As part of Green Colleges The Olympic Games in Myth and Reality Series, The Myth of the Green Games addresses the environmental impacts of the Olympic industry, development of Olympic infrastructure, and Olympic corporate sponsors. The speakers will be focusing on a range of issues related to the 2010 Winter Olympic Games as well as the BC-related impacts of the Alberta Oil Sands projects (funded by Olympic partners including the Royal Bank of Canada). Topics include: the nature and impacts of environmental racism, corporate sponsors, non-governmental organizations, “greenwashing” and the marketing of “green” non-sustainable projects, regional resistance to these megaprojects, and community-based alternatives. Webcast sponsored by Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
Relevant Books and Articles at UBC Library
British Columbia Government EBook Collection, Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority, & Vancouver 2010 Bid Corporation. (2002). 2010 winter Olympic bid: Conceptual greater Vancouver public transport strategy. Vancouver: Translink. [Link]
British Columbia. Ministry of Economic Development, & British Columbia Government EBook Collection. (2006). British Columbia’s preparations for 2010 winter Olympics. Victoria, B.C: Ministry of Economic Development. [Link]
British Columbia. Office of the Auditor General, & British Columbia Government EBook Collection. (2006). The 2010 Olympic and Paralympic winter games: A review of estimates related to the province’s commitments. Victoria, B.C: Office of the Auditor General. [Link]
Littlefield, D. (2010). Winter Olympic buildings, Vancouver 2010. Architectural Design, 80(2), 114-117. doi:10.1002/ad.1054 [Link]
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