That's one way to escape the smog! Bottles of FRESH AIR from Canada are a hot sale in China as pollu
Source: Daily Mail UK
Since China's capital city Beijing issued its first ever air pollution red alert last week, sales of bottled Canadian fresh mountain air to Chinese customers have soared.
Two entrepreneurs from Alberta have been selling Vitality Air for just over a year, but over the last two weeks their sales to China have increased dramatically, reports The People's Daily Online.
The red alert over air pollution was issued by Beijing authorities on December 7, lasting three days, amid the second bout of bad air this month. During this time PM2.5 levels - tiny hazardous airborne particles - exceeded 900 micrograms per cubic meter.
Canisters of air are being sold for up to £42 each, depending on the size
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/peoplesdaily/article-3359154/Bottles-fresh-air-Canada-hot-sale-China-smog-remains-high.html
I remember this scene from the movie Spaceballs. Great movie, but i never thought it would happen for real.
Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)pangaia
(24,324 posts)Now bottled air.
And is that price REAL ???
OR is this the onion? No, it is the Daily Mail..
BumRushDaShow
(129,543 posts)Egnever
(21,506 posts)First thing I thought of as well.
BumRushDaShow
(129,543 posts)(loved Danny Devito in that)
hedda_foil
(16,375 posts)AngryAmish
(25,704 posts)allan01
(1,950 posts)i feel for the chinese ppl who have to breathe in this stuff.
ffr
(22,672 posts)No. 1 Delhi, India
No. 2 Patna, India
No. 3 Gwalior, India
No. 4 Raipur, India
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. - Politifact.com
Of the cities with the most air pollution, China doesn't even make the top 20. So why the constant barrage of news headlines about their air being seemingly the worst?
Egnever
(21,506 posts)Skittles
(153,199 posts)Herman4747
(1,825 posts)lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)Trailrider1951
(3,415 posts)about a bumper sticker that used to be seen up there:
"Come to Wisconsin and smell our dairy air!"