The exposure to Beijing's thick, toxic heavy-metal-laden air may not kill our athletes outright, but they may pick up carcinogens and ingest sufficient heavy toxic metals that may create life-long health problems for them and, at some point, may contribute to their deaths. This is the hell hole to which we are sending America's athletes.
About the image: This is a photo of downtown Beijing, China. The air is thick with heavy toxic metals. It is the most polluted place on Earth.
Why are we sending America's best and finest young athletes to compete in a city that has air quality that is the worst on Planet Earth? Why are we putting their health in such serious jeopardy?
Why did the IOC choose a polluted city like Beijing for the 2008 Olympics. Are they not aware that the end result will be that China will lose face in the international community?
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Olympic host city Beijing was shrouded in haze on Monday 11 days before the Games begin, raising anxieties about whether it can deliver the clean skies promised for the world's top athletes.
The city's chronic pollution, a sometimes acrid mix of construction dust, vehicle exhaust and factory and power plant fumes, has been one of the biggest worries for Games organizers.
Beijing has ordered many of its 3.3 million cars off roads and halted much construction and factory production in an effort to cut pollution before the Games open on August 8.
But a sultry haze persisted on Monday, and state media said Beijing might be forced to restrict more cars and shut more factories if the pollution persists.
Read the rest of the story from ENN (Environmental News network)
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