Comments on: Smogwatch http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/07/18/smogwatch-2/ Giant on the move Thu, 02 Aug 2012 12:43:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Rob Keating http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/07/18/smogwatch-2/comment-page-1/#comment-821 Rob Keating Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:43:31 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/07/18/smogwatch-2/#comment-821 It is interesting reading these reports. I will be in Beijing myself in a week and am keen to see just how good or bad the pollution is. I lived in Beijing in 1997-98 and back then I would go riding. Once I got home I would be covered in a fine layer of soot or grime. Back then there were a lot more coal fired stoves in the residential housing. Will be interesting. It is interesting reading these reports. I will be in Beijing myself in a week and am keen to see just how good or bad the pollution is.

I lived in Beijing in 1997-98 and back then I would go riding. Once I got home I would be covered in a fine layer of soot or grime. Back then there were a lot more coal fired stoves in the residential housing.

Will be interesting.

]]> By: Darren Mawhinney http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/07/18/smogwatch-2/comment-page-1/#comment-789 Darren Mawhinney Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:42:29 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/07/18/smogwatch-2/#comment-789 As a keen sportsman i will be intersted to see how these top athletes perform in these difficult circumstances, authoritys must be praised for attempting to ease the situation by closing the factorys but could this be a case of too little too late? I for one hope that it will not have a detremental effect on the event and will still be the spectacle the olymipics should be. As a keen sportsman i will be intersted to see how these top athletes perform in these difficult circumstances, authoritys must be praised for attempting to ease the situation by closing the factorys but could this be a case of too little too late? I for one hope that it will not have a detremental effect on the event and will still be the spectacle the olymipics should be.

]]> By: Tony Watson http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/07/18/smogwatch-2/comment-page-1/#comment-788 Tony Watson Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:32:18 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/07/18/smogwatch-2/#comment-788 The video demonstrates that smog is still a problem for this major Chinese city, just as it was five years ago when I visited. Whilst it is commendable that the Chinese authorities appear to be trying to clean up their environment and reduce the pollution they emit into the atmosphere, it begs the question whether or not they were ready to host the Games. Perhaps they should have done more towards reducing pollution in the long term and looked at hosting the Games at a later date. Well done Reuters for keeping the world informed! The video demonstrates that smog is still a problem for this major Chinese city, just as it was five years ago when I visited. Whilst it is commendable that the Chinese authorities appear to be trying to clean up their environment and reduce the pollution they emit into the atmosphere, it begs the question whether or not they were ready to host the Games. Perhaps they should have done more towards reducing pollution in the long term and looked at hosting the Games at a later date. Well done Reuters for keeping the world informed!

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