Britain has laid claim to being the first Summer Host City of the Olympic Games to embed “green” sustainability measures into its plans for the event from the very beginning and is billing the London Olympics as the first “Green Games.” Plans for the event included the following:
I offer kudos to Britain for its green efforts and hope the “green movement” continues to gather steam from this fine example!
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- Using existing venues whenever possible. (And if new venues were built, to meet a minimum 15 percent improvement over existing building regulations.)
- Clean up the site to house the Olympic Park by removing contaminates such as heavy metals, hydrocarbons, arsenic, and cyanide from the soil.
- Create 250 acres of parklands.
- Plant 2,000 native trees and 300,000 wetland plants.
- Reduce waste by supplying visible, on-site recycling.
- Use power from renewable sources. (Note: The plan called for 20 percent of power from renewable sources, but that goal was not met, as only 9 percent of on-site energy will be renewable.)
- Improve public transportation, infrastructure, and services.
- Improve cycling and walking routes to the Olympic Park. (Note: Part of a major commuter route for cyclists near the Olympic Park was closed for security reasons and cyclists are not permitted to use many of the Olympic Lanes created for officials and athletes, all of which has sparked recent biker protests.)
I offer kudos to Britain for its green efforts and hope the “green movement” continues to gather steam from this fine example!
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