Sunday, August 3, 2008

How Sad

A combination of two photographs shows a view of the Forbidden City in Beijing taken July 28 (L) and on August 2, 2008 (R). Beijing has vowed the Olympic Games will take place under blue skies, not the murky "sauna" haze that has shrouded the city recently, but even on apparently clear days pollution levels may not be safe for athletes.REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV
Funny how the promise of revenue will make some countries clean up their act--not the health of their own people. If they really wanted clean air, why didn't they do this a long time ago? I want to be mistaken.

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