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...
Associated Press | Caryn Rousseau | Posted 03.26.2009 | Chicago
CHICAGO -- Plants cool 3 million square feet of rooftops throughout the city. Wind, hydropower and biofuels provide one-fifth of its energy. And last ...
Crain's Chicago Business | Lorene Yue | Posted 01.22.2009 | Chicago
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...
GreenBiz, Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 09.26.2008 | Green
Alternately calling the recently completed Olympic Games in Beijing "The Mass Transit Olympics," "The Green Olympics" and "The High-Tech Olympics" -- ...
Huffington Post | Posted 09.08.2008 | Green
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...
AP | Posted 09.06.2008 | Green
**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...
Grist | Posted 09.06.2008 | Green
In this year's Olympics, fifteen eco-activist athletes will champion for their homelands and eco-friendly causes. As UN "Champions of the Environment...
BBC NEWS | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green