China will clean up air pollution before Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
By Eugene on Jul 14, 2008 in Water, Air and Land, Asia
It’s barely a month to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and all eyes are on whether the Chinese authorities can clear the air pollution in time for the Games. A recent check by The Sunday Times showed that air pollution around the Olympic stadium in Beijing, the Bird’s Nest, is more than five times worse than the safe standards set by the World Health Organisation.
The Chinese officials are working on the situation and trying to cut air pollution by closing polluting factories, restricting cars on the road and limiting construction activities. This is reported in the Reuters news below.
In general, the Chinese people hate to “lose face”, especially on big occasions and where foreigners are involved. And they definitely would not want to “lose face” during the Beijing Olympic Games, the biggest sporting show on earth watched by millions of foreigners and staged on home ground. So the Chinese authorities would do their best to clean up the air pollution before the Games in order not to “lose face”.
We are confident that they will do a good job and do not worry about the air pollution affecting athletes during the Games. What we worry about is what happens after the Games. Will it be business as usual with pollution continuing after factories, cars and construction resume activities? Or will the Chinese authorities use the experience from their earlier green efforts and ride on the momentum to clean up Beijing for good?
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Stephen Fox, Managing Editor Santa Fe Sun News | Jul 14, 2008 | Reply
Olympics President Asked to Remove Triathlon, Marathon, and Cycling Out of Beijing’s Deadly Carcinogenic Smog
May I ask your help in getting the word out aboutthis below, please?
Despite Rogge’s air pollution cheer from Lausanne, Switzerland, in which he dismissed all of these concerns, I would like you to be
aware of my latest article:
Jacques Rogge and Olympic Committee: Please move Marathon, Triathlon, and Cycling out of Beijing’s Deadly Air Pollution! Carbon Monoxide, Industrial
Pollution,Lead,Particulate Matter, Ozone….
Please read my most recent article, in which I ask Jacques Rogge and the International Olympic Committee to move the venues for the Endurance
Competitions, like Marathon, Triathlon, and Cycling, out of Beijing’s Smog:
http://www.transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=52987&ret=AccountDtl.aspx
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[title: Beijing’s Infernal Air Pollution Will Kill A Few Olympic Athletes; Most US Athletes Will Wear Masks While Preparing for Their Events]
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Eugene | Jul 16, 2008 | Reply
From TIME (http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0%2c8599%2c1822476%2c00.html): “But while cleaner skies will be a welcome sight for the Olympic hosts, Beijing’s residents won’t have long to enjoy it. The restrictions will be kept in place for the Sept. 6-17 Paralympics, then end on Sept. 20. “The measures are only a short-term fix,” says Wen Bo, China director for the NGO Pacific Environment. “I think the current Beijing government couldn’t have the time and energy to think of long-term solutions for fixing air pollution.”"
Eugene | Jul 21, 2008 | Reply
From AFP (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080718/tsc-oly-2008-chn-ioc-environment-polluti-b1f5339.html):
“Olympic president Jacques Rogge believes pollution-cutting measures for next month’s Games will leave a lasting legacy in China’s fight against environmental meltdown.”
shannon | Jul 23, 2008 | Reply
i think u people shpould stop polluting the things in china and mainly in beijing and i thi nk it is really bad aand i dont like it….please contact me if u have any further question about my comment …..thanx for ur timme