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Parts of Beijing shut down due to smog

Posted on 12/7/15 at 12:57 pm
Posted by SG_Geaux
Beautiful St George, LA
Member since Aug 2004
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Posted on 12/7/15 at 12:57 pm
How about that air quality?

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This post was edited on 12/7/15 at 12:58 pm
Posted by Chad504boy
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Member since Feb 2005
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Posted on 12/7/15 at 12:58 pm to
a city where the people actually worked. imagine that.
Posted by PocketAces
Member since Apr 2015
2207 posts
Posted on 12/7/15 at 1:01 pm to
it just looks like regular fog to me....
Posted by PhifeDogg
Member since Mar 2006
6321 posts
Posted on 12/7/15 at 1:02 pm to
They should shut down parts of Houston for the same reason.
Posted by Bmath
LA
Member since Aug 2010
18921 posts
Posted on 12/7/15 at 1:04 pm to
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it just looks like regular fog to me....


That's just a factor of the opacity. The real problem is what the pollution consists of, and at what concentrations it can be found. Many air toxics are invisible and odorless.
Posted by East Coast Band
Member since Nov 2010
67007 posts
Posted on 12/7/15 at 1:04 pm to
But if they concern themselves about the smog, won't I have to pay more for goodies from Walmart?
Posted by troyt37
Member since Mar 2008
14688 posts
Posted on 12/7/15 at 1:06 pm to
Isn't it hilarious that enviro-wackos work every day making it harder for American companies to do business in America, making it ever more likely that the business will move to China, where absolutely no fricks are given regarding the environment?
Posted by Bmath
LA
Member since Aug 2010
18921 posts
Posted on 12/7/15 at 1:14 pm to
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making it ever more likely that the business will move to China, where absolutely no fricks are given regarding the environment?


Times are changing. There are big pushes for China to clean up their act. Besides most "environmental wackos" are big advocates of buying local to limit things like this.
Posted by OldSouth
Folsom, LA
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 12/7/15 at 1:17 pm to
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Times are changing. There are big pushes for China to clean up their act.



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China, where absolutely no fricks are given
Posted by TigerFanatic99
South Bend, Indiana
Member since Jan 2007
36426 posts
Posted on 12/7/15 at 1:20 pm to
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Besides most "environmental wackos" are big advocates of buying local to limit things like this.


I'd love to "buy local". I'm just not willing to pay extra for it.
Posted by Jimbeaux
Member since Sep 2003
21962 posts
Posted on 12/7/15 at 1:20 pm to
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Big pushes


Chairman Mao doesn't care about student protests at American universities.

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Besides most "environmental wackos" are big advocates of buying local to limit things like this.



Like electric/hybrid cars? Learn about the processes for making the power cells for those cars.
Posted by Bmath
LA
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Posted on 12/7/15 at 1:21 pm to
Posted by bradwieser
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Posted on 12/7/15 at 1:31 pm to
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They should shut down parts of Houston just because.
Posted by Gleaux93
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Posted on 12/7/15 at 1:32 pm to
Posted by MSMHater
Houston
Member since Oct 2008
23366 posts
Posted on 12/7/15 at 1:40 pm to
Ok, I can't link b/c of web filter, but I just read that a Chines artist "vacuumed" up smog in Beijing for a long enough period of time that he was able to make a brick.

ETA: I can link a pic



Would this even be possible? I'm a bit skeptical...
Posted by Bmath
LA
Member since Aug 2010
18921 posts
Posted on 12/7/15 at 1:55 pm to
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Like electric/hybrid cars? Learn about the processes for making the power cells for those cars.


I was more referring to other types goods. However, you do bring up a good point that current electric car technology is not nearly as green as people think. That being said, I believe that will improve especially as selling these cars becomes more profitable.
Posted by GeauxColonels
Tottenham Fan | LSU Fan
Member since Oct 2009
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Posted on 12/7/15 at 2:02 pm to
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Ok, I can't link b/c of web filter, but I just read that a Chines artist "vacuumed" up smog in Beijing for a long enough period of time that he was able to make a brick.


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Posted by troyt37
Member since Mar 2008
14688 posts
Posted on 12/7/15 at 2:03 pm to
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"environmental wackos" are big advocates of buying local to limit things like this.


Right. After they have created rules, regulations, and laws which double, triple, quadruple and more, the cost of producing whatever the product may be. Kind of hard to lament the lack of a local option when you've wrecked the viability of the local option, unless you're a lib.
Posted by Rouge
Floston Paradise
Member since Oct 2004
138857 posts
Posted on 12/7/15 at 2:07 pm to
not all air particulates = smog

i would bet that a nice % of that "brick" consists of fungal colonies and other airborne particulates
Posted by Bmath
LA
Member since Aug 2010
18921 posts
Posted on 12/7/15 at 2:14 pm to
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created rules, regulations, and laws which double, triple, quadruple and more, the cost of producing whatever the product may be. Kind of hard to lament the lack of a local option when you've wrecked the viability of the local option, unless you're a lib.


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