Ummmm..... America has the most strict and stringent environmental policies on the planet. You can't even fart around here without getting fined for polluting. Hell, you can't even light a cigarrette anymore, except if you're at home, at night, with the lights turned out, cowering in the corner, with a wet blanket taped around your head! I think America has done more to reduce polution than any industrialized nation. The other industrialized nations are still polluting like mad, and nobody cares! Has anyone ever been to China?? The sky is fucking green! The sun never shines! You have to wear a mask everywhere you go because of the pollution. How about Mexico City? You can taste the pollution in the air in that city.
In America, everything we make costs more because companies here have to adhere to our very strict environmental stnadards. That's why China's getting rich; they don't care how much they pollute, and we don't care how much they pollute either because the stuff they make is cheaper. If you're really concerned about pollution, consider China the next time you buy some lead-laden toys for your toddler or some tainted toothpaste.