Posts Tagged ‘Olympics’

• Will the 2012 Olympics Be Green, as Promised?

  The 2012 Olympics have been hyped for some time with officials promising some major green changes for the event. However, these promises may not be realized unless corporate sponsors are willing to step up to the plate and go green, …

• Vancouver 2010: The “Green Olympics”?

  Photo credit: roland With only a few days left before the 2010 Olympic Games officially begins, there is a buzz around the streets of Vancouver. Being a resident of the city, I can certainly say it has undergone some radical …

• Obama going to Denmark to make Olympics pitch – but won’t go to the UN climate meetings there in December?

  Photo credit: cmaccubbin Tomorrow President Barack Obama will visit Denmark to try to raise support for Chicago’s Olympic bid for the 2016 summer games. First lady Michelle Obama arrived in Denmark earlier and will, with the support of Oprah Winfrey, …

• Olympic Gold Medal Tally Green-ness Index – India #1, Ethiopia #2, Indonesia #3

  The photo shows Beijing Olympic Games banners in China. Photo: Cmaccubbin. Billions of us have seen the performances of the marvellous athletes at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The top 15 countries in terms of 5 or more Gold medals …

• Green Forum: Interesting topics for week 34

  I hope you haven’t missed our environment forum where you can interact with other like-minded people and discuss everything imaginable. We also plant trees for every hundred members that sign up for a free forum account. So really, there is …