Perhaps, because the tunes cry, "Music is my Sanctuary", I am optimistic about the idea of pulling cars off the road in China (BBC). Without going to the extreme of the Mel Brooks musical the Producers, fascism can be good for the environment, at least during the Olympics:

But an article in the state-run China Daily gave details of the further, stricter measures that could be introduced."More vehicles could go off the roads, and all construction sites and some more factories in Beijing and its neighbouring areas could be closed temporarily," a front-page article said. This was confirmed by Professor Zhu Tong, of Peking University, who advises the Beijing government about air pollution.
He confirmed that 90% of the city's private cars could be taken off the roads under these stricter controls

Of course this might not be a great time to be a human rights protestor ... 

UPDATE: Clouds over Olympic Stadium (BBC - August 4, 2004).

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