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China struggles to recover from 'worst ever' oil spill

BBC -- Chris Hogg has been to see the heart of the clean-up operation

China is struggling to clean up what has being described as the country's worst oil spill, a fortnight after a fire at an oil depot caused crude to leak into the sea for several days.

An army of volunteers and fishermen has been mobilised to help clean up the pollution from the area around the port of Dalian, one of China's most important strategic oil reserves.

But conditions are grim for those involved.

The scene at a small harbour where they are collecting the oil is like something out of the 19th Century.

Fishermen covered in oil, some of them working just in their underwear, scrape up the toxic sludge that spilled out of the jars they have brought back from the open sea.

No one is wearing protective goggles, facemask

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Submitted Jul 31, 2010 By: PDQBlues

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remay Champion Author Houston Posts:2,247 Points:1,158,890 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2010 10:33:14 AM Ignore remay Report Abuse No OSHA requirements there...
HiGramma Veteran Author Michigan Posts:317 Points:72,675 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2010 8:05:47 AM Ignore HiGramma Report Abuse It's the individuals who suffer, those with the least power. Nobody who lives in the U.S. or Canada and comments online using a computer has any room to talk about some powerless underdog needing a conscience. Just sayin'.
DrCashFlow Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:2,460 Points:697,345 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 11:59:09 PM Ignore DrCashFlow Report Abuse serves those polluters right, maybe they'll get a conscience.
playtimeCLE Champion Author Cleveland Posts:3,210 Points:596,635 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 9:13:31 PM Ignore playtimeCLE Report Abuse It sounds like there sending the poor locals out to do the clean up instead of the company that caused the spill.
WonderfulMI Champion Author Michigan Posts:5,872 Points:812,350 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 5:39:32 PM Ignore WonderfulMI Report Abuse China has four time the population of the entire USA. Michigan has an oil spill of 800,000 gallons. China's government has said 461,790 gallons of oil spilled after a pipeline exploded. China should be able to have a much bigger spill if they want to match us here.
Luckylindy Veteran Author Milwaukee Posts:349 Points:272,475 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 11:33:03 AM Ignore Luckylindy Report Abuse With over a billion people you can afford to clean it up using the bodies of peasants. Plenty more where they came from.
realtorguzzler Veteran Author Florida Posts:310 Points:58,750 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 11:06:03 PM Ignore realtorguzzler Report Abuse There are no lawsuits and no payments there.
graceman Champion Author Baltimore Posts:1,288 Points:431,700 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 10:56:57 PM Ignore graceman Report Abuse But will they do everything to solve the problem
tarheelcoastie All-Star Author Greensboro Posts:568 Points:207,660 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 5:50:28 PM Ignore tarheelcoastie Report Abuse China is a lot like Russia and Mexico - their laws as written look great, but the corruption totally undermines the law, common sense, and all morality!
JimTee All-Star Author Tampa Posts:920 Points:790,315 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 5:40:04 PM Ignore JimTee Report Abuse Life in China is much different that in the more developed countries. Sad...
ncomet1 Veteran Author Michigan Posts:264 Points:149,185 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 5:11:59 PM Ignore ncomet1 Report Abuse It has been said before China's labor force is expendable, to bad that the people there have to work in such poor conditions.
irishspotter Veteran Author Dallas Posts:319 Points:373,130 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 3:28:57 PM Ignore irishspotter Report Abuse Awful mess, wonder if they are getting help like we were?
northeast2 All-Star Author New York Posts:647 Points:303,000 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 2:58:55 PM Ignore northeast2 Report Abuse Not really the way to perform a clean up...
Huskersed All-Star Author Atlanta Posts:509 Points:264,785 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 2:40:35 PM Ignore Huskersed Report Abuse I think they need help from BP
PDQBlues Champion Author San Diego Posts:2,299 Points:506,325 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 2:35:31 PM Ignore PDQBlues Report Abuse China's downfall is that it has no consideration for its people when the profits of its nationalized industries are concern. Their government has a total disregard for the citizens, who are slaves to the governmental machinery, My hear goes out to those people who will die and suffer for years because their government considers them disposable labor.