I noticed an interesting article in a recent China Daily about the cause of birth defects in China, which is the first time I’ve seen anything officially reported that admits a strong link between the horrid environmental conditions and birth defects. Compare this with a March 2008 article that correlates the falling rate of premarital [...]
Posts Tagged ‘environment’
Birth defects: truth and consequences
Posted in environment, medical, tagged environment, medical, orphan on Sunday, 8 February 2009 | 2 Comments »
Beijing Air
Posted in environment, Olympics, Uncategorized, tagged environment, Olympics on Friday, 25 April 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This photo of Beijing’s “Bird’s Nest” athletics arena newly constructed for the Olympic games. (By Greg Baker — Associated Press) Having run the Beijing Marathon in 2006, I can attest to the fact that the concern over Beijing’s breathability is not exaggerated. However, I do believe that China’s government will do anything and everything possible [...]




