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Pollution
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Pollution can be local or widespread.
Substances dumped into a river will often
end up in the sea. The biggest pollution
problem is global warming. This happens when
greenhouse gases, such as CO2
are released into the atmosphere, trapping
heat and causing the planet to warm up.
Since species are adapted to particular
climates, when the Earth warms up they have
to move to keep comfortable. This can be
difficult if natural habitats are isolated
by human settlements and agriculture.

Chemical pollutants have been responsible
for affecting the reproductive organs of
fish, alligators and polar bears, preventing
them from producing babies. Chemical
pollution in the environment also affects
humans - 46 US states have issued warnings
against eating local fish because of dioxin
contamination, and in Europe, human breast
milk passes on more dioxin to our babies
than is legally allowed for cow's milk.
Despite this, the amount of pesticide
sprayed on our crops around the world has
increased 26 times in the last 50 years.

Species living in water are often most
strongly affected because water spreads
pollution easier than land, and because we
often dump our pollution into water. Global
warming will affect every species on Earth
to some extent, and although some species
will thrive in warmer climates, many will
not.
Coral reefs
have already been very hard hit by climate
change, and
polar bears
have received the double-whammy of climate
change and chemical pollution.

Most human activities produce some waste
products, but it is important to make sure
that we have as little pollution as
possible. Many people are switching to
'clean technology'. That means having the
same benefits from our modern life-style
without the pollution. Electric cars,
environmentally sensitive washing powders
and solar-powered energy are examples. Less
pollution is not only good for wildlife and
nature - human health benefits from less
pollution as well. That means lower medical
bills, and a better quality of life.
Cures
If you're lucky you can be cured,
but it will take at least six months
and loads of medicine, a lot of
hospital visits where they will push
and pull at the most painful parts
of your body, and a lot training for
your weakened muscles. If you're
less lucky, then it will take you
years to recover, if you recover at
all. There is a very small chance
that you will regain about 90% of
your nervous system. There is a big
chance you will get back less.
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So northern China's recent awful air quality has left its local
government authorities with some serious credibility problems.
Take a look at the photo above. I took it this afternoon from my
window.
There, in all its glory, is Beijing's Central Business District,
the way it can be appreciated on a clear day.
Where have all the skyscrapers gone?
Now compare this shot, taken from the video I posted yesterday,
of exactly the same view.
Yuk. The difference is shocking. You can see more on the video on
my blog yesterday if you like.
So when Beijing's environmental bureau was insisting that the
pollution was 'light' yesterday you can see why many ordinary
Beijingers simply didn't believe it.
Here's a taste of the comments people have been posting on
China's microblogs about the pollution. "Do they want to poison the
country's people to death?" asked one.
Another called Steedeets wrote: "After 8pm, fog has locked up
Beijing's east 5th ring rd. I can't see further than 1 metre! All
visions are just scary! No picture can capture this reality, because
all pictures will simply be white! There is strong smoke flavour in
the air, can hardly breath! What kind of city is this? What kind of
horror is this?"
Wang-Ganggang added: "The polluted air hurts the health of
Beijing people, the statistics released by the Environment
Protection Bureau... hurt the feelings of Beijing people."
And Spatzi said: "It's true that the more corrupt the place is
the worse its environment."
The official pollution advice suggested the levels on Monday and
Tuesday were acceptable. But the alternative readings posted on the
internet by the US embassy, from its own monitoring equipment,
indicated it was "very unhealthy" and vulnerable groups, including
children and the elderly, should not exercise outside.
The US readings reflect stricter pollution standards called PM
2.5 measuring particles less than 2.5 microns wide.
These tiny particles connected with car emissions, power stations
and factories can have serious health effects as they travel deep
into your lungs.
Beijing's authorities take PM 2.5 readings but don't release
them. They only release larger PM 10.0 measurements.
They say the US readings, taken at just one site in the city are
unrepresentative. But with the haze so visible in the air the city
authorities didn't sound credible.
Instead people in Beijing have been rushing out to buy masks and
air purifiers for their homes. China's biggest online marketplace,
Taobao.com, is reported to have sold 20,000 face masks in Beijing
recently.
Under the clear blue sky today the Global Times, a
government-controlled paper from the Communist Party's People's
Daily group warned that "a heated debate on whether air pollution
has gone 'out of control' is now running wild".
The paper pointed out that despite official insistence that the
situation is not dire, "online opinion prefers to trust data
released by the US Embassy in Beijing".
And its editorial cautioned that the debate "is a matter of
government credibility. The government can easily lose this
argument".
Many Chinese people are already sceptical about a lot of what
they hear from the Communist Party and the bureaucrats who run
China. From tainted baby milk to dangerous pesticides and additives
in food there have been many recent health scares.
The safety of the food people eat and the air they breathe are
everyday concerns for millions of people. So there is likely to be
even deeper cynicism if the smog is thick and officials are
insisting things are fine.
What is interesting is how this issue is a sign of the way
China's political landscape is shifting. As people are getting
richer, their lifestyles are improving, and their quality of life is
increasingly important to them.
So as China's middle classes expand they are getting more
assertive about the state of their environment, the quality of their
healthcare and schools, and the transparency of their government.
In that - still limited - sense people are becoming more
politically aware and active.
And a final observation is that the driving force beneath this is
the internet and the access it is providing to information.
What is interesting in this instance is that it is the US Embassy
providing that information.
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