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Study finds a race gap in air pollution — whites largely cause it; blacks and Hispanics breathe it
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<blockquote data-quote="tRidiot" data-source="post: 3215610" data-attributes="member: 9374"><p>I read through good portion of the actual paper. There are lots of assumptions made, but also lots of conclusions that can be made with the same data that aren't related to race but more to economic status and location in the US. In addition, they actually use less than 2/3 of the data out there, discounting the rest as environmentally and governmentally-induced, etc. They also discount the pollution created by exports. If you want to use this model, then we (white Americans) can be blamed for the deaths of hundreds of thousands more (or millions more) around the globe, because we buy products they produce, thus polluting their own environment and contributing to their own deaths - all in an attempt to get ahold of our dollars.</p><p></p><p>It's a lot of circular logic and reasoning, but it is obviously intended to point the finger at whites where it is really more of an indictment of consumerism.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tRidiot, post: 3215610, member: 9374"] I read through good portion of the actual paper. There are lots of assumptions made, but also lots of conclusions that can be made with the same data that aren't related to race but more to economic status and location in the US. In addition, they actually use less than 2/3 of the data out there, discounting the rest as environmentally and governmentally-induced, etc. They also discount the pollution created by exports. If you want to use this model, then we (white Americans) can be blamed for the deaths of hundreds of thousands more (or millions more) around the globe, because we buy products they produce, thus polluting their own environment and contributing to their own deaths - all in an attempt to get ahold of our dollars. It's a lot of circular logic and reasoning, but it is obviously intended to point the finger at whites where it is really more of an indictment of consumerism. [/QUOTE]
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