Tuesday Link-Ups: 11-10-2015 Global Warming vs. Pollution

I worry about the current obsession with Global Warming.  I feel it is distracting people from the real issue – Pollution.  I think everyone can agree – Pollution is bad – very bad.

Two articles on ZeroHedge this morning bring this fact home:

• ZeroHedge – Sickening Images of China Plagued By “Extremely Hazardous” Record Smog As Winter Heating Season Arrives

• ZeroHedge – Shares of World’s Largest Miner Plunge To Seven-Year Low After Massive Toxic Mudslide Engulfs Brazilian Village

For years Wall Street was pushing the idea of investing in the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa).  I have never bought into this thesis – since most of the countries on this list do not seem to have the political infrastructure in place to stop the destruction of their own environment.

More on the Air Pollution in China:

• Business Insider – China’s winter smog season is producing the highest pollution levels ever seen

On a related note – good luck to Brazil with the Summer Olympics – check out these photos:

• Business Insider – A 2016 Rio Olympics venue is full of human waste and teeming with viruses

Next time you are frustrated by any US Government regulations regarding Air or Water Pollution – think about the very real alternative on display in China and Brazil.