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NASA Satellite Tracks Movement of Pollution from East Asia to North America

Image courtesy of NASA It turns out our Chinese imports aren't limited to just cheaper goods - pollution accounts for a fairly hefty slice. In fact, that pollution may be equivalent to a not trivial 15% of local emissions in Canada and the U.S. This is... ...full story at TreeHugger

from TreeHugger on Mon, Mar 24 2008

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