Pollution

The worst polluted areas in the world. Something seriously needs to be done about world pollution. I really think a great place to start is the commute that everyone takes everyday. There should be a serious reconsideration amongst organizations on whether to allow employees to work from home. There are certain jobs that do not require people to go into the office everyday. The argument against tele-working is that people who are "out of sight are out of mind". I think this can be resolved by having people report to supervisors more frequently when they are not in the office through conference calls, tele-conferences and IM/email. There certainly are jobs that people travel to only to sit at a desk behind a computer and not interact with anyone else. I am not advocating people work from home 100% of the time. I think that once or twice out of the month to start would be a great start to help reduce some of the traffic on the nation's roads. I also often wonder if things would be better if instead of everything being located in one big city that several but smaller towns be created that are in close proximity of one another. This would prevent everyone from going into and leaving the city at the same time. Another possible solution I see is to not have everyone work a 9-5 day. I know some people already work earlier or later hours to avoid traffic and I think if more people worked a non-traditional schedule this would help immensely too.