The air pollution caused by low quality diesel fuel was the one big thing I got out of that documentary too. I have always been aware of the pollution levels spiking at night, but I had assumed it was related to industrial activity and dust from construction sites at night. I had no idea large trucks burning really dirty diesel fuel could screw up the air so badly in such a short period of time.

It's not a simple issue, which is why the government never talks about it (and why common people aren't aware of it). They don't want to incite a peasant revolt by robbing farmers of their ability to make a living. I think some things are being done to solve the issue. Out east things are moving towards large scale farming. That would probably help improve the air quality, but of course will lower the quality of produce. It seems you just can't win.

100% pure evil.

1. GMO tastes like shit
2. Hurts independent farmers
3. Drenched in pesticide (Roundup)
4. Could possibly be harmful to health

Nope. No problems there. There's money to be made, and we need keep the whole infinite population growth ponzi scheme going.

Enjoy your frankenchicken.

Good observation. Your memory isn't getting hazy. The traffic sucks and the air has turned to shit.

There are rumours of a massive forest fire in Myanmar, but who knows what's really going on.

For Dali it's the beginning of the end. So much for "environmental refugees."