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Posts from ‘July, 2008’

Heatstroke Fear Cited In Campaign Against Idling Ban

May Chan, SCMP - Jul 31, 2008
Taxi, minibus and bus drivers have demanded that the government shelve plans for a [...]

Nation Must Embrace Green Games Message

Updated on Jul 31, 2008 - SCMP
I am sure China will shine when it takes to the world stage with [...]

Wind And Storms Give Beijing Breathing Space

War against smog being won, insists top official
Peter Simpson in Beijing - SCMP - Updated on Jul 30, 2008
Clear skies, [...]

Japan’s Athletes May Wear Masks

Reuters - Updated on Jul 30, 2008
Japanese athletes may wear masks made for construction workers to cope with air pollution [...]

Paris Divided Over Latest ‘Green Dream’

A mayor’s vision: first bikes, next electric cars
Associated Press in Paris - Updated on Jul 30, 2008
Paris’ ambitious mayor has [...]

No Amount Of Smog Can Cloud Eyes Of The World

Tom Plate - SCMP - Updated on Jul 30, 2008
In reality, the Beijing Olympics, which opens next Friday, creates three [...]

This Is Our Fault

Updated on Jul 30, 2008 - SCMP
Isn’t this amazing? A spokesman for the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) (”Ocean winds credited [...]

Dirty Air And The Beijing Olympics

Published: July 30 2008 19:09 | Last updated: July 30 2008 19:09 - Financial Times
The arrival of dense smog in [...]

Calm Whitfield Breathing Easier Than Most

Doug Smith - The Star - July 30, 2008
Pictures from Beijing paint a bleak picture of lung-clogging pollution and a [...]

Sports Games Clean-Up Targets

Air Pollution Health Risks Panel Proposes Sports Games Clean-Up Targets in 2009 and 2010
AMCHAM - 29th July 2007
Annual deaths attributable [...]