Apr 14 2008
To Bring Down the Pollution Let’s Stop Building for 3 Weeks!
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That would be China’s solution to making the air safer to breath for the Olympic athletes in Beijing during the upcoming Olympic games. Never mind the fact that they’ve known since 2001 that they would be host to the games and that they promised the pollution levels would be down by the time of the games. They’ve had well over six years to work on their pollution, but has China done anything?
That would be a big fat NO.
So, on July 20th, 2008 all building construction will come to a halt. No construction, digging, pouring or laying concrete, and no outdoor spray-painting. Also, some 19 businesses have also been told to cut their emissions by 30% as well. So basically, they’re hoping that this 3 week halt of construction will lower the pollution levels in time for the games. A three week period to do what they could have been working on for the past couple of years. Talk about a last ditch effort combined with stupidity.
I’m still at a loss as to why Beijing is hosting the games anyway.
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And I thought I was the world’s worst procrastinator! I don’t feel so bad anymore.
It would have made more sense to use those 6 years to try to find a solution to the problem, not just a quick fix!
Jenn,
I know, right? They could have been using this time to really clean up their act, literally, and not just for the games either. Instead they’re doing everything at the last minute in a futile effort, in my opinion. I mean really, they expect these businesses to cut down their emissions by 30% in what little time is left? And they honestly think that a three-week no building ban will lift that perpetual haze of smog?
Perhaps the pollution has addled their brains?
Wow, that’s ridiculous. I’m also not sure why the IOC chose Beijing to host the Olympics, as China would be the last place to host an event that champions human equality.
Well, actually, I’m pretty sure I know why the IOC chose China. It all comes down to what makes the world go ’round: Money, money, money…
“That would be China’s solution to making the air safer to breath for the Olympic athletes in Beijing during the upcoming Olympic games.”
The funny thing is everyone seems to forget that their are people that live in this city too! The Chinese government see it like so:
“We know the airs really bad and the general population of Beijing can’t breathe outside without coughing up a bloodclot BUT we’ve got the olympics and to make it look like we’re making an effort we’ll say we are doing something to combat it”
I read an article the other day saying that the air level was 4 times worse than “normal”
Hope they bring masks…