[Blood of Tyrants]

The way China burns coal, i.e. with no pollution controls whatsoever, of course it is dirty. But what a lot of people don’t know is that Vanderbilt University has a coal fired power plant ON CAMPUS right in the middle of Nashville. The scrubbers and emissions controls work so well that few people even know it.

[RightWhale]

Even 20 years the City power plant put out fly ash all overr everything a mile in every direction and when they blew out the stack it was amazing the stuff that came out. Now nothing comes out but a white or clear smoke visible only on cold days from the steam content.

[WVNan]

I'm so glad you mention Nashville. The description of China reminds me of America when I was a kid. Nashville was a soot-filled city. You couldn't see your hand in front of your face for the coal dust/soot. Your face would be black after being outside for awhile. It was difficult to breathe. China is just coming into her industrial period. Given the same amount of time the U.S. had, she will learn how important it is to clean up the air and water. People will survive. We did.

Now I live surrounded by coal-fired power plants (4 of them) and the air is clear. Clean technology is available for all coal-burning, but it's expensive. One of our plants is building on a coal-liquification plant. That is a huge economic boost to our county.

[AZLiberty]

As countries grow wealthier, clean air becomes both more important and easier to achieve. Like Britain and the U.S., China will clean up its act, in time.

There is no better pollution control than wealth.