China talks up 'green' Olympics but prepares to fight smog

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China is using the Winter Olympic Games to drive its efforts to improve the environment, but smog-prone capital Beijing is still preparing for the worst as the opening ceremony looms.

Beijing has improved its air quality since China won its bid to host the Games, but the Ministry of Ecology and Environment has said winter smog risks remained "severe".Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com"When the time comes, Beijing and Hebei will be guided to adopt reasonable environmental protection measures in accordance with the law," he said.

Since then, China has planted thousands of hectares of trees in Beijing and surrounding Hebei province, built sprawling wind and solar farms, and relocated hundreds of enterprises. The reading in Beijing was 33 micrograms in the first three quarters, meeting China's 35-microgram standard, although exceeding the recommended World Health Organization level of 5 micrograms and likely to rise much higher over winter.

 

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Commie C*nts

Good luck. I'm not watching one minute of these games. China IS the leading cause of pollution in the world.... and don't get me started on human rights & the CCP

Better to catch the smog from the factories at the source rather than after it is all spread out. Easier to clean a spill in a500m area than being spread out across 1000kms

No cars on the roads either

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