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Chemistry World
July 24, 2008
Hepeng Jia |
Chemists join Olympic clean-up effort Chemists have played a vital role in improving Beijing's air quality for the Olympics, guiding the government's massive clean-up operation by highlighting and monitoring major pollution sources.   |
BusinessWeek
October 27, 2003
Dexter Roberts |
The Greening Of China As the economy has grown, so have waste and pollution. But there's big money in repairing the environment. |
Chemistry World
March 28, 2014
Mark Peplow |
A war on smog Growing public concern over the state of the environment has forced Chinese officials to take action. And where chemistry has often been seen as the villain of the piece, it is now set to play a vital role in cleaning the country's air. |
Geotimes
October 2005
Naomi Lubick |
China's Changing Landscape As China continues its economic metamorphosis into the gorilla in the global sandbox, it has rapidly changed its physical environment. Home to some of the world's largest cities, the country contains several of the most polluted cities in the world, partly because of its reliance on coal for energy. |
BusinessWeek
April 11, 2005
Brian Bremner |
China's Wasteful Ways Inefficient use of energy penalizes China twice: With high costs and the ravages of pollution. President Hu Jintao's government has mapped out a plan for China's energy needs. |
American Journal of Nursing
February 2008
O'Connor & Roy |
Electric Power Plant Emissions and Public Health Potentially harmful pollutants to be aware of and how they may affect the public's health. |
CFO
October 1, 2007
Wu Chen |
View from China: What Price Glory? The Beijing Summer Olympics will undoubtedly be a success -- but at what cost? |
Outside
November 2004
Grant Davis |
Bad Air Days Urban pollution can undo your fitness plans. To avoid the big wheeze, check out our guide to finding the freshest outdoor oxygen in cities across the country. |
Reason
June 2009
Ronald Bailey |
Energy Futures A quick guide to alternative energy sources we may see in the not-too-distant future. |
Finance & Development
March 2010
Andrew Zimbalist |
Is It Worth It? Hosting the Olympic Games and other mega sporting events is an honor many countries aspire to -- but why? |
BusinessWeek
November 15, 2004
Bremner, Roberts et al. |
Asia's Great Oil Hunt China needs energy more than ever. Its oil consumption is second only to the U.S., and its quest to secure enough oil and gas to keep its economy humming will change the world |
Inc.
August 2008
Max Chafkin |
An Olympic Shutdown? Beijing's Olympic dreams may be a nightmare for U.S. companies. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2007
Peter Fairley |
Syn City Could Zaozhuang's hybrid chemical and power plants help clean up China's energy sector? |
Wired
June 2005
Bob Parks |
The Race to Win the 2012 Olympics 300 events. 11,000 athletes. 500,000 spectators. 16 days. But there's one Olympic competition you can't buy tickets for: the race to become the host city for the 2012 summer games. |
Wired
April 2003
Evan Ratliff |
The Green Wall Of China Desert storms from Central Asia are leaving a trail of global destruction. Now Beijing is drawing a line in the sand. |
The Motley Fool
June 2, 2008
Graham & Lomax |
China's Epic Olympic Opportunity Will China's glory fade after the Olympics? Not a chance. |
Chemistry World
July 24, 2012
Andrew Turley |
UK urged to clean up London air Nitrogen dioxide levels are as bad in London as they are in Beijing, the last city to host the Summer Olympic Games and one with an at best dubious air quality record, according to a report from UK think tank Policy Exchange. |
Sports Illustrated
November 3, 2002
Brian Cazeneuve |
The fun has just begun New York's road to 2012 Games is still a long, long one |
InternetNews
February 15, 2008 |
Blogs Get Official Go-ahead For Beijing The International Olympic Committee on Friday gave the green light to allow blogging at the Olympics for the first time, issuing guidelines for this August's Beijing Games. |
Geotimes
July 2006
Fred Schwab |
Eating Dog and Breathing Hard: China, 2006 After visiting the country, the author concludes that the Chinese know that the indiscriminate spewing of waste into air and water and voracious burning of fossil fuels cannot continue. |
Sports Illustrated
April 11, 2001
Frank Deford |
Gold medal diplomacy U.S.-China feud has ramifications of Olympic proportion... |
Sports Illustrated
April 17, 2001
Gene Menez |
Five-Ring Circus The spy-plane incident has thrown into high relief areas of conflict between China and the U.S., not the least of which is Beijing's bid for the 2008 Summer Games... |
Wired
May 19, 2008
Spencer Reiss |
The People's Republic Leads the Way in Alternative-Energy Hardware Pop quiz: Who's the volume dealer in alternative-energy hardware? If you said choking, smoking, coal-toking China, give yourself a carbon credit. |
BusinessWeek
February 21, 2005 |
An Olympic-Size Mistake? An interview with critic Brian Hatch, who argues that New York City's strategy in bidding for the 2012 Games is a colossal error. |
BusinessWeek
July 23, 2007
Engardio et al. |
Broken China Beijing can't clean up the environment, rein in stock speculation, or police its companies. Why the mainland's problems could keep it from becoming the next superpower |
Sports Illustrated
July 11, 2001
Brian Cazeneuve |
Vote for Me! The IOC is set to choose a host for 2008 and a new president... |
Fast Company
September 1, 2007
Cora Daniels |
Fast Talk: GE's $500 Million Springboard Profile on: Dan Henson, who manages GE's sponsorship of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, overseeing approximately 150 different projects, from preparing power systems for the Games to lighting the Water Cube, the Olympic swimming center. |
Search Engine Watch
August 16, 2004
Gary Price |
An Olympic Selection of Search Resources The 2004 Summer Olympics are underway in Athens and the web is home to plenty of information that makes watching the games even more interesting. |
Chemistry World
February 7, 2014
James Urquhart |
Materials break into snow business The Winter Olympics games in Sochi will be a test bed for new technologies and materials that will both enhance the arenas and the equipment that the athletes are using. |
CFO
June 15, 2012
Edward Teach |
Let the Games Begin The 2012 Summer Olympic Games start next month in London, and Neil Wood is counting on their success. An interview with Neil Wood, CFO, London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. |
Chemistry World
August 28, 2013
Hepeng Jia |
China to spend billions tackling pollution Major Chinese cities afflicted by smog and dirty water are set to benefit from a huge air pollution control program, which will bring trillions of yuan to already fast developing environment industries. |
BusinessWeek
October 22, 2009
Roberts & Engardio |
The China Hype Despite an impressive rebound, an innovation shortfall may hobble sustainable growth in China. |
HBS Working Knowledge
May 1, 2008
John Quelch |
The Marketing Challenges of the China Olympics The Olympic Games are normally a marketer's dream. Not so much this year, given widespread protests against the Chinese government. Here are the branding challenges posed by this year's games in Beijing. |
Inc.
April 2007
Max Chafkin |
Gold-Medal Marketing For companies looking to profit from the Beijing Olympics, the race is on. |
Outside
August 2008 |
The Guide: Beijing Olympics 2008 The 15 things you must know about this year's Olympics in Beijing. |
BusinessWeek
July 14, 2003
David Fairlamb |
The Smog Trade Will pollution "credits" help clean up the world? |
Global Services
August 25, 2008
Imrana Khan |
An ITO Project Well Done Seventeen days of Beijing Olympics are backed by four years of planning and technology integration. Atos has been the prime IT outsourcing contractor for Olympic Games' since 2002. |
Wired
March 24, 2008
Spencer Reiss |
Once the World's Great Factory, China Is the Next Great Innovator Not long ago, China had neither the skills nor the spare cash to fuel amazing greatness. Now it has both. |
InternetNews
December 28, 2007
Mike Elgan |
Here Comes The 2008 Beijing Olympic Disaster A half-million visitors will upload everything they see to YouTube, LiveLeak and Flickr. What happens when the "Great Firewall of China" is breached? |
The Motley Fool
August 29, 2008
Tim Hanson |
Are You Ignoring the World's Next Great Growth Story? Few other cities in China are home to so many architectural marvels, such a developed economy, and access to such a variety of imported goods as Beijing -- and that means great growth opportunities. |
BusinessWeek
September 23, 2010
Sim & Rong |
Spending Enough to Clean Up Pollution? Analysts say that China needs to spend hundreds of billions more on cleaning up polluted sites around the country. |
Geotimes
December 2006
Fred Schwab |
Why Fester? Let's Sequester! Instead of looking toward another fossil fuel-based energy choice, scientists need to examine carbon dioxide sequestering, the capture and storage technology that removes anthropogenic carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. |
Chemistry World
June 13, 2008
Hepeng Jia |
Olympic chemical restrictions worries industry The Chinese government's drive to restrict the movement and manufacture of chemicals ahead of the Beijing Olympics could hit the country's chemical industry, analysts have warned. |
HBS Working Knowledge
March 6, 2006
James Aisner |
Winners and Losers at the Olympics Harvard Business School professor emeritus Stephen Greyser has been studying, teaching, and writing about the business of sports for over 30 years. Here, he discusses his perspectives on the the marketing aspects of the recent Turin Games. |
Sports Central
August 8, 2012
Diane M. Grassi |
Shocker: Unsportsmanslike Conduct at Olympics The entire world is watching, and given the attention that the global media has recently dedicated to unethical behavior of certain Olympic athletes, sports fans could mistake it for a newly introduced Olympic sport of its own during these 2012 London Summer Games. |
Scientific American
May 15, 2006
Gunjan Sinha |
Pumping Coal Coming soon to the U.S.: Cleaner diesel from dirty coal. |
BusinessWeek
March 14, 2005
Roberts & Holmes |
China's Real Sports Contest As the 2008 Olympics approach, sneaker makers are jockeying for supremacy in China |
Sports Illustrated
July 13, 2001
Brian Cazeneuve |
China scores decisive victory The IOC decided to award the 2008 Olympics to Beijing, a controversial move that carries a strong statement... |
BusinessWeek
July 2, 2007
Burt Helm |
An Olympic PR Challenge Activists upset by Beijing are turning up the heat on sponsors of the 2008 Olympic games. |
Popular Mechanics
December 8, 2009
James B. Meigs |
The Myth of Clean Coal: Analysis Although coal-fired power plants are cleaner than they used to be, they are still bad news for the environment and human health. |
