Tag Archive 'Asia'

Since when is China part of North America?

Posted by Moonage on 28 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: 2008 Presidential Race, Idiot of the day, International Issues

The amazing thing about this one so far is it seems only my buds in at Independent Sources seem to have noticed:
Quoting Barack:
“In Youngstown, Ohio, I talked to workers who have seen their plants shipped overseas as a consequence of bad trade deals like NAFTA, literally seeing equipment unbolted from the floors of factories and [...]

10 Most Polluted places in the world

Posted by Moonage on 19 Oct 2006 | Tagged as: International Issues

Livescience ran a fairly brief article on the 10 Most Polluted Places in the World.  Without further ado, here they are in alphabetical order by country:

Linfen, China, where residents say they literally choke on coal dust in the evenings, exemplifies many Chinese cities;

Haina, Dominican Republic, has severe lead contamination because of lead battery recycling, a [...]