Comments on: Beijing Clears the Air For the ‘08 Olympics http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/beijing-clears-the-air-for-the-08-olympics/ The Truth About Cars is dedicated to providing candid, unbiased automobile reviews and the latest in auto industry news. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:34:35 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: cretinx http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/beijing-clears-the-air-for-the-08-olympics/comment-page-1/#comment-101547 cretinx Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:15:09 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/beijing-clears-the-air-for-the-08-olympics/#comment-101547 Speaking of CO2 emissions . . . another useless fact David Beckham emits about 19 times more CO2 per year than the average person Last year, he flew more miles by airplane that it would take to fly to the moon and back. Speaking of CO2 emissions . . . another useless fact

David Beckham emits about 19 times more CO2 per year than the average person

Last year, he flew more miles by airplane that it would take to fly to the moon and back.

]]> By: KixStart http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/beijing-clears-the-air-for-the-08-olympics/comment-page-1/#comment-101434 KixStart Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:03:52 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/beijing-clears-the-air-for-the-08-olympics/#comment-101434 I don't know the details on China vis-a-vis Kyoto but India recently pledged not to emit more CO2 per person than we do. I don’t know the details on China vis-a-vis Kyoto but India recently pledged not to emit more CO2 per person than we do.

]]> By: Geotpf http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/beijing-clears-the-air-for-the-08-olympics/comment-page-1/#comment-101394 Geotpf Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:26:31 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/beijing-clears-the-air-for-the-08-olympics/#comment-101394 OverheadCam9000-Well, there's a reason Kyoto was voted down in the US Senate 95-0 (well, it was a non-binding vote on a "Sense of the Senate" resolution, but the main complaint was exactly this-that China and India and the rest of the developing world got a pass). OverheadCam9000-Well, there’s a reason Kyoto was voted down in the US Senate 95-0 (well, it was a non-binding vote on a “Sense of the Senate” resolution, but the main complaint was exactly this-that China and India and the rest of the developing world got a pass).

]]> By: guyincognito http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/beijing-clears-the-air-for-the-08-olympics/comment-page-1/#comment-101274 guyincognito Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:45:02 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/beijing-clears-the-air-for-the-08-olympics/#comment-101274 Yes damaging the environment only matters when non-utopian, capitalist countries do so and when the damage is caused by polution you can't see or easily measure. Yes damaging the environment only matters when non-utopian, capitalist countries do so and when the damage is caused by polution you can’t see or easily measure.

]]> By: dean http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/beijing-clears-the-air-for-the-08-olympics/comment-page-1/#comment-101256 dean Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:58:53 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/beijing-clears-the-air-for-the-08-olympics/#comment-101256 When you can taste the air, it's no wonder they're spitting everywhere. I imagine the coal-fired generation plants are a big source of smog too, but it would be hard to run the Olympics without juice. I'm sure some American politicians secretly envy the Chinese for their ability to dictate how their citizens live. (UK politicians, it would seem, openly envy them!) When you can taste the air, it’s no wonder they’re spitting everywhere.

I imagine the coal-fired generation plants are a big source of smog too, but it would be hard to run the Olympics without juice. I’m sure some American politicians secretly envy the Chinese for their ability to dictate how their citizens live. (UK politicians, it would seem, openly envy them!)

]]> By: storminvormin http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/beijing-clears-the-air-for-the-08-olympics/comment-page-1/#comment-101252 storminvormin Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:43:00 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/beijing-clears-the-air-for-the-08-olympics/#comment-101252 My boss returned from Guangzhou a week ago and is still coughing up bits of the Middle Kingdom all over the office. I hope Beijing is in a better way. My boss returned from Guangzhou a week ago and is still coughing up bits of the Middle Kingdom all over the office. I hope Beijing is in a better way.

]]> By: OverheadCam9000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/beijing-clears-the-air-for-the-08-olympics/comment-page-1/#comment-101233 OverheadCam9000 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:53:37 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/beijing-clears-the-air-for-the-08-olympics/#comment-101233 Don't forget, per the Kyoto Treaty on "global warming," China is given a PASS on pollution/greenhouse gas control because, they are a "Developing Economy!" R-i-g-h-t. (as Bill Cosby would say...) Don’t forget, per the Kyoto Treaty on “global warming,” China is given a PASS on pollution/greenhouse gas control because,

they are a “Developing Economy!”

R-i-g-h-t. (as Bill Cosby would say…)

]]> By: quasimondo http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/beijing-clears-the-air-for-the-08-olympics/comment-page-1/#comment-101225 quasimondo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:17:05 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/beijing-clears-the-air-for-the-08-olympics/#comment-101225 <em>More importantly, how do they plan to censor the international press from letting everyone know what a hellhole the entire country is? </em> The same way Kim Jong Il keeps the international press from letting everyone know what a hellhole North Korea is. More importantly, how do they plan to censor the international press from letting everyone know what a hellhole the entire country is?

The same way Kim Jong Il keeps the international press from letting everyone know what a hellhole North Korea is.

]]> By: cretinx http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/beijing-clears-the-air-for-the-08-olympics/comment-page-1/#comment-101221 cretinx Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:10:53 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/news-blog/beijing-clears-the-air-for-the-08-olympics/#comment-101221 I actually trained in Beijing, outdoors during the summer of 2005 - it was, to say the least, BRUTAL. The air quality is disgusting. What's more disgusting are the people - unwashed, squatting in the streets, spitting willy nilly and drinking god knows what type of alcohol while playing Go I have no idea how they're going to clean this city up in time More importantly, how do they plan to censor the international press from letting everyone know what a hellhole the entire country is? I actually trained in Beijing, outdoors during the summer of 2005 – it was, to say the least, BRUTAL.

The air quality is disgusting.

What’s more disgusting are the people – unwashed, squatting in the streets, spitting willy nilly and drinking god knows what type of alcohol while playing Go

I have no idea how they’re going to clean this city up in time

More importantly, how do they plan to censor the international press from letting everyone know what a hellhole the entire country is?

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