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Chapter 1019: Chapter 892: The Snowball Begins to Roll (Subscribe please!)
These lobbyists.
Many are retired government officials.
They possess extensive networking resources and are familiar with the operation models of domestic departments. Just give them money, and the industry that generates the most profits for American lobbying companies every year is the military-industrial complex.
Those guys are really rich.
How much the United States spends on military expenses.
It’s all up to those arms manufacturers.
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Soon.
The effects of the lobbying began to show.
The citizens of Western countries discovered.
Officials from their own environmental protection departments suddenly seemed to care about the environment, one by one expressing interest in the filter technology from Myanmar’s environmental technology companies on the media.
This time.
Journalists had something to write about.
"The head of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Brooke, has revealed that they are discussing new emission standards for vehicles and industry,"
"An insider from the Canadian National Environmental Protection Agency disclosed that new vehicle pollution gas emission standards are expected to be released by the end of the year, but industrial emissions standards may come out sooner."
"This morning, the head of Greece’s environmental department, Bob, expressed his interest in gas filters."
"A professor from the Engineering Academy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is extremely optimistic about the future of filters."
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The United Kingdom.
France.
Italy and over twenty other countries all broke out with related news, showing interest in the ’zero-emission’ filters, with the media also heaping praise, mainly because they couldn’t find any negative aspects.
With increased exposure for these individuals,
A chain reaction began to show.
Seeing this, their peers thought, wow, these people have increased their exposure with this, and with exposure comes support rates. Thus, adopting a ’I also want to be seen’ attitude, more and more people started to join in.
The most active among them were local governments of various Western countries.
Because they need support rates and to win elections, advocating for environmental protection was obviously a good way to gain support rates. Moreover, they could spontaneously cheer for the filters without the need for anyone lobbying them.
All of this.
Was, of course, within Tang Qing’s expectations.
A lot of lobbying.
Was aimed at this, creating a snowball effect, growing larger as it rolled.
Resulting in the next few days.
The filter technology gained notoriety, becoming famous throughout half the world.
Facing ’zero-emission’ technology, the number of protests and demonstrations around polluting enterprises increased significantly. This put considerable pressure on those enterprises, forcing the governments of these countries to introduce policies.
At that time.
The snowball.
Really started rolling.
All these maneuvers practically dazzled many and even made others envious, especially those in the same industry. What should have been a surge in environmentally themed stocks, faced with this ’ultimate solution for pollutant gas emissions,’
Even exhibited a trend of stock prices plummeting.
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Surrounding this hot topic.
Journalists from various countries found their work to be much smoother.
Without having to hunt for hot topics to attract attention, they had ready-made material to use for a good length of time.
On the American cable news network.
After host Woddington exposed news of a power plant in Greece being surrounded by protesters,
"Just moments ago, a large-scale demonstration took place in front of the White House in the United States. This was a protest involving international and domestic environmental organizations, as well as citizens from across the country, aimed at calling for environmental protection and animal welfare. Now, let’s take a look at the live report," Woddington said.
The TV screen switched.
And there appeared a large number of people holding banners with various slogans.
"Don’t use leather."
"Say no to animal products."
"We want fresh air."
"Against building new thermal power plants."
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A vast crowd was walking down the street in one direction. In the United States, demonstrations have become a part of life, a legitimate way to make one’s voice heard, provided one has obtained approval from the local government.
The reporter on the scene was still Nick, the journalist who carried out the live broadcast at the Expo.
"Nick, tell us about the situation on the ground," Woddington said.
"Sure, as we can see, about half of the people here are members of environmental organizations, while the other half are residents affected by pollution, calling for the protection of the natural environment and wildlife. Let’s interview some of the demonstrators."
Saying this, Nick picked out a middle-aged man with glasses who looked relatively normal from the crowd. As an on-site journalist, selecting an interviewee is crucial, otherwise, who knows where some people might steer the conversation.
"Hello, may I ask why you came to protest today?" Nick inquired.
The middle-aged Caucasian man was a bit excited about appearing on TV.
He quickly said, "I’m a middle school teacher and an environmental enthusiast. I often participate in community activities and am a member of the New York Environmental Organization—look, this is my badge."
Saying that, he proudly showed off the badge hanging around his neck.
Nick got right to the point, "What are you advocating for today?"
The middle-aged white teacher honestly responded, "Previously, I mainly called on the government to reduce the use of non-degradable plastic bags, but this time, I’m here primarily for air quality."
"Do you know about that filter? Do you completely trust it?" Nick asked again.
The middle-aged man nodded happily, "Of course, I know and I totally believe in it. I went to the expo personally to see it. The technology that filters black smoke into harmless white smoke is really impressive. I saw you there."
Nick smiled and said, "Thank you. Now all the major car companies are saying that installing this will increase costs, leading to a higher price for cars. If you were a consumer, would you be willing to pay a bit more for the sake of the environment?"
"Of course, protecting the environment is everyone’s responsibility, but it is also the responsibility of the nation and car companies. I think that both the nation and the car companies should pay a part of this cost—that’s also the reason I came today," said the middle-aged Caucasian man, voicing what most people were thinking.
After all, there aren’t many who could treat money as if it were dung.
"Thank you. I appreciate your cooperation and hope you achieve your goal," said Nick.
After interviewing a few more passers-by, he turned to the camera: "Mr. Woddington, as you can see, regarding the new concept of ’zero emissions,’ they are all calling on the government to enforce action.
As for the cost of the filter, it would be shared by all three parties: government subsidies, corporate responsibility, and personal payment. If such a model were adopted, they would be more willing to accept it."
Woddington nodded and smiled, "Good, thanks for the live report, Nick. We can see that people’s tolerance for environmental protection is getting lower and lower. Up to now, there have already been hundreds of protests around the world in the last three days.
The next piece of news is also related to filters, but not car filters—industrial filters. This is the first public demonstration of the company’s industrial-level filter technology. Let’s watch the report sent back by journalist Jessica."
The next moment.
The screen switched to a thermal power plant.
At this time.
Six chimneys were emitting smoke.
However, one type of smoke was white, while the other was gray.
There are two types of chimneys at the thermal power plant: one tall and skinny, the other short and stout. The tall ones emitted black smoke because they are real chimneys exhaling combustion waste gases.
The short, stout ones are cooling towers, and the white smoke is water vapor.
At this time.
The audience could see a helicopter in the sky hoisting a round device.
With a flash of the screen, journalist Jessica appeared in front of the camera, saying, "Hello everyone, this is the Mozele Thermal Power Plant in Canada. As we can see, a helicopter is lifting an industrial-grade pollution gas filter.
I was holding its specifications in my hand, the entire filter had a diameter of 7.2 meters, with extensive use of lightweight titanium alloy and high-strength plastic steel, making the mechanical weight less than a ton. With accessories, it weighed less than two tons,
which would not affect the safety of the exhaust outlet. Look, they have already installed it."
At that moment, someone said a few words to the journalist, and Jessica turned to the camera and said, "We’ve just received news that in three minutes, they will restart the boiler to verify the effectiveness of the filter."
Woddington asked, "Jessica, could you introduce us to the industrial filter?"
Jessica nodded and then opened a page of the brochure, saying to the screen, "Right, we can see that it has a built-in high-capacity power supply, which allows it to work continuously for a month without an electricity supply.
But normally, it mainly uses direct connected electric power, after all, this is a power plant, where could there be a lack of power, but how could a power plant not have electricity?" Jessica joked at this point.
Then she continued the introduction.
"Some might wonder, with such a height, how are the emitted particles collected? It’s simple, there’s a tube attached above, all metal particles will follow it down.
However, adding new metal particles would require someone to go up. That would be quite troublesome, but, it could also bring about a revolution in thermal power plants, which used to build such tall chimneys.
That was to prevent harmful gases from easily settling and permeating the entire power plant, while also allowing them to be released into higher skies, causing no direct harm to personnel on the ground.
"If, in the future, ’zero emissions’ are achieved, then all design standards for thermal power plants might face a revision. We won’t have to construct such tall chimneys anymore; we would only need to put a shorter chimney on top of the combustion chamber, which would make access much more convenient."
"How expensive is this thing, with all that titanium alloy used?" asked Woddington.
Jessica flipped to another page, "The brochure has a special customization price for industrial filters, which varies with the emission volume, chimney size, solution, and metal particle capacity—different custom combinations come with different prices.
I consulted with relevant experts, and the price is very fair. In fact, all thermal power plants would only need to allocate one-fifth of their future environmental protection investment to achieve significantly better effects than before."
"Well, that really is quite affordable," Woddington exclaimed.
Suddenly, a cheer came from a distance.
Jessica quickly looked over, and the cameraman also swiftly turned the camera.
One could see on the distant chimney,
puffs of white smoke were emerging, markedly different from the gray smoke at other places, and the tests for the other two chimneys had also begun as two filters were hoisted from underground.
"Do you see that? The first filter is working, they’ve done it, thank God. Now, experts and organizations from various countries still need to observe for three days. After three days, we will fully understand the efficacy of this type of filter," said an excited Jessica.
The scene quickly switched back to the studio.
"Regarding the filter testing at this power plant, our correspondent on the ground will continue to keep an eye on the matter. As Jessica said, if it really works, it will be a stroke of luck for all of humanity. Lucky us, who will forever enjoy this blue sky."
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Before long,
this news was rebroadcast by major media or covered by their own live broadcasts.
The hype continued to ferment.
Even on the official website of the Myanmar Environmental Technology Company, where a live interface had been opened showing the operation status and air quality data of several sets of equipment, this otherwise mundane website,
suddenly saw an influx of hundreds of thousands of viewers.
