Posted on 07/23/2007 7:20:24 PM PDT by JACKRUSSELL
It is ironic for a highly polluted town to be repeatedly crowned with titles for its environmental "achievements."
Dawang Town in Shandong Province is totally unworthy of its title as one of the most livable places in China and one of the most beautiful town in the country.
Today the town is one of the most important industrial towns in Shandong Province. With many highly polluting factories but poor pollution control, it has become one of the most polluted towns in China, says People's Daily on July 18.
In the last 10 years, the town has received more than 100 honorary titles by the country or the province, more than 30 of them environment-related.
In 2005, it was listed as one of the most beautiful towns in the province. Last year, it was named one of the most livable towns in the province.
But anyone taking a walk will see dozens of chimneys belching heavy smokes all day. The fumes fill the air with a strong heavy odor that makes people feel extremely sick.
Instead of solving the water pollution, the local government is simply covering up the problem.
Two culverts are now said to be under construction so that polluted water can be discharged directly from factories into rivers without being noticed.
Why has such a highly polluted town won so many awards?
Surprise! Lying Communists furnish lying propaganda to their inmates.
That’s why they see nothing wrong with the food they’re sending us.
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