(Image from Living Green Magazine)
Have you noticed the "?" in my title? Well, this is because I'm not really decided which side should I believe. Please take a tour at my post to find out more about the London Olympics.
As the London Olympics is nearing its end, have you ever heard that they tried to make it the greenest Olympics in modern history? According to what I’ve read from “Go Green” contributor Michelle Hallahan, LOCOG ( London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games ) have taken much effort to make this possible.
What they have done:
· It was built on once-contaminated industrial land in the degenerated East end of London
· Providing both new wildlife habitats and significant flood alleviation
· The greenest built Olympic and Paralympic stadium in history repurposed old gas pipes in much of its construction
London 2012 is the first Olympic and Paralympic Games to measure its carbon footprint over the entire project term and also reused or recycled over 98 per cent of waste in the demolition phase, and 99 per cent in construction of the Olympic Park. London 2012 also pledged to deliver an event that favored public transport, targeting one million extra walking and cycling journeys in London every day of the games.
Before this tremendous event take place, the event organizers spent four years to be certified BS8901, the British ‘Sustainable Events Management’ standard. To achieve this they did went on greening the supply chain, managing waste to minimize landfill use, reusing or repurposing materials where possible, and educating the audience (of over 1 million people!) about environmental aspects of the games.
As I read the article, I’ve noticed a noticeable comment left by an audience. (Where I later found that if the name was stated correctly / truthfully was someone who is also well known in what I categorize as “the green field”)
Well, it seems that a lot was not mentioned in the press release if what he was saying was right. About the sponsors, the energy management, and even bike lanes for those who try to conserve energy…
Making what I’ve read and stated above, mostly false.
How about you? What’s your opinion about the issue? Whose side says the truth?
Well, we all know that anyone will try to hide the stench of their activities. It’s up to us to decide whose side are we taking.
So, whose side are you with?
