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  London Olympics green Hype

  Your system seems to have garbled some of my hotlinks at the end above.

  However check out our website topics list under 'Environment' for the uncomfortable truths behind their hype.

  Martin SlavinOn Beijing, London, and more on the Super Bowl posted 2 years, 9 months ago 5 Responses

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  London Olympics green Hype

  Alexis de Tocqueville once said " the world prefers a simple lie to the complex truth"

  The sustainability statements by the Olympic Delivery Authority about the 'Greenest games ever' are just hype.

  We are a local group called Games Monitor based  around the Olympic site who are looking for the complex truth behind the hype.

  Below are some stories we our website carries to help redress the balance of truth.

  They say: "Climate Change: Aiming to minimize the carbon emissions associated with the Olympic Park and venues through a 50 percent reduction in carbon dioxide by 2013. This will be achieved through a combination of on-site energy generation and renewable energy with the project future-proofed so it can go even further as new technology allows."

  http://www.environmentalleader.com/2007/01/25/london-rele ...

  See: http://www.newbuilder.co.uk/news/NewsFullStory.asp?ID=126 ...

  They say; "Transport and mobility: To prioritize walking, cycling and the use of public transport to and within the Olympic Park and venues, including building over 80km of walking and cycling routes and to aspire to 50 percent of construction materials to be transported to the Park by water and rail."

  We say:
  British waterways are embarking on a plan to impound a two mile stretch of the River Lea which runs through the Olympic site. Despite their hype about reducing carbon emissions by transferring waste removal to the River Lea their prime reason for impounding the largest tidal stretch of river in London is to create a `Water City' which will enhance property values considerably.

  This `gentrification' will have the effect of pricing the poor who rent their homes on six month leases out of the area. These households are counted in thousands in one of the poorest and most deprived areas in the UK.

  Impounding the river will destroy the unique ecology of a huge tidal basin and add a considerable toxic load to this water from upstream sewage discharges. British Waterways do not even need to subject this scheme to public democratic scrutiny because they `own' this stretch of river.

  The River Lea see: http://wildweb.london.gov.uk/wildweb/PublicSiteViewFull.d ...

  See; http://www.gamesmonitor.org.uk/node/47

  Sustainabil ...  
  and; http://www.gamesmonitor.org.uk/node/99  
  and ...  
  and; http://www.gamesmonitor.org.uk/node/95
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  Martin Slavin

  Games Monitor On Beijing, London, and more on the Super Bowl posted 2 years, 9 months ago 5 Responses