Greening the Olympic Games

From Crunchy Chicken: Putting the mental in environmental:

If you are like me, you’ve been watching the Olympic Games and enjoying the competition. I always look forward to the games, winter or summer, because it’s inspiring to see how dedicated these athletes are to their sports.

One thing to think about, anytime there are large events like these, is what is the environmental impact? Along the lines of global climate change, these games have been impacted by the effects of a warm winter. With Vancouver being within a few hours of Seattle, it’s something I think about, particularly knowing that they have been having the same warmer than usual temperatures which has been affecting their snow pack this year.

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