Sunday, July 29, 2007

British Columbia - Olympics - Logging

British Columbia will welcome the world to its doors for the 2010 winter games. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) says the games are going "green." What does that mean? Does going "green" mean they will turn a blind eye to a hosting country that allows logging in watersheds that in turn jeopardize the drinking water of thousands of people? The wood cut down by Western Forest Products over the last few days in the Chapman Creek watershed could well end up in the building materials used at British Columbia's 2010 Olympic Winter Games venue sites. No, these games won't be 'green'; they will be as brown as the water coming out of our taps.

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