Ah, the joys of Socialism!
Isn’t China the country that Al Gore wants us to emulate in terms of environmental leadership?
Check out the headwaters of the Columbia River sometime.
It’s the country to which Algore wants to give away ‘carbon credits’ (Kyoto) since they are an ‘underdeveloped’ nation.
I blame it as much on Chinese corruption as communism, but then the communists are probably the most likely Chinese to abuse their power for personal gain.