Air quality in China has hit a record low. Last week, the country issued its first-ever national red alert for severe fog. Air pollution in the north of China reduces life expectancy by 5.5 years.
I grew up in Pittsburgh, a city that spent the 20th century erasing the black skies left by the steel industry. That's why I'm funding those taking action to keep China's citizens from choking as a result of terrible energy policies.
Coal is China's biggest energy source, as well as the primary cause of the country's air pollution. With 200 new coal plants scheduled to be built across the country, hopes for clean air appear to be lost in the fog.
