Air pollution shrouds Beijing on eve of Olympics (AccessNorthGA) BEIJING -- The wall of gray haze around the National Stadium and across the city cut visibility down to a mile. [News Source]

Scientists Will Assess Beijing Olympics Air Pollution Control Efforts (Newswise) Flying downwind from Chinese mainland, unmanned aerial vehicles will measure emissions of soot and other forms of black carbon during China's 'great shutdown'. [News Source]

Air pollution shrouds Beijing on eve of Olympics (KXXV Waco) Associated Press - August 7, 2008 12:23 PM ET BEIJING (AP) - A day before the opening ceremonies for the Beijing Olympics, China's capital is enveloped in a wall of gray haze that has cut... [News Source]

Air pollution coulds Beijing before opening ceremonies (The Oshkosh Northwestern) BEIJING The wall of gray haze around the National Stadium and across the city cut visibility down to a mile. On the eve of opening ceremonies, Beijings polluted air took center stage Thursday as the most visibly pressing problem for Olympic organizers who had promised to clean up the Chinese capital. [News Source]

Air pollution still shrouds Beijing (The New Zealand Herald) BEIJING As tonight's Olympic opening ceremony approaches, Beijing's polluted air remains centre stage. [News Source]

Air pollution still shrouds Beijing (The New Zealand Herald) BEIJING As tonight's Olympic opening ceremony approaches, Beijing's polluted air remains centre stage. [News Source]

In cleanup effort, Beijing moved factories to clog air elsewhere. When Beijing won the privilege of hosting the 2008 Olympic Games, it promised to fix its environmental problems. It eliminated hundreds of highly polluting factories. But most didn't shut down. They simply moved. [News Source]

Pollution and your blood pressure. Being exposed to high levels of air pollution can cause all sorts of breathing problems - and now scientists say it can impact your heart as well. [News Source]

Scientists link global warming to a longer allergy season. Thirty-six million Americans suffer from the allergy and, if you think it's getting worse, you might be right. [News Source]

A review of carbon trading. The Beijing experience tells us that it is easy to pollute the air, but difficult to clean up. [News Source]

Vmoto to build eco scooter in China. Australia's only motor scooter manufacturer may have found a solution to Beijing's smog problem. [News Source]