Beijing's Environmental 'State Of Emergency'
8 November 2004 - 11:00am
China's capital is in 'a state of emergency' because of air pollution.
"Steel maker Shougang Group, one of the city's biggest polluters plans to cut production to curb pollution.
China, already the world's fastest growing car and energy market, has earmarked $7 billion of its total $37 billion Olympic budget to clean up the capital. At the beginning of October, the city's skies were smothered by smog so thick if forced the rescheduling of two shows by a visiting French aerobatics team."
Source:
Environmental News Network, October 25, 2005
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