Poverty is the worst polluter

by Rixta Francis

The general rule is: the richer the people the worse the pollution. Just take a look around in the world and you will see that the poorest countries cause hardly any or no pollu...read more

by Charlie Garratt

There is no doubt at all in my mind that it is the pursuit of wealth, not poverty, that is the worst polluter. When major oil corporations run leaking pipes at surface level ...read more

by Wik

I have lived in the Philippines for almost my entire life and the culture known for Filipinos of being naturally hygienic is deeply instilled in me. It takes me to take a bath t...read more

by Jake Winkler

While I disagree with this statement, I also disagree with some of the points other writers have made to support disagreement. I will address those lastly. Now I will compare ch...read more

by Chaz Z.

Let's be clear, poverty is a condition, not a person. The best rebuke to this statement is the fact that, ignorance is the worst polluter. Second only to laziness, then, outrigh...read more

by Glenda K. Fralin

Sufferers of poverty are affected by pollution probably more than any other focus group. But, as perspective is the key to this discussion, I believe that we need to keep those...read more

by Ben Hughes

When I first saw this question, I thought it would be quite straightforward to answer, but the more I looked into it, the complex it seems. So I'll tackle it from two different ...read more

by Brett Gannon

I also disagree. Yes people who are living in poverty are shall we say... dirty? So we know they are dirty and smelly but that doesn't mean they are polluting. Since they are in...read more

by David Tindell

It can be easy to deduce that poverty is the worst polluter. Looking at the poorest areas, one would have to be self-deceived not to almost run to this conclusion. However, does...read more

by Michael Thomson

If we were to focus on a global scale the answer is obvious. Poverty is the one of the things which contribute least to pollution. To work out how impoverished an area is we col...read more

by Jobie Weetaluktuk

Poverty is not the worst polluter. It just look that way. It is a question of smoke and mirrors. The poor cannot afford the smoke and mirrors, so they have no way of hiding t...read more

by Daniel Walch

Poverty is not the worst polluter. If we look at pollution statistics and do a comparison of first world and third world nations, we see that more advanced nations are responsib...read more