In a follow up to yesterday’s post about the disappearing pollution documentary in China, it’s interesting to note that it was a US Embassy Twitter feed that jump-started the conversation and concern about the growing problem of air pollution in China. A recent article in Wired tells the story in a post titled How the US Embassy…
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Two Things I Don’t Miss
Two months ago today I flew out of Beijing to begin a longish stint back in the US of A. For a variety of reasons, both personal and professional, I will be based in the US and travel often to China, instead of the other way around — as has been the case for the…
Reading Assignment — Bathed in Smog (Again)
I realize that you may be getting tired of reading posts about the smog here in Beijing, but it is really…pardon the pun….the air we breathe. I think that this has to be the most depressing headline ever: Bathed in Smog: Beijing’s Pollution Could Cut Five Years off Lifespan, Experts Say. (NBC) This story, written…
Smog Alert
Even though I am in Minnesota, enjoying the delights of clean air AND snow, I thought I’d join the stampede to rant about the terrible smog that has enveloped Beijing. Obviously I can’t give a first-hand account, so I’ll share with you this description of what it’s like in Beijing today. It’s a post…
How Bad is the Smog in Beijing?
This bad: (Photo source: http://weibo.com/xueyong) These pictures were posted on the Chinese micro-blogging site Weibo this week. They were not actually taken this past weekend, but this is pretty much what it looked like here on Sunday. I think that for about the tenth time this year I made the statement “this is the…
The Smog! The Smog!
Besides the snow and the heat coming on early, the other big story in town this week is the smog. I realize that I say this about every six months or so, but I think yesterday was as bad as I’ve even seen it in Beijing. Within minutes of stepping outside my eyes were burning…