An exciting exploration of the positive and negatives of hosting an Olympic Games in terms of environmetal, economic and sociocultural impacts on Canadians.

1. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

3. 1. Smart site selection
2. Environmental assessment reviews
3. Venue design and green buildings
4. Environmental management plans
5. Ongoing monitoring and compliance
6. Restoration

4. Environmental
Assessment
recommended
using an old ski
run on
Blackcomb
Mountain in order
to avoid
unnecessary
clear-cutting.

6. Green-minded Features:
ECO-Chill heat-recycling system

Ammonia-fuelled cooling system

Painted white

600 white blinds


8. Clear-Cutting

 Gravel and Sand Mining
 Increased CO2 Emissions

9. Clear-cutting
Between 89 and 126 thousand
trees were taken down to clear
space for the Whistler Olympic
Centre alone
260 Hectares of prime bear
habitat destroyed
Unprecedented # of black
bears hit by cars in 2007
Bear/human interactions on the
rise

10. Grizzly Bear

Alligator Lizard

Red-Legged Frog

Spotted Owl


11. Concrete – 80% gravel and sand
Whistler Sliding Center – 350,000 tonnes
concrete
Asphalt – 90% gravel and sand
Airport transit way – requires 400,000
tonnes gravel and sand

12. Fraser River – endangered river
since ‟93
Scalping of sand bars (and the
construction of roads that goes
along with it) resulted in the death
of millions of young salmon in
2006
70-93% drop in local salmon
stocks
documented by the David Suzuki
Foundation since „90

13. VANOC‟s strategy is to be Carbon neutral

define their carbon footprint, minimize

emissions and offset the unavoidable
Use of generators during generators has

been limited to 10% of previous Games‟
emissions
No parking at most venues

Admission tickets will include mass transit

50% of VANOC‟s fleet of 96 vehicles are

hybrids or fuel-efficient models

14. Olympic Winter Games use
considerable energy to heat building,
make snow, freeze ice sheets and
sliding tracks, run power equipment
and transport people and goods.
These actions all generate greenhouse
gas emissions.
And… VANOC‟s plan only takes into
consideration their emissions, what about the
expected 250,000 visitors and increased
activity for years to come?

16. “There is an infrastructure being created
for 2010 that will result in the further
destruction of mountains and valleys
that are traditionally Salish, St‟at‟ime,
and Squamish territory. They are
creating infrastructure to attract
corporate businesses and large real
estate operations. The Olympics have
brought a destruction of the natural
world and a dehumanization of the
people.”

17. Developments on Native-
claimed Lands…
Sun Peaks $294 Million, Melvin Creek
$530,000,000, Mt. Cheam, Merritt,
Valemount, Revelstoke, Blue River,
Invermere $450,000,000, Kelowna, Big
White and Crystal Mountain $100,000,000

18. Residents of Eagleridge Bluffs protested
against the expansion of the Sea-to-Sky
Highway; the only transit link from
Vancouver to Whistler.
The government opted to shave $40 million
off of the $600 million price tag of the
project by opting not to tunnel (which would
have avoided several vulnerable
ecosystems).

20. The Good

21. Site Selection Plans

Wind Technology

Sun Technology

Olympic Facilities

Pushing Vancouver to Become Greener


22. Based on protecting

natural reserves and
local wildlife
Environmental Impact Assessments


23. Windmill outside of Beijing powered the Olympic

Green
Wind farm inside Beijing was built and provided

20% of the Olympic facilities power
Provide 100 000 houses with energy


24. Showers in Olympic Village

Lighting for Olympic lawn, road lamps and lights in

public washrooms
85% of all lights for Olympic Venues


25. New solar technology

Takes sun‟s energy and produces both heat and

electricity from the same surface area
Maximizes CO2 displacement

LEED standards


26. National Aquatic Centre

 Thermal Layer on outside
 Outer walls and roof collect/recycle up to
140 000 tons of water per year

27. The Bad

28. Air Pollution Index

Sulfur Dioxide, Nitrogen Dioxide, PM10, Carbon

Monoxide, Ozone

29. Restricted coal usage

Closed down 2 chemical plants

Vehicle restrictions


30. Terminal 3, airport

Additional 7 subway lines, 70 subway stops

Train system to attach Beijing to sister city Tianjin

Hybrid Buses, running on biodiesel


31. The Ugly

32. 29000 Fireworks

emitted


34. Combating climate change

Reducing waste

Enhancing biodiversity

Promoting inclusion
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Encouraging healthy living
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35. The End.