up the environment and protecting it from pollution of all types.

The problem is these things become politicized, like the Paris Accord, global warming, climate change, etc and it pits sides against each other.

One of the biggest misconceptions that the Left has is that nobody else wants to protect the environment, and more extreme that the right wants to willingly destroy it.

The only people I've ever seen who have complete disregard for the environment are trashy (no pun intended) poor people, which there are plenty of in LA.

There needs to be a better approach to cleaning the environment, and IMO neither side is doing a good job of proposing anything worthwhile.
Posted by Placebeaux
Bobby Fischer Fan Club President
Member since Jun 2008
51852 posts
Posted on 4/19/18 at 12:30 pm to
We should cut off aid to Africa until they clean up their act.
Posted by notsince98
KC, MO
Member since Oct 2012
18097 posts
Posted on 4/19/18 at 12:30 pm to
So sad that real environmental problems like these get ignored due to hoaxes like CO2 warming.
Posted by Homesick Tiger
Greenbrier, AR
Member since Nov 2006
54235 posts
Posted on 4/19/18 at 12:47 pm to
Here's a nice little graph dated last year with 2010 results of the 12 most polluting countries in the world.

China was #1 with 8.8 million metric tons. The U.S. came in last at .03m metric tons.


LINK/

Posted by cajunangelle
Member since Oct 2012
147495 posts
Posted on 4/19/18 at 12:50 pm to
THE 10 MOST POLLUTING RIVERS
Yangtze East China Sea Asia
Indus Arabian Sea Asia
Yellow River Yellow Sea Asia
Hai He Yellow Sea Asia
Nile Mediterranean Africa
Ganges Bay of Bengal Asia
Pearl River South China Sea Asia
Amur Sea of Okhotsk Asia
Niger Gulf of Guinea Africa
Mekong South China Sea Asia
Posted by WildTchoupitoulas
Member since Jan 2010
44071 posts
Posted on 4/19/18 at 12:59 pm to
Ahhh, the sweet smell of deregulation...



...I can't wait. It's time to CLOSE the EPA!!1!
Posted by Damone
FoCo
Member since Aug 2016
32966 posts
Posted on 4/19/18 at 1:10 pm to
How will the UN assess a carbon tax against all of those poor villagers?
Posted by TejasHorn
High Plains Driftin'
Member since Mar 2007
10997 posts
Posted on 4/19/18 at 1:25 pm to
I've been to Haiti a couple of times and you can't walk 5 yards without coming across a little 6-oz spent water pack. It's the only safe water source and trash disposal and collection is "challenged" to put it lightly. All that gets washed into the rivers and sea eventually.

This is one of those problems that's going to be harder to fix than anyone imagines.

Haiti is a small problem compared to larger 3rd world countries like Nigeria, etc.
This post was edited on 4/19/18 at 1:29 pm
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