> "Air pollution suspected for sharp rise in China lung cancer rate" Well yeah, no shit. I went to Beijing once, a couple years ago, for a 2-day business trip

> "Air pollution suspected for sharp rise in China lung cancer rate" Well yeah, no shit. I went to Beijing once, a couple years ago, for a 2-day business trip. The air looked like the photos in this article. I came home with a cough that lasted 2 weeks. The (rich, expat) people I met on that trip sent their kids to schools whose building were ensconced in pressurized tents, and virtually all said (when I asked) that they were taking steps to get out of China, specifically and solely because of the air (I don't think they had the option to move to another part of China with cleaner air, like Shenzhen). I don't have any specific solution ideas pertaining to the problem, but it was pretty crazy to witness.