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The countdown to the London Olympics has begun. The games are being heralded as the greenest ever - but the reasons for that are as much economic as ethical.Because organizers didn't want to be overshadowed by Beijing's Mega-Olympia, but didn’t have the money to outshine it, they decided to stage the games on a green platform. Critics, however, say the event won't be as ecologically sound as it is made out to be.
The countdown to the London Olympics has begun. The games are being heralded as the greenest ever - but the reasons for that are as much economic as ethical.Because organizers didn't want to be overshadowed by Beijing's Mega-Olympia, but didn’t have the money to outshine it, they decided to stage the games on a green platform. Critics, however, say the event won't be as ecologically sound as it is made out to be.
