3B Dealing With Pollution

3B Dealing With Pollution 

It is quite important to build a cleaner environment for people and animals. There are too many factories emitting more and more CO2. We can pass laws to decrease pollution. One such law is the Kyoto Protocol. However, many countries which create the bulk of the world's pollution, haven't agreed to sign and follow the rules.      Everybody knows how to deal with pollution such as stopping the emissions of CO2.  Also If there were fewer vehicles in use, this would help decrease the CO2. However, in local developing countries, such as China, Vietnam and Thailand that need industry to develop their economy and create jobs for their workers, cutting production to reduce pollution remains a dilemma. 

Overarching Questions:
1. What do you think can be done to resolve this dilemma?

2. If you were the owner of a polluting factory in Asia, what would you do?  

Dealing With Pollution In Modern Taipei 

Taipei is the capital of Taiwan. It is a bustling city with many big buildings. The "Taipei 101" building, is a "green" building. In November 2009, the trustees of Taipei 101 announced that it would invest 60 million NT ($1,875,000 us) to a foundation to increase the "green" of the building such as maximizing the efficiency of electric systems (energy and LED light Platinum certification), sanitary water equipment (toilets, faucets) . This will be a model to improve the global environment. The U.S. Green Building Council calls Taipei 101 "the world's tallest green building."  

Overarching Questions:

1. Are there any 'green buildings" such as Taipei 101 in the U.S.?

2. How do you feel about "green" buildings proliferation?