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JUL 7, 2008
Prof to study industrial shutdown for Olympics
Chicago Tribune
A Valparaiso University professor plans to spend several weeks in Japan this summer to study whether China's efforts to clear Beijing's air for the Olympics has any impact on air quality in the island nation.
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JUL 6, 2008
Is China ready for the Olympics?
BBC News
In the swish surroundings of the former US embassy in Beijing, the medals for this summer's Olympic Games were recently unveiled...But while venues and transport facilities seem ready, there are doubts about some other Olympic plans - not least as regards Beijing's poor air quality.
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JUL 4, 2008
China to shut factories ahead of Olympics-sources
The Guardian
Authorities in Tangshan, an industrial city in Hebei province north of Beijing, have ordered 267 firms to shut down operations by July 8 to improve air quality ahead of the Olympics, government and industry sources said on Friday. The firms include 66 steel makers, as well as coke plants, cement firms and small power generators, a government official in Tangshan said.
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JUL 3, 2008
China: An Olympic Loss for Industry
Business Week
Strict limits on production during the Games will be felt across the Mainland—and by consumers abroad. While many companies say the extent of the restrictions isn't yet clear, others have been given explicit instructions to shut down or curtail output. For many companies, the limits on traffic will be the most onerous.
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JUL 1, 2008
Chinese Algae Threatens Olympic Sailing
The New York Times
With less than six weeks before it plays host to the Olympic sailing regatta, the city of Qingdao has mobilized thousands of people and an armada of small boats to clean up an algal bloom choking the coastline and threatening to impede the Olympic competition.
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