Not meaning to scare you, but unfortunately can't ride my bicycle to work today. (rescued post from April05)

FanTastic. There goes my exercise plan! Ironically of course, this also means I have to contribute to the pollution even more by travelling around in a taxi....Fortunately from my view from the 26th floor it looks as though maybe something has happened to that heat inversion and things are starting to cool and the pollution must be being blown away as the sky looks much more beautiful out my window today than yesterday. Phew!Beijing issues pollution warning as skies turn yellowWed Apr 6 Science - AFP
BEIJING (AFP) - People in Beijing were warned to stay indoors as the Chinese capital was shrouded in yellow smog with pollution reaching dangerous levels.
"Under these polluted conditions, we propose that the majority of citizens reduce their time outdoors and avoid breathing this seriously polluted air," ......
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1540&ncid=1540&e=6&u=/afp/20050406/sc_afp/chinaweatherpollution_050406135745April 07, 2005 Permalink Comments (0)
pass on the canned drink....Did you know : " According to the Container Recycling Institute in Washington, DC, the amount of energy needed to pro-duce enough aluminum for one beverage can is equivalent to about one-quarter of that can filled with gasoline. In 1999, aluminum pro-duction accounted for 2 percent of the worlds energy use." from http://www.nodirtygold.org/dirty_metals_report.cfm
So next time we are thinking of getting a cold drink, maybe we can get one in a plastic bottle? Or maybe refill our old bottle if there's a drinking tap nearby? Or if you are in China, wait until you get to home or office where you can always readily be offered a fresh cup of tea in a (usually) re-useable cup.