| Global warming is becoming a major concern of | | | | This doesn't mean that European nations should |
| business leaders, families, politicians and just about | | | | relax restrictions on environmental damage in their |
| everyone else. The remarkable growth in world | | | | areas but that they should hold Asian countries |
| population and national economies has fed into the | | | | more responsible for their own environments. The |
| environment lots of toxic gases that are beginning | | | | pollution in America and China will likely have a |
| to change the environment in which we live. This | | | | reciprocal affect on the entire world environment |
| environment is beginning to cause serious climatic | | | | and such pollution doesn't stay local. Therefore |
| changes. | | | | new international standards should be formed and |
| Corporations have a responsibility to clean the | | | | dealt with. |
| environment after they have damaged it. They | | | | People may then wonder, "How would countries |
| also have a responsibility to ensure that they are | | | | like the U.S. control the environments of China?" |
| not damaging their operations while they | | | | They do so by adding environmental import tax |
| continuing on with their operations. The problem is | | | | on all products that come from these |
| that American and European companies are being | | | | environmentally hazardous societies. This import |
| held to a different standard than companies of | | | | tax will calculate the cost of environmental |
| other nations. | | | | problems and add it to the product that will make |
| Dupont was ordered this week to pay 196 million | | | | American products more desirable. |
| dollars to clean up property at its old facilities in | | | | America is the world's largest importer and has |
| West Virginia. According to prosecutors the | | | | control of a lot of markets. We have been |
| company had dumped heavy metals into the | | | | pushing to get into China so we have learned to |
| environment, which is causing not only health | | | | play "hard ball" because the majority of our |
| problems for local residents but also contaminating | | | | manufactured goods are more expensive. |
| the soil around the plant and area. It is doubtful | | | | Therefore, each time we open an opportunity for |
| that the same would happen in many other | | | | our products more Chinese products flood our |
| nations. | | | | markets. It is like a person trying to canoe up |
| Companies in other countries like China and the | | | | stream. |
| Asiatic areas would not be required to pay such | | | | Both politicians and businesses are becoming |
| damages and engage in such rigorous clean up | | | | concerned with the environment. A group of |
| activities. Their health and safety standards are | | | | around 25 major corporations solicited president |
| lower then in most European nations and their | | | | Bush to raise the pollution standards in fear that a |
| labor costs are much lower as well. To add to | | | | major environmental collapse could happen in the |
| their advantage we can also say that | | | | next two decades. The Bush Administration made |
| governments support these businesses with lower | | | | brief comments about the topic but didn't seem |
| tax rates giving them many advantages the | | | | overly concerned. When businesses begin to |
| European and American's are having a hard time | | | | recognize the danger and are willing to pay for it |
| dealing with. | | | | the rest of us should listen with open ears. |