Beijing Pollution

Beijing's Olympic Pollution Forecast: Hot Air

Alex Pasternack | Posted 08.13.2008 | Green

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Alex Pasternack

For an idea of what kind of air athletes and spectators can expect during the Olympics -- and what Beijingers can expect for some time to come -- the past week has offered telling indications.

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Pollution In China: Is China's Industry Poisoning Its Children

Scientific America | Dan Fagin | Posted 07.28.2008 | Green

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ILL WIND: A young boy wears a mask against pollution in Linfen, China. Preliminary results from a study conducted in Tongliang, China, reveal that ch...

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Beijing Begins Massive Shutdown To Curb Pollution Before Olympics

AP | STEPHEN WADE | Posted 07.27.2008 | Home

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BEIJING — Beijing's Olympic shutdown begins Sunday, a drastic plan to lift the Chinese capital's gray shroud of pollution just three weeks ahead...

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A Month Before Games, Beijing's Air Worst in China

Sinobyte | Graham Webster | Posted 07.16.2008 | Green

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Despite advertised measures to decrease pollution, as we approach the one month countdown to the Beijing Olympics, the government's numbers rank Beiji...

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Exclusive: 51% Of Americans Believe IOC Was Wrong to Award Olympics to China

David Weiner | Posted 07.04.2008 | Politics

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David Weiner

According to a new poll, American public opinion about the Olympic Games, China, and the perceived actions of the host country has changed very little since the Sichuan earthquake.

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International Olympic Committee Warns Beijing Air Is "A Possible Risk"

Washington Post | Amy Shipley | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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The International Olympic Committee acknowledged for the first time today that air pollution could be harmful for athletes at this summer's Olympics i...

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