世界水日:中國工業水汙染照片

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如果您錯過了,《大西洋月刊》的“聚焦”攝影部落格釋出了一組令人震驚的照片,記錄了中國南方“癌症村”的工業水汙染。這組照片來自綠色和平組織,旨在提高人們對中國環保人士在其村莊為世界水日(2013年3月22日)對抗工業汙染的認識。

友情提示,其中一些照片在描繪遭受工業水汙染村莊的癌症患者時,畫面可能令人不適且強烈。

看到這些照片,並閱讀關於空氣汙染的故事,我不禁思考,中國的“寂靜的春天”或凱霍加河大火會是什麼?什麼樣的影像或文字才能震撼人們,讓他們說出“好吧,夠了”。 並不是說我們在美國已經解決了所有問題,但我們從自身的經驗中知道,以犧牲自然世界為代價的無節制工業化是有極限的。

David Wogan is an engineer and policy researcher who writes about energy, technology, and policy.

David's academic and professional background includes a unique blend of technology and policy in the field of energy systems. Most recently, David worked at Austin Energy, a Texas municipal utility, implementing a Department of Energy stimulus grant related to energy efficiency. Previously, David was a member of the Energy & Climate Change team at the White House Council on Environmental Quality for the Obama Administration.

David holds two Master's degrees from The University of Texas at Austin in Mechanical Engineering and Public Affairs. While at UT, David was a researcher in the Webber Energy Group, where his research focused on advanced biofuel production to offset petroleum use in the transportation sector. David holds a Bachelor's of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, where he researched nuclear non-proliferation measurement technology.

David is a 2013 Aspen Institute Journalism Scholar, joining a select group of journalists from Slate, ABC News, and The New York Times.

David lives in Austin, Texas. Follow along on Twitter or email him at david.wogan@me.com.

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