Beijing Air Quality

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Xinhua News: China Says Can Ensure Good Air Quality During Olympics (March 12, 2008)
Los Angeles Times: Olympians Air a Gripe About Beijing (March 12, 2008)
- "Many teams have set up offshore training camps in South Korea or Japan, murmuring polite but shallow excuses to their Chinese hosts that they are avoiding the pre-Olympics media hype or trying to save money."
National Post: Beijing's Air Too Toxic for Marathon Champ (March 11, 2008)
The New York Times: Olympic Teams Vying to Defeat Beijing’s Smog (January 24, 2008)
Atmospheric Environment: Air Quality During the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games (2007) (1.35 MB)
Economist: Talking Dirty in China (March 19, 2007)
YouTube Video: CBC News: Beijing Air Quality (Time: 2:07)

Google News: Beijing Air Quality
Xinhua News: Chinese FM: Foreign Athletes May Have Better Luck in Beijing (March 12, 2008)
- "Foreign athletes may have a better luck in breaking world records in Beijing's Olympics, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said."
The Guardian: China Again Vows Cleaner Air for Beijing (March 12, 2008)
The Canberra Times: Legends Defend Marathon Champ's Boycott of Beijing (March 12, 2008)
Reuters: Beijing Denies Manipulating Pollution Data (February 27, 2008)
MarketWatch: Study Disputes Beijing's Air Quality Claim (January 10, 2008)
BBC News: Beijing Petrol Stations to Close (February 15, 2007)
International Herald Tribune: Air Pollution Remains Major Concern Beijing Olympics (October 25, 2007)
Worldwatch Institute: Is Beijing’s Air Quality Ready for the 2008 Olympics? (October 23, 2007)
International Herald Tribune: Beijing Air Pollution Could Cause Delays... (August 7, 2007)
Science Daily: Improving Air Quality for 2008 Beijing Olympics (April 16, 2007)
Environment News Service: Regional Pollution Could Overwhelm Beijing's Clean Air Efforts (April 13, 2007)
The Guardian: Satellite Data Reveals Beijing As Air Pollution Capital of World (October 31, 2005)