Green Olympics

London Olympics Go For Environmental Gold

Posted 03.14.2012

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From Mother Nature Network's Josh Lew: In 2010, Vancouver set a high standard for environmentally friendly Olympics with sustainability initiatives...

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Will London 2012 be The Greenest Olympics?

Inhabitat | Posted 05.25.2011

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Vancouver was praised for hosting the "greenest Olympics ever" with LEED certified buildings, the use of recaptured gas and the construction of a hydr...

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Vancouver 2010: Going For Green? (VIDEO)

BBC NEWS | Posted 05.25.2011

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The organisers of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and Whistler are hoping for gold stars as they seek to set new environmental standards for the...

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Chicago Promises Greenest Summer Olympics Ever In 2016

Associated Press | Caryn Rousseau | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO -- Plants cool 3 million square feet of rooftops throughout the city. Wind, hydropower and biofuels provide one-fifth of its energy. And last ...

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Chicago Olympics Group Goes Green

Crain's Chicago Business | Lorene Yue | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chicago 2016, the group behind the city's bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, is going green. The non-profit organization has j...

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Can The World's Greenest [Insert Event Here] Have Lasting Effects?

GreenBiz, Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.25.2011

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Alternately calling the recently completed Olympic Games in Beijing "The Mass Transit Olympics," "The Green Olympics" and "The High-Tech Olympics" -- ...

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Beijing's Green Olympics: How Green Are The Games?

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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The events leading up to today's opening ceremony illuminated much of Beijing's environmental issues. China went to great efforts to reduce the city's...

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Green Olympics: Top 15 Eco-Activist Olympians

Grist | Posted 05.25.2011

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In this year's Olympics, fifteen eco-activist athletes will champion for their homelands and eco-friendly causes. As UN "Champions of the Environment...

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Nude Olympic Swimmer's, Anti-Fur Protest Shutdown (PHOTOS)

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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**SCROLL DOWN FOR THE AMANDA BEARD PHOTO IN THE PETA AD** BEIJING, China -- Olympic swimming gold medalist Amanda Beard had to launch her naked, anti...

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