Latest comments posted about Dark water: coastal China on the brink (part two) on ChinaDialogue en-gb http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/1885-Dark-water-coastal-China-on-the-brink-part-two- http://staging.chinadialogue.net/images/cdlogo.gif http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/1885-Dark-water-coastal-China-on-the-brink-part-two- Since many have already tried appealing to the local government on this issue and have been unsuccessful and even imprisoned maybe it is time to get bigger forces involved. One suggestion for the local people to try looking to the Jiangsu Environmental Protection Bureau since they have been running tests on the water. If this doesn’t work the locals might also want to try and appeal to environmental protection groups and/or student groups in Beijing. The locals might want to document the water pollution and send it out to the local and foreign press in order to raise awareness of this serious problem. The locals should look to the example that was presented by the protest to build the dams along the Nu River, which was stopped when the massage was able to reach all the way to Primer Jiabao. Marisa Millard 马萤珊 Thu, 01 May 2008 01:23:22 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1885#comment-7311 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1885#comment-7311 In 1952, Chairman Mao put forward the idea of transferring water from southern to northern China as there was abundant water resources in the south but there was water shortage in the north. However, considering the serious pollution in the Yangtze river, the impacts of the Three Gorges Project, and the drying-up of lakes in the country, is the water transfer project a really sensible option? It is meaningless to transfer the polluted water in southern China to the north. Doing so will lead to the pollution of lands and agriculture in the north Yan-Kai Wang Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:14:40 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1885#comment-7293 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1885#comment-7293 Most of efforts are just superficial. Most issues in relation to survival cannot solved overnight. And only what those in power do can make a difference. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:15:37 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1885#comment-7229 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1885#comment-7229 Sometimes it might be good to provoke conflicts, which may foreshadow changes. China must get on the track of sustainable development as soon as possible. Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:40:32 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1885#comment-7217 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1885#comment-7217