Blue Skies for Beijing Need Marathon Plan That May Slow Economy By Lee Spears Aug. 25 (Bloomberg) — Zhang Guoqing says the air quality in Beijing is better since the government clamped down on tailpipes, smokestacks and construction cranes for the Olympics. “The traffic condition became less crowded and the air quality also improved,” Zhang, [...]
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Ship Pollution In Ports On Rise, Says Researchers
The Economic Times – 25 Aug, 2008, 0000 hrs IST, AGENCIES Dirty smoke from ships cruising at sea and while running engines in port in order to generate electricity affects the air quality of coastal cities like Houston, according to researchers belonging to University of California. Scientists from the University of California at San Diego [...]
Beijing – Now What Happens?
A capital question arises: now what happens? Josephine Ma and Shi Jiangtao – SCMP – Updated on Aug 25, 2008 There is little doubt that the Olympic Games have transformed Beijing with glittering new rail links and magnificent venues, but time will tell what intangible legacies will remain. Wang Yongchen, of Beijing-based Green Earth Volunteers, [...]