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Sochi So Far
Some venues relocated to minimize eco-impact of Russia's 2014 Olympics |
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08 Oct 2008 |
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| Posted at 4:01 PM on 08 Oct 2008 Final venues have been approved for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. Following outcry from environmentalists over the original proposal for a gigantic winter-sports complex adjacent to a national park, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin reared his head and suggested changes to mitigate eco-impact. Organizers have relocated some venues, as well as cutting a planned inter ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, Olympics, Russia, sports (all these topics) |
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Suns going solar
Phoenix NBA team to add solar system to arena's roof |
Adam Browning |
05 Sep 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Going solar is a slam dunk for the Phoenix Suns, who are installing a 196 kW solar system on their arena's roof. This installation was made possible by the state's Renewable Energy Standard and Tariff, which was implemented by the state's Corporation Commission and is currently under threat on several fronts. Arizona's primary was last Tuesday, and it appears that those would-be commissioners who were running on a platform of junking the renewable rules will not mak ... |
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| Topics: renewable energy, solar voltaic power, business, green living, sports, energy (all these topics) |
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Game. Set. Green!
The 2008 U.S. Open goes green |
Sara Barz |
27 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| The court is green, the ball is green, and now the tournament is green as well. United States Tennis Association officials announced Monday that they would implement 'green initiatives' at the 2008 U.S. Open to make the tournament one of the first green sporting events in the tennis world. Partnering with NRDC, Evian, Lexus, IBM, and Constellation Energy, the USTA incorporated green initiatives such as: Louis Armstrong Stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King National ... |
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| Topics: green living, greenwashing, sports (all these topics) |
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Olympic trials: The air not there
Athletes play down pollution concerns, Beijing gives in to weather |
Sara Barz |
22 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Not so bad. That's what Olympic Canadian cyclist Svein Tuft thought of the air quality when he raced on Saturday, Aug. 9 (Air Pollution Index: 78) for six and a half hours outside of Beijing. As The New York Times reported, Tuft made short shrift of the pollution fears: Beijing. Photo taken Aug. 15. The pollution concerns, he decided, 'have been a massive hype.' And Tuft isn't alone in his pollution dismissal. Wimbledon champion and Spanish tennis player Rafae ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, China, green living, Olympics, sports (all these topics) |
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Yaoza!
Yao Ming to serve as UNEP 'environmental champion' |
Sara Barz |
13 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Yao Ming, Chinese basketball player extraordinaire and eco-activist green Olympian, recently agreed to be the United Nations Environmental Program's first-ever 'Environmental Champion.' Yao accepted the UNEP's invitation the day after the Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing. Said Yao, 'In my role as 'Environmental Champion,' I will work with governments, the private sector, and the public to promote good and effective management of our environment so we can preserve ... |
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| Topics: green living, Olympics, sports, United Nations (all these topics) |
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Jogging with WaPo in Beijing
A purely anecdotal, non-athlete's perspective of the air quality in Beijing |
Sara Barz |
11 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: air pollution, China, Olympics, sports, video (all these topics) |
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Olympic trials: Something's in the air
Smog settles on Beijing for opening ceremony |
Sara Barz |
08 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Friday: On the day of the Olympic opening ceremonies, the Air Pollution Index reading was a moderate 94 (see the 'Beijing Air Quality' box on the right side of this page): View of Beijing's third ring road and CCTV building. Photo taken Aug. 8. And here's the same view one week earlier, when the API reading was a 27: View of Beijing's third ring road and CCTV building. Photo taken Aug. 1. |
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| Topics: air pollution, China, Olympics, sports (all these topics) |
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It's Oly Temporary
Olympic Games begin; pollution worries, haze hang over opening ceremonies |
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08 Aug 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 6:06 AM on 08 Aug 2008 The Beijing Olympic Games have officially begun. The opening ceremony kicked off at 8:08 p.m. local time on 08/08/08. So far, pollution readings are said to be moderate, with various Olympic officials and health authorities declaring the Games largely safe for athletes and visitors -- as long as they're just passing through and their sporting events last less than an hou ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, China, international politics, news, Olympics, politics, sports (all these topics) |
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Olympic trials: The view from the stadium
Athletes forgo masks; Beijing skies gray on Olympics eve |
Sara Barz |
07 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Athletes, journalists, and world dignitaries were greeted with a thick white haze yesterday and today as they descended upon Beijing for the start of the Olympic Games. Much to the Ministry of Environmental Protection's chagrin, the weather has not delivered the "clear and blue" skies as promised when Beijing was awarded the games. However, as CTV reported, today's haze may not be as bad as it looks. According to a Canadian Olympic Committee climatologist, Doug ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, China, Olympics, sports (all these topics) |
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The shameful, polluted Olympics
IOC and multi-nationals complicit in subjecting world class athletes to world class pollution |
Joseph Romm |
07 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| You can't criticize awarding the Olympic Games to China just because their rapacious coal-building policy has now made them the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gas emissions. By that standard, America should never have been awarded the games. But awarding the games to a city that is one of the most polluted in the world -- let alone in a country that has such a shameful record on human rights -- is simply unconscionable. And quite unfair to the athletes. Co ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, China, coal, Olympics, sports (all these topics) |
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Olympic trials: The air up there
Beijing skies vary days before Olympics |
Sara Barz |
05 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Monday: Taken from a Beijing apartment on Aug. 4: Tuesday: Proving that the weather and pollution levels are completely unpredictable, the weather of Aug. 5 was sunny and clear: A silver lining to all this pollution pandemonium? After the Olympic games China will start to monitor two pollutants not currently figured into the Air Pollution Index: ozone and small particulate matter PM2.5. And James Fallows of the Atlantic reports that at least one of the n ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, China, Olympics, sports (all these topics) |
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Olympic trials: Air, air, everywhere, and not a bit to breathe
Gray skies loom over Beijing as Chinese officials announce emergency air-pollution measures |
Sara Barz |
01 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Beijing. Photo: melosh A haze descended on Beijing for four consecutive days earlier this week and made a fitting backdrop for state environmental regulators to announce emergency measures that they'll put in place if air pollution remains a problem. More power plants and manufacturing facilities could be shut down, and more cars pulled from the roads, according to a news release from the Ministry of Environmental Protection. This second wave of shut-downs wou ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, China, Olympics, sports (all these topics) |
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Green Olympians
Meet the eco-activist athletes who'll be competing in Beijing |
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31 Jul 2008 |
Grist Feature |
| Photo: Mansoor Ahmed/WireImage LeBron James, U.S., Basketball The Cavaliers' superstar forward LeBron James not only passed Olympic muster this year, but also met SpongeBob SquarePants' approval. The two celebs have teamed up as part of Nickelodeon's Big Green Help campaign aimed at encouraging kids to go green. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next |
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| Topics: celebrity, green living, lists, Olympics, sports (all these topics) |
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Green Olympians
Meet the eco-activist athletes who'll be competing in Beijing |
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31 Jul 2008 |
Grist Feature |
| Photo: Randy Brooke/WireImage Amanda Beard, U.S., Swimming Gold-medal-winning swimmer, TV commentator, professional model, and Playboy cover girl Amanda Beard has yet another title to add to her business card: wildlife advocate. Beard recently filmed a public service announcement (PSA) for WildAid that calls attention to the plight of sharks, and she's also appeared in TV ads for Defenders of Wildlife. 1 2 ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, green living, lists, Olympics, sports (all these topics) |
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Green Olympians
Meet the eco-activist athletes who'll be competing in Beijing |
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31 Jul 2008 |
Grist Feature |
| Yao Ming, China, Basketball Yao Ming made his name as an NBA superstar playing for the Houston Rockets, but in Beijing he'll play for his home country. He hopes to bring more than gold to China -- he also wants to bring an attitude change about conservation. China is the world's largest importer of illegal wildlife products, and Yao has used his celebrity to denounce animal poaching and call for an end to ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, green living, lists, Olympics, sports (all these topics) |
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Green Olympians
Meet the eco-activist athletes who'll be competing in Beijing |
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31 Jul 2008 |
Grist Feature |
| Photo: anMarton Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå, Norway, Cycling One of the world's most accomplished female mountain bikers, Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå of Norway became a national champion within months of picking up the sport. She's shown a similar tenacity with her willingness to speak up for environmental protection as part of the U.N. Environment Program's "Champion for the Environment" campaign. 1 2 3 4 ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, green living, lists, Olympics, sports (all these topics) |
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Green Olympians
Meet the eco-activist athletes who'll be competing in Beijing |
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31 Jul 2008 |
Grist Feature |
| Photo: Kirby Lee/WireImage Catherine Ndereba, Kenya, Marathon Clean-air advocate and reigning women's marathon world champion, Catherine Ndereba became part of the UNEP "Champion for the Environment" campaign to raise awareness of air pollution. The Nairobi resident believes that "more people need to use their legs rather than cars, whenever possible, to reduce air pollution." 1 2 3 4 5 ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, green living, lists, Olympics, sports (all these topics) |
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Green Olympians
Meet the eco-activist athletes who'll be competing in Beijing |
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31 Jul 2008 |
Grist Feature |
| Marlies Oostdam, New Zealand, Soccer A winner of every major soccer award New Zealand has to bestow, Marlies Oostdam will be leading the Kiwis on their quest to medal in Beijing. But gold is not the only color on her mind. The "Dutch Destroyer" is a GreenLaces athlete and big fan of recycling. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next |
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Green Olympians
Meet the eco-activist athletes who'll be competing in Beijing |
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31 Jul 2008 |
Grist Feature |
| Photo: Andrew Heavens Haile Gebrselassie, Ethiopia, Track and Field Earlier this year, marathon world-record holder Haile Gebrselassie made international headlines when he withdrew from the Olympic marathon over air-pollution concerns. He'll compete in the 10,000-meter race instead. An asthmatic runner, he cares a lot about air quality, and environmental protection in general. He's promoted clean air and ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, green living, lists, Olympics, sports (all these topics) |
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Green Olympians
Meet the eco-activist athletes who'll be competing in Beijing |
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31 Jul 2008 |
Grist Feature |
| Photo: Mike Hone Adam Craig, U.S., Cycling Clearly, Adam Craig enjoys the outdoors on his mountain bike, but he also digs skiing and kayaking, and he wants to do his part to protect the natural world. To that end, he's signed on to the GreenLaces campaign, which asks athletes to make a personalized promise to reduce their environmental impact. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next |
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Green Olympians
Meet the eco-activist athletes who'll be competing in Beijing |
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31 Jul 2008 |
Grist Feature |
| Heather O'Reilly, U.S., Soccer A forward on the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team, Heather O'Reilly has also proven herself forward-thinking on the environment, making a GreenLaces pledge to help protect the planet. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next |
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| Topics: celebrity, green living, lists, Olympics, sports (all these topics) |
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Green Olympians
Meet the eco-activist athletes who'll be competing in Beijing |
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31 Jul 2008 |
Grist Feature |
| Photo: Sandra Dukes/WireImage Aaron Peirsol, U.S., Swimming Not merely a champion in the water, swimmer Aaron Peirsol is also a champion for the water. Peirsol has partnered with Oceana on a Race for the Oceans campaign, which encourages swimmers and swim fans to "dive into ocean conservation." Just two weeks after Peirsol set a new world record in the 100-meter backstroke at the U.S. Olympic tr ... |
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Green Olympians
Meet the eco-activist athletes who'll be competing in Beijing |
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31 Jul 2008 |
Grist Feature |
| Photo: Mark Konezny/WireImage Nicole Barnhart, U.S., Soccer U.S. Women's National Soccer Team goalkeeper Nicole Barnhart has set a green goal for herself, pledging via GreenLaces to lead a more eco-friendly life. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next |
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| Topics: celebrity, green living, lists, Olympics, sports (all these topics) |
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Green Olympians
Meet the eco-activist athletes who'll be competing in Beijing |
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31 Jul 2008 |
Grist Feature |
| Photo: Mansoor Ahmed/WireImage Carmelo Anthony, U.S., Basketball Shocked to learn that the tiger, his favorite animal, was in serious trouble, Denver Nuggets' small forward Carmelo Anthony hooked up with WildAid to raise awareness about endangered animals and stop illegal wildlife trade. In a PSA, Anthony gives defensive advice to his favorite cat and other threatened critters. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, green living, lists, Olympics, sports (all these topics) |
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Green Olympians
Meet the eco-activist athletes who'll be competing in Beijing |
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31 Jul 2008 |
Grist Feature |
| Photo: U.S. Rowing Tom Paradiso, U.S., Rowing This Olympic rower pledged to the GreenLaces campaign that he would bring reusable shopping bags to the grocery store, unplug appliances when they're not being used, and start a compost pile. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next |
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| Topics: celebrity, green living, lists, Olympics, sports (all these topics) |
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