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Chinese pollution and the 2008 Games
Famed marathon runner Haile Gebrselassie has pulled out of some events of the the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games because of health worries.
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"The pollution in China is a threat to my health and it would be difficult for me to run 42km in my current condition," Gebrselassie said. "But I am not pulling out of the Olympic event in Beijing all together. I plan to participate in the 10,000m event."
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Pollution is a major concern for athletes participating in the Games. Of course, we don't hear a peep out of the global warming fanatics, the Democratic presidential candidates, or even the Left in general. Why? I think it's because they simply don't care about China's pollution. They've politicized the issue to the extent that their rhetoric now hammers on the US, even though the US has some of the most advanced anti-pollution technologies in the world.
Hypocrisy of the highest order!
-Matt Hittle
Posted at 08:29PM Mar 10, 2008 by College Republicans in Climate Change/Global Warming | Comments[3]
Yeah Democrats don't care at all about pollution in China.
From Congressman Ed Markey
"And the United States has a special responsibility to lead. China and India must participate, as well. But if we don't limit our own pollution, China or India will not develop plans to limit theirs.
Oh, and this was so not important to Democrats that they decided to NOT put it on their website:
http://www.democrats.org/a/2007/06/congressman_ed.php
Seriously?
Posted by RCDEM on March 10, 2008 at 08:52 PM CDT #
That was ONE radio address from June 2007. I'm not convinced.
Posted by Matt Hittle on March 10, 2008 at 09:05 PM CDT #
Oh, and he only mentions China twice by name:
"And the United States has a special responsibility to lead. China and India must participate, as well. But if we don't limit our own pollution, China or India will not develop plans to limit theirs."
But, of course, he hammers on the US to "lead." Aren't we already? We've gone to great lengths to curb our emissions. It's CHINA'S turn.
I daresay that few Olympic athletes have avoided any US Games because of pollution problems.
Posted by Matt Hittle on March 10, 2008 at 09:07 PM CDT #