Alternate Vision

"Greenpeace estimates 90% of obsolete ships are broken up in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, China and Turkey." BBC (in pictures)

To some this may be old news, but to me its yet another reminder of the crude actions of human beings on this planet, of the need for putting the environment and society ahead of economic gain. Its not surprising to me of course that the developed world, thanks to strict environmental laws, choose to send their ships to the developing world where people aren't proplery trained to deal with such situations, where lax safety standards and rampant social evils like child labor are integral to this somehow profitable industry. A pity.

# posted by Surya Swamy : 4:40 PM