What's The Environmental Cost Of The 2014 Winter Olympics?
Olympic-sized Waste Russian officials promised a "no waste" Olympics, but environmentalists have documented the dumping of untreated construction debris from Olympics building projects. This landfill is near the village of Akhshtyr, outside Sochi. Environmental Watch on North Caucasus Athletic events are well underway at the 2014 Winter Olympics, which means that their environmental toll is halfway to forgotten. When world athletes gathered for the 2012 Summer Games, host city London won praise for many of its sustainability efforts, such as the remarkably light and flexible open-air central stadium. Russian officials won't be hearing the same praise: Despite promises early on that they too would create a "green" games, and tread lightly on wilderness areas near the host city of Sochi, many reports have documented the opposite: Wetlands that provided vital habitat for dozens of bird species, including migrating Dalmatian pelicans, were covered in...