TimmyH
The Great Beijing Smog Experiment
August 19th 2008 08:38
One of the most watched events at the Beijing Games hasn’t had anything to do with sport. The sky, or lack thereof was the most hotly debated topic in the media leading up to the games and the weather is still grabbing headlines on day 10. The Organising committee was expecting to reduce the city’s emissions by some 60 percent.
Measures like halving the number of cars on the road and demanding that power stations shut down at certain times have helped, but air pollution information is hard to come by in Beijing and even more difficult to distribute if you do.
So how effective has the great smog experiment been?
Really good. In fact, the air in Beijing is almost as good as that of LA or Tokyo. Astounding.
Oh how the IOC wishes they could have the Olympic Games in a sport loving country, with free media, fantastic facilities, delirious welcoming locals, picture-perfect scenery, organisational superiority, clean air and water, awesome public transport and a dazzling experience for visitors.
Yes Tim, you’re right…they should have the Olympics in Sydney every four years. Idiots.
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Smoggy Beijing Birdsnest
Measures like halving the number of cars on the road and demanding that power stations shut down at certain times have helped, but air pollution information is hard to come by in Beijing and even more difficult to distribute if you do.
So how effective has the great smog experiment been?
Really good. In fact, the air in Beijing is almost as good as that of LA or Tokyo. Astounding.
Oh how the IOC wishes they could have the Olympic Games in a sport loving country, with free media, fantastic facilities, delirious welcoming locals, picture-perfect scenery, organisational superiority, clean air and water, awesome public transport and a dazzling experience for visitors.
Yes Tim, you’re right…they should have the Olympics in Sydney every four years. Idiots.
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