May 11, 2006 1:34PM 

# The Red Menace 

By [Jerry Taylor](https://www.cato.org/people/jerry-taylor) 

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China’s plan to build 48 new airports over the next five years is [freaking out environmentalists](http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1771219,00.html), who worry abou the impact of Chinese air travel on ozone depletion. Apparently, the poor, unwashed masses of China should stick to their bikes while the rest of us jet around to U.N. conferences where we can worry about global warming and the oncoming environmental Armageddon in peace.

I’ll put “Chinese air travel” on my list of things to worry about tonight.

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[Energy and Environment](https://www.cato.org/research/energy-environment), [General](https://www.cato.org/general) 

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