Pollution of the Mind

Abstract

"Thirty years ago the atmosphere around the cities of Kenya was clear. Even today the rich blue sky and puffy white clouds in the rural areas are breathtaking in comparison with the dull, overcast sky in the eastern United States. But Nairobi is no longer the "Green City in the Sun." A heavy pall hangs over the city. Hugging the earth in this capital city are thousands of vehicles, spewing out choking clouds of leaded emission. Streets are cluttered with plastic bags and containers which will not decompose. Human beings are clogging their lungs and contaminating the air with tobacco smoke."