I was reminded today of the song below by Tom Lehrer, "Pollution," as I walked through the thick soup of Beijing's air on the way to work. If you haven't seen them yet, take a look at the pictures and independent readings that the BBC has been taking of the Beijing smog, as well as Gary Trudeau's take in today's Doonesbury.Thursday, August 7, 2008
Pollution
I was reminded today of the song below by Tom Lehrer, "Pollution," as I walked through the thick soup of Beijing's air on the way to work. If you haven't seen them yet, take a look at the pictures and independent readings that the BBC has been taking of the Beijing smog, as well as Gary Trudeau's take in today's Doonesbury.
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The BBC documentation is funny. 23 years ago I used to do essentially the same thing in Beijing -- look out my window every morning and rate the pollution 6-construction-cranes (lowest) to 0-cranes (highest) and plan accordingly.
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