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    Car Free Day – more from China - by frog



    Beijing’s massive traffic restriction programme, launched just before the Olympics is coming to an end: The return to Beijing’s traffic- and smog-heavy status quo will mark the end of what may have been the world’s largest pollution control experiment: a restriction on cars, factories and construction that lasted for two months and resulted in the [...] read more
    September 19, 2008 9:18 am - 10 Comments
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    The Olympics start today - by frog



    And I’ll be watching them avidly – especially Kimberly Smith and Mahe Drysdale.  But that doesn’t mean they are not also a political event. What a great opportunity for the world to talk about human rights, democracy and justice. Image Credit: sha3bi1Beijing read more
    August 8, 2008 8:11 am - 6 Comments