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"Why are we being forced to choose between the economy and the environment? We tend to forget that without an environment we would not have an economy, as everything we consume and I mean everything comes from our environment."
~ Franke James (contemporary artist, photographer, writer)
Beijing's landfills are getting full fast! Reduce the "trash" you throw away by purchasing products with minimal packaging. Look for reusable, recyclable, and biodegrable items and remember to carry your reusable shopping bags!
The bike vs. car issue in Beijing is heating up. So much so, it inspired a group of local residents to strip down and do something about it.
On Saturday, July 3rd, a half-naked cyclist group starting out from the Yonghe Gong area and circling 16km around town, attracting attention to their cause:
"Cyclists are the disadvantaged group on the road, but cars are always used to show off wealth in China. The car drivers seldom [yield the right of way to] cyclists," the organizer Zhou Lei told the Global Times.
Read more about it and check out a photo of this colorful band of 2-wheeling revolutionaries here.
