https://freerepublic.com/tag/politicsofscarcity/ en-us Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:15:26 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029285/posts China consumes more than double what its natural resources can supply... China uses 15 percent of the world's total biological capacity—resources such as water, land and timber... "In the next 10 to 20 years, China's consumption will likely continue to pose threats to China's own ecosystems and place increasing pressures on global biocapacity," Water and electricity are priced below their market value in China, causing it to be inefficiently used ... The Associated Press https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029285/posts#comment Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:15:26 GMT