2011
13
Apr
Boris Johnson, the London Mayor, has been warned that the increase in traffic (as a result of the London Olympics in 2012) will breach pollution limits.The result?London will be fined £300M by the EU!Now worries, just add that to the Olympic “budget”!…
2010
13
Apr
The Telegraph reports that two years ago Aggregate Industries was awarded the contract to supply aggregate materials (eg concrete, gravel, stone and sand) to the Olympic Park. A key element, so people were given to understand at the time, of the contra…
2010
7
Apr
The Daily India ran this story back in February about the contamination of the London Olympics site, that seemingly is buried beneath a plastic sheet.How true is this story, and how much of a hazard does this present given that there is meant to be a “…
2009
9
Dec
The organisers of the London Olympics, LOCOG, have achieved something of a coup in creating an apparent sea change in attitude amongst the residents of Greenwich wrt plans for using Greenwich Park to stage the equestrian events for the London 2012 Olym…
2009
7
Oct
NOGOE (No to Greenwich Olympic Equestrian Events) is a community action group whose members believe Greenwich Park is not a suitable venue for the 2012 Olympic equestrian events. Olympic Medals won during the Beijing 2008 OlympicsDon’t forget to visit …
2009
28
Apr
Cabe, the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (the government’s architectural adviser), has vented its spleen on the £355M Olympic media centre (where the journalists covering the London 2012 Olympic Games will sit).Cabe describes th…
2009
6
Mar
The hapless and hopeless Olympics Minister, Tessa Jowell, and LOCOG have something of a fight on their hands wrt their plans to use Greenwich Park for the 2012 equestrian events.A campaign, No to Greenwich Olympic Equestrian Events (NOGOE), has been se…
2008
28
Sep
Beijing has announced a series of post-Olympics car restrictions, which will take effect next month and hopefully sustain the hard-won smooth traffic and good air quality during the Games.
Under the new traffic restrictions, 30 percent of government vehicles will be sealed off as of October 1, said a circular issued by the Beijing municipal [...]
2008
15
Aug
Contrary to the expectations of some people before the games, the air quality in Beijing has actually been reasonably good thanks to the anti pollution measures taken by the authorities and a heavy storm that blew it away.The skies above Beijing are cu…
2008
9
Aug
Here is how the sky looks today. There was a bit of rain this morning which even delayed the start of the tennis. The courts are all outdoor. The little bit of rain still hasn’t done anything to change the visibility.