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A Forest of Chimneys - San Francisco Chronicle

A Forest of Chimneys - San Francisco Chronicle


San Francisco Chronicle
A Forest of Chimneys
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA
In the summer of 1998, the capital city cowered under a relentless cloud of smog. The decorative arches that once graced many of Beijing's streets had been demolished in the fifties, denigrated as obstacles to traffic. Factories were more prevalent

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The Dragon Turns Green: China's Manufacturers Adapt to a New Era - Knowledge@Wharton


Knowledge@Wharton
The Dragon Turns Green: China's Manufacturers Adapt to a New Era
Knowledge@Wharton, PA
Today, the skies are permanently gray — covered with smog from southern China's factories — and residents say the only clear days are during the Chinese New Year week, when workers take a rare break for the holiday. "Hong Kong is utterly polluted,"

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What Would Mao Drive? A Little Red … Hummer - New York Times


New York Times
What Would Mao Drive? A Little Red … Hummer
New York Times, United States
Asked about the atrocious smog blanketing Beijing and the traffic jams that made driving there a threat to mental health, she shrugged. Anyway, the car takes a growing slice of wealthy urbanites into the countryside for the pure pleasure of it — this,

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