Is there no harm to the environment from China's Winter Olympics
Over the past few decades, Olympic events have become so grand and big that environmental hazards abound. The claims of making the Beijing Olympics sustainable show the same contradiction. The Winter Olympics is being organized in Beijing, the capital of China. For this, the organizers have done construction on a very large scale. Many new sports venues were created. Millions of gallons of water were released to create fake snow on the surrounding mountains for ski competitions. Along with this, the organizers also claim that they are organizing the most sustainable event in Olympic history. Sustainable simply means sustainable. What they mean here is that whatever construction work has been done for the Olympics, it is going to cause the least harm to the environment. But how are these two things possible simultaneously? Countries and companies want to shine their credibility in the matter of environment. In such a situation, this contradiction shows how difficult it is to devia...