Pollution is a World-Wide Problem

The NY Times ran the article March 25th, "Pollution Killed 7 Million People Worldwide in 2012, Report Finds"

China, and possibly India, need to fit their smoke stacks with pollution filters and scrubbers, like America does.  From the article:

"From taxi tailpipes in Paris to dung-fired stoves in New Delhi, air pollution claimed seven million lives around the world in 2012, according to figures released Tuesday by the World Health Organization. More than one-third of those deaths, the organization said, occurred in fast-developing nations of Asia, where rates of cardiovascular and pulmonary disease have been soaring...Around the world, one out of every eight deaths was tied to dirty air, the agency determined — twice as many as previously estimated."

"Indoor air pollutants loomed as the largest threat, involved in 4.3 million deaths in 2012, while toxic air outdoors figured in 3.7 million deaths, the agency said. Many deaths were attributed to both."

"Breakneck urbanization in the developing nations of Asia, especially China, is a major force contributing to the air pollution problem."

"In India, the health agency estimated, 700 million people rely on biomass fuels like agricultural waste for indoor cooking."

"In China, the bigger culprit is coal, which supplies two-thirds of the country’s energy."

"Alarmed by the worsening smog and the rising discontent among urban residents, Chinese leaders have taken note, promising to reduce reliance on coal and introduce cleaner-burning motor fuels and more energy-efficient construction methods. Prime Minister Li Keqiang declared a “war against pollution” in his annual report to the nation this month."