China Urges Public to Walk, Ride Bikes to Help Cut Smog

China has issued a “behavioral standards” guide to combat pollution and reduce environmental damage, urging people to do everything from walking and riding bicycles to buying goods with less packaging. The Chinese government has identified public participation as a key element in its efforts to reverse some of the environmental damage done by more than three decades of breakneck economic growth. The list of eight standards, published on the environment ministry's website on...

© La Voix de l'Amérique - mercredi 13 août 2014