Not Green: NBC Beijing Olympic Set Air Conditioned -- Outdoors

[mountainhiker]

New way to counter global warming

"WTHR, the NBC affiliate for Indianapolis, reported from Beijing and described the NBC set used for the network's two highest rated news broadcasts, “NBC Nightly News†and “Today,†as air conditioned – even though it is outdoors. “The set is outside, but air conditioning vents make the weather bearable,†Anne Marie Tiernon

This has to rank almost at the top of the "you have got to be kidding". Shows just how bad it really is in China.

[Simon]

Ehh what the heck!? Did they use air-conditioning outside!?

Also worth knowing: China wanted to have the Olympics after August so that the weather would be better and less HOT HOT. But the self-proclaimed gods in the Olympc Committe refused.

[mountainhiker]

Ehh what the heck!? Did they use air-conditioning outside!?

Also worth knowing: China wanted to have the Olympics after August so that the weather would be better and less HOT HOT. But the self-proclaimed gods in the Olympc Committe refused.

And I suspect that the "gods in the Olympic Committie" had NEVER been in China in August when they made that decision from on high! The good news is the are only trying to cool a small patch in front of the cameras - :whistle:

[Soliloquy]

I guess they didn't want their TV hosts sweating...