The Middle Kingdom's Dilemma Washington Monthly On my first visit to Beijing, last spring, I wheezed all the way from the airport to my hotel. The thick smog hid any hint of direct sunlight, …

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Living like an empress Irish Times Having been warned to expect smog, the hotel's proximity to the verdant parkland of the Summer Palace might explain why my over-riding impression of Beijing …

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'In-your-face' and 'in-your-lungs' pollution: The San Joaquin … Examiner.com Several posts ago, I included a photo showing Beijing, China blanketed in a thick, gray haze, revealing just how concentrated the air pollution there was on … and more »

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Latest mark shows Phelps is far from finished Indianapolis Star It was just like Beijing. Except without the smog. And you couldn't find a decent scorpion-on-a-stick concession anywhere, which was deeply disappointing. … and more »

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Book Review: Human Rights After the Olympic Games The Epoch Times Smog in Beijing blocks 10 to 25 percent of the sunlight. In 2007 China forced the World Bank to remove pollution-death estimates from a report it prepared … and more »

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