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Pollution Concerns For Bejing Olympics

 
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mark occomore



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:41 am    Post subject: Pollution Concerns For Bejing Olympics Reply with quote

Olympic chief Jacques Rogge says air pollution could lead to some events at the 2008 Olympics being postponed.

Speaking a year to the day before the start of the Games in Beijing, the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said: "It is an option.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/front_page/6934955.stm

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It's too late now. How on earth will they stop the pollution in a year? Shocked
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was interested in going to Shanghai in 2009 to see the totally eclipse but then read you can't see the sun on a clear day due to the pollution in Shanghai Shocked
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 10:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Some spectators attending the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing face serious health problems due to air pollution, a leading health expert has warned.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6950883.stm
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 10:40 pm    Post subject: Re: Pollution Concerns For Bejing Olympics Reply with quote

mark occomore wrote:
Olympic chief Jacques Rogge says air pollution could lead to some events at the 2008 Olympics being postponed.

Speaking a year to the day before the start of the Games in Beijing, the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said: "It is an option.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/front_page/6934955.stm

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It's too late now. How on earth will they stop the pollution in a year? Shocked


It's all part of the Bush conspiracy to discredit the Chinese government - just like the Mattel affair. Isn't it obvious?
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