moves states he plans to continue growing the waste to fuel business model could be a viable way for famuindian cities to clean up their act. even breathing can kill according to the w.h.o. 7000000 people die every year due to air pollution fine particulate matter emitted by traffic and industry affects the health of 90 percent of people worldwide now china the world's biggest polluter is taking action its growing middle class wants cleaner air. we're a 3 hour drive outside beijing and despite appearances environmental activist john john funk knows that all is not well the river is almost dry the last 2 decades he's been recording the dwindling aquatic life of this region. well mission you have everything is focused on china's growth and making us economically competitive but we are using up our natural resources and really no one knows how things can continue. polluted ground water and air have become commonplace in and around china's big cities everyone has got used to monitoring air quality on a daily basis. and that here the air is good here in the mountains. really fresh in fact. but