New York Times seven part series on Pollution in China

(For new reader and those who request 好友请求, please read my 公告栏 first)NewYorkTimessevenpartseriesonPollutioninChina http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2007/12/08/world/asia/choking_on_growth_7.html?th&emc=th Bynow,IamsureeveryScienceNetreaderisawareoftheseriouspollution problemsinChina.Noneedformetosayanythingmore.SinceAugust2007, theNewYorkTimeshasbeenrunningasevenpartseriesonpollutioninChina (thelatestappearedon12/8/07).TheaboveURListheplacetofindallseven articleson 1. 1. Overview 2. 2. China’swater 3. 3. Anactivists 4. 4. TheThreeGorgesDam 5. 5. EnergyRules 6. 6. Widelifethreatened 7. 7. SuffocatingCostofusingtrucks (Note:theNYTimesisnowfreeon-line.Idon’tknowifeveryoneinChinacan accesstheURLabove.However,theyhavemanyschemesforre-publicationand distributionbyorganizationslikesciencenet.Ifthereisenoughdemand,Iam suresciencenetcanmakethecontentavailable.) WhileIhaveonlyreadthefirstandthelastarticle,Inmyopinionthisisafairand balancedaccountoftheproblemandresponsibilitiesfacedbyChina,herpeople,andtherestoftheworld.Worthreading!(Forexample.HereissomethingIdidnotknow.Itisnotprivateautomobilebuttrucksusedtotransportgoodsthatisthemainculpritforairpollution.Butthegovernmentisforcedtoheavilysubsidizetruckfuelproductioninordertokeeptheeconomygoing)