BOYCOTT THE 2008 GAMES..........
I'm all for recycling, cutting home energy usage and driving less with a more fuel efficient vehicle. But I'm sick and tired of the Enviro-Commies constantly attacking us ordinary, everday Americans as the ones who are "killing the planet".
They'll never say a word about their beloved Comrades in the smog-choked worker's paradise of Red China though.
IOC should have insisted that China clean up the environmental problems in Bejing prior to being awarded the Olympics. this is going to be a huge embarassment for the IOC and China.
Jacques Rogge is one of the better heads of the IOC. He also happens to be a good sports orthopedic surgeon.
I chatted with a Midshipman (USNA) who spent 6 weeks in Bejing this summer - intensive language studies.
He indicated that there were days that visibility was in fractions of a mile - even though it was nominally sunny and NOT overcast.
Strangely - there were days when it hurt to breathe.
I remember when I lived at the foothills of the San Bernadino hills (just east of Los Angeles) - and the foothills only 3 miles distant weren’t visible due to smog - and yes - vigorous exercise could cause the lungs to hurt. I can’t image how bad the lungs would be hurt by hard exercise in Bejing!! No way would I want to compete there!
I recall that athletes practice at high elevation to prepare for games at Denver or Mexico City ...but how do you prepare your lungs for intense smog??
Mike
They also have a smug problem.
China (Shanghai and Bejing) and Rome were the only places I’ve been to where I wanted to wash my hair twice a day.