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Athens Never Looked So Good
Beijing struggles with pollution, gridlock as 2008 Olympics approach |
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29 Aug 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Athens Never Looked So Good Beijing struggles with pollution, gridlock as 2008 Olympics approach China has promised to throw a "green" Olympics in Beijing in 2008 -- but simple livability may be the megacity's bigger challenge. Beijing has 15.2 million inhabitants; if current trends hold, that number could grow to 21 million by 2020. Gridlock is endemic, as the number of cars more than doubled in the past six ... |
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| Topics: China, environmental planning, news (all these topics) |
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Olympic Heights
Green-roof project aims to clean up Beijing for Olympics |
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23 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Olympic Heights Green-roof project aims to clean up Beijing for Olympics With the 2008 Olympics in Beijing inching closer, the Chinese are hard at work cleaning up the notoriously smog-ridden city. Polluting factories are being relocated, new pipelines are bringing in natural gas to replace dirty coal, and higher emissions standards are being applied to the city's millions of cars. A green-rooftop ... |
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| Topics: China, environmental planning, news, pollution and waste (all these topics) |
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