It seems like Thomas L. Friedman wrote this mainly for environmentalist but also for anyone. Friedman is an internationally known writer, reporter and columnist. He has also been the recipient on three Pulitzer prizes. And as any English major should know that the Pulitzer prize is given to the best of the best writers. So I believe that his credibility is acceptable. So what Friedman does is put humor into this article. Comparing us to China is a big deal for us. He claims that while Americans are lallygagging with pollution issues, China is putting the pedal to the medal for this. China "sees, eats, and breathes pollution everyday" unlike Americans. That is why American Republicans turned "climate change" into a joke. American Republicans really aren't passing legislation to improve this. While China every year is passing many laws an legislation in order to fix this. Friedman then brings in Peggy Liu, a chairwoman of the Joint U.S.-China Collaboration on Clean Energy, who states "China is changing from the factory of the world to the clean-tech laboratory of the world". This is totally true. He backs this up by talking about MBA Polymers. These people make old plastic into new plastics. People in America aren't required to recycle. Unlike China and other countries who are required to recycle. That is why the company operates in other countries cause that is where they are able to acquire the amount of used recyclable plastics needed to used to make new plastic. This verifies Friedman's point that American Republicans have turned "climate change" into a joke. Totally believable. Totally Logical.
Source: Aren’t We Clever?
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