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...problems we all face, they beat a lot of people," says Mel Gibson, who has been Downey's friend since they met on the set of 1990's Air America. "You try and deal with it. You try and manage it. I share that with him." Gibson, who has talked openly about his own alcoholism, gave Downey his first post-rehab film break, in 2003's The Singing Detective; as producer, Gibson put up the insurance money for his friend. Slowly, Downey re-established his credibility, making 16 more films in the next five years, including critical favorites Kiss Kiss...
...grows at more than 10% a year, workers flood in from other provinces and more than 1,000 cars are added to the road each day. Environmental officials say they have been able to cut emissions and steadily increase the number of "blue sky days," a target based on air pollution levels. But earlier this year an American environmental consultant accused the city of dropping air monitoring stations from highly polluted areas out of the calculations and adding numbers from new stations in cleaner areas. The consultant, Steven Andrews, also says that the city has had a disproportionate number...
...denied any allegations that environmental officials are cooking their numbers. He has called on journalists to tell the world what they see. Long-term residents of Beijing say that the city's air has indeed improved. But as Du announced the new measures a gray haze obscured the hills on Beijing's western edge, which is common...
...While the unrest in Tibet and Xinjiang and protests during the Olympic torch relay in Europe and the U.S. have pushed Beijing's air pollution out of the headlines, it still remains as a potential source of embarrassment for the host nation. Ethiopian runner Haile Gebrselassie, who has asthma, cited pollution in his decision not to run in the Beijing marathon, the event in which he holds the world record, although he will compete in other events. Likewise, tennis player Justine Henin, who won gold in Athens, says she may not play in Beijing...
...city has received some good news on air quality. The International Olympic Committee said in March that a study last summer showed pollution levels in Beijing that were better than expected. IOC president Jacques Rogge said last week that air quality should not be a problem for shorter events, though long-distance competitions such as mountain biking, cycling road races, the marathon and triathlon may need to be postponed based on pollution levels on the days of the events. Beijing is hoping the latest measures will make postponing events unnecessary...