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Beijing’s Leaden Olympic Skies

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Jul 18, 2008
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According to the large red countdown board outside my place of employment it's 22 days until the Olympics begin. Despite China's hopes for blue skies for the opening ceremonies and beyond and its loudly trumpeted anti-pollution measures (as well as rumored urban-mythical "weather control machines"), the last month has seen mostly rainy, smog-ridden, hum…

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