Fixing the blame for pollution

The Chinese public seem to complain about pollution, but do not want to slow down the number of automobiles that are put on the road every day. Pollution control begins at home and with the individual. If folks are serious, then they would push for more mass transit / rapid transit and reduce cars on the road.

The Privileges of China’s Elite Include Purified Air - NYTimes.com: "In some countries, the gushing endorsement of a well-placed official would be considered a public relations coup. But in China, where resentment of the high-and-mighty is on the rise, news of the company’s advertising campaign is fueling a maelstrom of criticism. “They don’t have to eat gutter oil or drink poisoned milk powder and now they’re protected from filthy air,” said one posting on Sina Weibo, the country’s most popular microblog service. “This shows their indifference to the lives of ordinary people.”

News that Chinese leaders are largely insulated from Beijing’s famously foul air comes at a time of unusually heavy pollution in the capital. In recent weeks, the capital has been continuously shrouded by a beige pall and readings from the United States Embassy’s rooftop air monitoring device have repeatedly registered unsafe levels of particulate matter."

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