Questions for "The Double Edge of Globalization" Article

1. Why is that “within a given industry, foreign-operated plants tended to pollute less than local peers”?

2. Which countries are most affected by the negative environmental impacts of globalization?

3. Why is China continually manufacturing products despite the negative impacts on both its own country and the world?

4. Why has the United States refused to sign the Kyoto Protocol?

5. Why are countries not adopting the use of energy-efficient technologies despite them being readily available?

Article: http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/content/double-edge-globalization

My English Learning Journey

Since young, I wasn't particularly interested in the English language. I would avoid studying English whenever I could, and sometimes even left my English homework and spelling exercises undone. On occasions where I had done my English exercises, it was completed rather halfheartedly. To make learning the language worse, I had little to no interest in reading English novels. Therefore, without doubt, my English standard is far from great.

It was only after my internship attachment, where I had to write minutes, formal emails and business reports, did I finally realize how important the ability to write and speak English well is. I truly regret not putting in more effort in studying English when I was young. If given a second chance I would definitely place more emphasis on English.

In an effort to improve my writing skills, I bought myself a kindle earlier this year. This gave me the motivation and push I needed to read more to make worth the money spent. During the long holiday break before university, I pushed myself to read as frequently as possible. Even though I have less free time since university has started, I will still try my best to read frequently as possible to continue improving my English.