Thursday, March 6, 2014

Sochi Olympics Going For Gold, But Not Green

A\J Alternatives Journal

Russia has not lived up to the environmental promises made for the 2014 Winter Olympics, and is cracking down on environmentalists for pointing this out. Full story here.

2 comments:

PLT said...

The term "green olympics" is an oxymoron. Any time you have streams of humanity converging on a single point every two years, aboard planet-destroying jet planes, the outcome can in no way be a good one.

John Fefchak said...

"Cracking down on environmentalists"

Just taking the cues from what Harpers government has been noted for doing in Canada.

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