Will London 2012 Be The Green Olympics?

Once China has hosted this years Olympics the focus will switch to London.

I feel we should start by all wishing them all the best, they seem to have handled the earthquake disaster well and in my experience are dignified people, who should be encouraged to adopt a more positive human rights policy.

It will then be our turn and a legacy we could leave is to really focus on making these Olympics the driving force for green issues.

There will be many green issues regarding the actual building of the stadias, transporting competitors to and from them and their usefulness afterwards.

Big business will be interested in the games and in turn this allows the consumer to exert a collective influence. Big business has one purpose to enhance the wealth of their shareholders. I am not anti business I just believe by understanding how it works then effective influence can be exerted.

So what issues can be highlighted by making this the truly green Olympics.

Should it be the dreadful diet of many youngsters?

Should it be the ridiculous amount of packaging which supermarkets in particular use to preserve food

Should it be a move away from oil powered transport, the rising cost will continue, what price petrol 2 Pound a litre by 2012?

There are always reasons for not doing something, the China and India are building power stations by the week so what's the point of us bothering walking to the shops?

We cannot lecture others on a greener lifestyle if we make no effort ourselves.

More information can be found at http://thegreenolympics.com If you wish to email me regarding any question or to contribute to the debate please feel free.Written by Doug Holloway.My previous articles were entitled Eco Friendly Carpet Cleaning and How to Find A green Carpet Cleaner

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