Not sure why this is making the news all of a sudden, but two stories just out on how America's technology waste adds to China's pollution problem. First is an Associated Press story by Terence Chea, entitled, "America Ships Electronic Waste Overseas."... ...full story at China Law Blog
from China Law Blog on Sat, Nov 24 2007
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