Beijing 2008

East Teaches West

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 09.12.2008 | Living


Dr. Susan Corso

Can you even imagine 2008 Americans doing anything all at once? In harmony, in agreement, in service to the greater good? I can't. Not in the land of the free and the home of the brave.

China Pollution: Beijing Bans 1 Million Cars For 2008 Olympics

Treehugger | Alex Pasternack | Posted 06.28.2008 | Home


Despite ruling it out earlier, Beijing will ban one million vehicles from its streets for three months in an attempt to clear the air and roads ahea...

Olympic Torch Run: Not a 'Bright and Colorful Day' in Both Koreas

David Flumenbaum | Posted 05.19.2008 | Politics


David Flumenbaum

In North Korea, where political dissent is as rare as an Internet connection, the world got a taste of how China had envisioned the torch procession at all of its stops -- quiet, calm and Communist.