TruBlu,
fascinating picture. Interesting to note - population of China 1.2 billion, India 0.8 billion - 2 billion people and yes they do produce a lot of pollution. Now look again at the picture - USA population 300 million, Mexico 100 million, Canada 30 million - 430 million people on a much larger land mass (less dense poplulation) - see how much pollution they produce and watch it drift over, mainly from Mexico, to dear old blighty and continental europe.
To be fair I think you will find that proportionately the US/Canada/Mexico is producing just as much if not a lot more particulate pollution per head of population than continental Asia, or Europe for that matter.
To me no pollution is the target - anywhere....just look in the back of your underpants, inside your laptop, mobile, ipod, plasma TV and see where they were made - China(?). One may live in the purest air in Switzerland/Aus/NZ - but your toothbrush was moulded here....
Food for thought,
N1 Vibes
(Do your bit - buy stuff that was made to last, with low impact on the environment, not stuff that was made 'cheaply')