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Read the news articles below about Beijing’s serious air pollution problem

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Read the news articles below about Beijing’s serious air pollution problem.

• China looks for blue-sky solutions as smog worsens
• Smog Police: New Beijing Force Created To Tackle Air Pollution
• Beijing wins battle for blue skies - but the poor are paying a price

Incorporating what you have learned from class and some quick research on your own (this means find some news articles or other publications related to this topic that you can use to support your discussion points):

1. write a post answering all of the questions below by Wednesday of week 8 (50 pts if post by midnight Wednesday, February 26th).

• (5 pts) What measures has the government adopted to deal with the problem?
• (5 pts) In the long run, do you think these measures will prove effective?
• (5 pts) What is the air quality like currently in Beijing, is this an improvement from air quality in 2014 ?
• (5 pts) How does this compare to air pollution in your home state or country?
• (5 pts) Can you think of additional ways to help alleviate the air pollution problem in Beijing? Or your home state?
• (5 pts) What makes the efficient amount of pollution nonzero?
• (5 pts) Why are there “benefits” of pollution?

2. Comment on at least one other student’s post (10pts).

3. Reply to someone that has commented on your post and answer any questions they posed to you.  If no one asked a question about your post, ask one yourself about someone else's post (5 pts).

4. Optional peer reviews - worth up to 6 bonus points on this discussion (2pts per review).  I will assign each person 3 reviews and you can choose to do one or all and points will be allocated accordingly.