As mentioned earlier here and here , in a reverse-backflip way it's been heartening to see the air quality deteriorate so catastrophically as China goes back to work after a two-week holiday. After all, that suggests that the closed factories and limited traffic during the holiday had some effect. By that logic, I should be growing more heartened by the day.
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2008/02/ok-i-really-will-stop-after-this/7937/
