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Beijing confiscates barbecues in drive to cut air pollution

2013-11-27 10:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Beijing is waging a war against air pollution, one barbecue at a time. Officials have destroyed more than 500 open-air barbecues to cut particulate matter. Photos carried by state media showed workers cutting pieces of metal as city wardens looked on. A media officer at Beijing's Xicheng district administration bureau said hundreds of barbecue grills had been confiscated in a three-month campaign and cut up so they could not be used again. Ma Jun, an environmental campaigner, said residents...

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