Beijing Air Pollution Archives – The Green Optimistic

Organizers of Beijing Marathon Expose Runners To Hazardous Smog

Mila Luleva — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 10:53:20 +0000

People enter marathons for all sorts of reasons- prove to themselves how strong (physically and mentally) they are, test their fitness levels, raise money for charity, etc., etc., but hardly anyone participates for the health benefits of the activity. And if you think this is not true, there are a good few thousand of runners, who […]

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Beijing Destroying 300 Barbecues to Reduce Pollution

Leigh Hutchens — Thu, 28 Nov 2013 05:44:51 +0000

The Beijing Times reported that the PM 2.5 levels around street barbecues in Beijing is close to thousand times higher than the readings taken before the charcoal starts to burn. In reaction to this news, Beijing city officials have destroyed over 300 outdoor eateries that use grills as part of a three month campaign to […]

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Artist Invents ‘Breathing Bike’ to Combat Air Pollution in Beijing

Mike Sandru — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 13:25:04 +0000

Beijing’s air is so polluted that breathing it has been compared to smoking one cigarette pack a day. The situation has inspired local artist Matt Hope to invent his very own air filtration system attached to his bike rack. The steampunk-style filtration system was made from odds and ends of unwanted materials from an IKEA […]

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