Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Photos of the day: World Water Day

It is not any painting here .... the river is polluted. The caption for the photo at the source:
A worker looks at a photographer from the door of a factory that manufactures screws and nuts, next to a polluted river inJiaxing, Zhejiang province, China, on March 15, 2012. China's continuing reliance on heavy industry meant it failed to meet its own targets for cleaning its air and water in 2011. (Reuters/Stringer)
Even more dramatic and terrifying is the following one, also from China:

So, how much more are you willing to pay for the cheap goods from China, in order to make sure that the precious water will be better managed?

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