Green Options » prisons http://greenoptions.com/tag/prisons Posts tagged 'prisons' Fri, 12 Dec 2008 05:17:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Public Works: China Builds Subways; US Builds Prisons http://ecoscraps.com/2008/12/12/public-works-china-builds-subways-us-builds-prisons/ http://ecoscraps.com/2008/12/12/public-works-china-builds-subways-us-builds-prisons/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 05:17:25 +0000 Jennifer Lance http://ecoscraps.com/2008/12/12/public-works-china-builds-subways-us-builds-prisons/ Beijing subwayObama has promised massive public works projects to get Americans back to work, but if we look at the last six years, China has lead the way in sustainable public works programs (at least when it comes to transportation).  Since 2002, China has built a new subway system each year.

Sure, six subway systems may not seem like much for 1.3 billion people, but China has big plans to connect every province and its largest cities in a national grid system for freight operations and high-speed rail. In the same six years, the US has opened 45 new prisons. Take that China!

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