Latest comments posted about “The waters of life may turn to poison” on ChinaDialogue en-gb http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/869--The-waters-of-life-may-turn-to-poison- http://staging.chinadialogue.net/images/cdlogo.gif http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/869--The-waters-of-life-may-turn-to-poison- Our laws and regulations on environmental assessment have been released for many years. And the environmental movement has also experienced several peaks. But why these poor plannings can't be stopped in their early stages? Why laws and regulations cannot be fully enforced? Why the survival needs of the majority are always less powerful than the development interests of the government and the pecuniary interests in the business world? Sun, 15 Apr 2007 13:52:27 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/869#comment-3526 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/869#comment-3526 Managing pollution of a great river is a challenge but it can be done. A better example than the Thames is the Rhine which flows through many countries and passes the largest petrochemical industries of Europe. Its condition has improved dramatically over the past decades. Why not empower the Yangtse Commission to take on this oversight role rather than dispersing and hiding the challenges? marusemi Mon, 02 Apr 2007 18:57:31 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/869#comment-3487 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/869#comment-3487 To companies that pollute, talk of environmental protection and propaganda are useless without a tough law enforcement or tempting lure. It is not reliable to depend on the morality and conscience of entrepreneurs or their responsibility towards society to protect environment. At the present, environmental protection and the short-term interest of companies are in conflict. Hence, I strongly recommend that it would be better to use the method of the ancient philosopher Han Feizi to protect environment, that is to say, using very tough punishment to deal with polluters. I would rather be criticized by offspring than tolerant of current bad deeds by the polluters. Wed, 28 Mar 2007 17:38:40 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/869#comment-3473 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/869#comment-3473 We expect the return of green mountains and clear water to China. Tue, 27 Mar 2007 09:04:34 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/869#comment-3466 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/869#comment-3466 Actually, the pollution in the Yellow River is worse than that in the Yangtze River. Mon, 26 Mar 2007 02:32:45 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/869#comment-3441 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/869#comment-3441 If a new Yangtze River directive were to be brought in, let's hope that provincial governments could enforce it properly. Without the ability to impose significant penalties and criminal liability on companies that flout regulations, it may remain profitable for corporations to keep polluting the river - and therefore remain in the "local interest", effectively binding local governments also. SL Thu, 22 Mar 2007 17:31:44 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/869#comment-3231 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/869#comment-3231