Dangerous Air Pollution in Beijing: The U.S. without an EPA

   Take a look at this photo of Beijing's air quality- this is NOT fog, it's pollution. Be thankful we have an EPA. Conditions in Beijing, China on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, show what happens when a country doesn't have air pollution restrictions and laws that we have thanks to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
    People wear masks to go outside, because the pollution is so bad.  Sunday was the third day that air pollution in the city has reached dangerous levels. The public was advised to stay indoors and to avoid strenuous exercise. Kids couldn't play in the parks, runners couldn't breathe when they tried running. This is serious and this pollution also travels around the world, which is another reason WHY we should care. China needs its own EPA and pollution controls.

Heavy fog envelops Beijing on Sunday morning and the municipal meteorological station
issues the city's first orange fog warning. [Photo/Xinhua]

THE FACTS:    According to real-time monitoring data from the China environmental bureau, the density of PM 2.5 particulates exceeded 700 micrograms per cubic meter in many parts of the city, some even exceeded 900. WHAT'S NORMAL?  The World Health Organization considers a safe daily level to be 25 micrograms per cubic meter.

  THE BOTTOM LINE FOR THE U.S. IN THIS:  Politicians that support the Tea Party and Republicans who want to do away with the U.S. EPA are dangerous. The horrendous air quality that Beijing has is a result of having no "EPA" there to regulate pollution and develop pollution controls. The Tea Party has indicated they want to abolish the U.S. EPA. If that happens, this is what we'll get. Vote Smart.  
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