Wed, 08 Aug 2007
B.O.
Quick blurb from the CSM via my buddy Simon.
Reporters on the Job
from the August 8, 2007 edition
-Paint it Green: Driving to a meeting with BOCOG, the abbreviated shorthand for Beijing's 2008 Olympic organizing committee, correspondent Simon Montlake says the air pollution was so bad that visibility could be measured in terms of city blocks. Yet, when he interviewed Olympic officials for today's story (see story) they assured him there would be blue skies by the opening one year from today.
"It was unreal to be in this meeting and be told that everything is going to be clean and green," says Simon.
Still, he says that ultimately China will do whatever it takes to make it happen. Whether it means seeding clouds to create rain or shutting down industrial plants ahead of the games, China will pull out all the stops. "If it comes to [making the city] green, they'll paint it green, literally," says Simon.
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