tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245895653638046474.post7506641466099354172..comments2023-04-26T10:45:44.221-05:00Comments on Pacing the Planet: A Visit to 8 Percent in the Midst of Emergencyblissdragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03530416519396707469noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245895653638046474.post-1940738013926650772012-08-23T16:11:17.898-05:002012-08-23T16:11:17.898-05:00As of 2004, about 60% of merchandise available for...As of 2004, about 60% of merchandise available for sale in Walmart was manufactured in China, and Walmart was responsible for 10% of the U.S. trade deficit with China. One imagines that these figures have increased in the last 8 years, at least the percentage of products "Made in China." This means that Walmart plays an enormous role in the unspoken reality that U.S. carbon emissions have not been declining the past 6 years, when we figure in Chinese manufacture exclusively for export to the U.S. Every time we shop at Walmart, we are hastening global warming in a more significant way than we probably realize.blissdragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03530416519396707469noreply@blogger.com