By now, I am sure every ScienceNet reader is aware of the serious pollution
problems in China. No need for me to say anything more. Since August 2007,
the New York Times has been running a seven part series on pollution in China
(the latest appeared on 12/8/07). The above URL is the place to find all seven
articles on
1. 1. Overview
2. 2. China’s water
3. 3. An activists
4. 4. The Three Gorges Dam
5. 5. Energy Rules
6. 6. Wide life threatened
7. 7. Suffocating Cost of using trucks
(Note: the NYTimes is now free on-line. I don’t know if everyone in China can
access the URL above. However, they have many schemes for re-publication and
distribution by organizations like science net. If there is enough demand, I am
sure science net can make the content available.)
While I have only read the first and the last article, In my opinion this is a fair and
balanced account of the problem and responsibilities faced by China, her people, and the rest of the world. Worth reading! (For example. Here is something I did not know. It is not private automobile but trucks used to transport goods that is the main culprit for air pollution. But the government is forced to heavily subsidize truck fuel production in order to keep the economy going)