ENVIRONMENTALISTS MONITOR LONDON OLYMPICS GREENING EFFORTS

BY MONICA DOBIEENVIRONMENTAL groups are urging the London Olympic Delivery Authority and the London 2012 Organising Committee to be mindful of potential pitfalls when executing the building of venues and parks for the games.Indeed, the 'Greening the Games Campaign' group, which is backed by the UK landscape and horticultural industry approves of the sustainability programme recently launched by the Olympics authority, but fears contractors' bottom line may get in the way of reaching the environmental goals.Campaign manager Mark Glover told Environmental Health ...


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