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<![CDATA[Beijing's Green Olympics: How Green Are The Games?]]>
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/08/beijings-green-olympics-h_n_117746.html
The events leading up to today's opening ceremony illuminated much of Beijing's environmental issues. China went to great efforts to reduce the city's overcrowding, pollution, and overall environmental damage. Today reports surfaced of cutting electricity in Shandong Province to power Beijing. From the US cycling team's arrival at the Beijing airport sporting smog masks to the perpetual white veil of pollution that covers the city, this year's Olympics may not be as green as had been hoped.
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2008-09-08T05:12:00-04:00