We really are on two different paths here. The original subject was air quality in China, and I mentioned that the federal government is going to relax regulations on mercury pollution, which, as we both know, causes great harm to humans. I've been around the block a few times too, and I realize that we will always have "radicals," like them or not, and they provide balance on issues and bring into focus forward-thinking ideas, which expands our own focus. I'm not radical, but I appreciate the role that they play, and I believe in sensible compromises. Answering your question, "Where does it stop?", it doesn't. There is always room for improvement. If stopping was the right thing to do, then we might be still throwing human waste out the windows and onto the streets. I know, that sounds completely unthinkable for us at this time, but I'm sure in Medieval times everyone thought it was an okay thing to do and anything else was too radical.I understand and sympathize to a point, but where does it stop? We can't have a modern society without some risk. It's just the way it is; life isn't perfect. I've been around the block a few times and have learned that no matter how much environmental progress is made, radical environmentalists will always demand more, to the point of doing things that end up harming the environment. Because it's really not about the environment to them, but about political power. For example wind turbines. Those monstrosities are the biggest killers of raptor wildlife in existence. They are ecosystem destroyers (raptors, bats, insects) and harmful to human health (vibroacoustic disease caused by the infrasound they generate). Wind turbine companies are given a pass to kill thousands of bald and golden eagles with no consequences. Do we ever hear wailing from the environmentalists about that? No, but we do hear them wail if one bird gets killed by an oil slick. It's utter and total hypocrisy.