Next time you want to complain about air pollution or harmful emissions here in the states, think of this picture.
This is a recent picture from Beijing relating to a news story regarding air quality and it's drastic change since the Olympics.
"China poured some US$20 billion into 'greening' the city after it won the bid in 2001, including doubling the number of subway lines, retrofitting factories with cleaner technology and building urban parks. Government officials also imposed drastic cleanup measures just before the games in mid-July, including pulling half the city's 3.3 million vehicles off the roads, halting most construction and shutting down dozens of factories."Clearly some of those strict policies have loosened since the event, and it has returned to business and pollution as usual in Beijing. A bit of a silver lining for the Olympians though:
"There has been no evidence so far of any health problems linked to the short-term exposure of athletes or spectators during the Olympics, researchers noted."
Maybe this is why Phelps has been losing some events here in the US since the Olympics? You heard it here first.
Full story can be found here:
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_393024.html
