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The London 2012 Summer Games Were The Greenest Olympics Ever

08/14/2012
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    Before the London 2012 Olympic Games began, we explored how the event had failed to live up to some of the green targetsit had set itself. The organizers of London 2012 had always claimed that they would host the 'greenest Olympics'ever seen, and according to an group of independent monitors, they have! A new report published by the Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 finds that along with holding a fantastic Games the city's efforts to recycle and implement other green practices were a complete success....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/the-london-2012-summer-games-were-the-greenest-olympics-ever/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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    Before the London 2012 Olympic Games began, we explored how the event had failed to live up to some of the green targetsit had set itself. The organizers of London 2012 had always claimed that they would host the 'greenest Olympics'ever seen, and according to an group of independent monitors, they have! A new report published by the Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 finds that along with holding a fantastic Games the city's efforts to recycle and implement other green practices were a complete success....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/the-london-2012-summer-games-were-the-greenest-olympics-ever/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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Olympic runners

Before the London 2012 Olympic Games began, we explored how the event had failed to live up to some of the green targetsit had set itself. The organizers of London 2012 had always claimed that they would host the 'greenest Olympics'ever seen, and according to an group of independent monitors, they have! A new report published by the Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 finds that along with holding a fantastic Games the city's efforts to recycle and implement other green practices were a complete success....

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