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Nobody Wins If Nature Loses: Environmental risks posed by 2002 Winter Olympics in Utah San Francisco Bay Guardian Salt Lake City Olympic bid executives were furious when they learned that Nagano, Japan, had beaten them out for the 1998 Winter Games by allegedly paying $100,000 per vote to members of the International Olympic Committee. Determined not to come up short again, key Olympic officials from […]
Bioregional Olympics: Environmental “Greenwashing” of 2002 Olympic Winter Games Background Documentation Index of Materials The Olympic Movement and the Environment “Report and Recommendations” written by the Materials and Resource Management Working Group Guard Fox Watch Monitoring Recommendations Letter from Environmental Advisory Committee Ecological Standards for Activities Prior, During, and After 2002 Winter Olympic Games In Salt Lake City Letter from Diane Conrad Guard Fox Watch […]
Amy Jewel, Field Assistant (Writing from Memphis, Tennessee) “Well, we HAVE to do it.” These words were spoken more than once over the past few weeks by Patrick Rivadenerra, Director of the new Department for Tourism and the Environment, about accomplishing the objectives of his department. They were used yet again last week during a final meeting with Gabriella Chejtman as we discussed the next […]
Amy Jewel, Field AssistantPlanet Drum Foundation We presented the official Spanish version of the Ecological Plan to Dr. Luis Mendoza, President of the Mayor’s Commission on Tourism and the Environment, on Tuesday, February 20th. This is the body that will take the plan to the City Council for discussion and eventual approval, or disapproval. “Nos vimos” (we shall see). During our brief discussion of the […]
Por Amy Jewel (Assistente de Campo, Fundación Planet Drum) Municipalidad de Cantón Sucre (Versión Español) Antecedentes La recolección y destrucción de los desechos sólidos es un desafío que enfrentan todas las municipalidades. Mientras que el número de gente viviendo en las ciudades continua creciendo, la cantidad de basura generada también crece. Es necesario manejar toda esta basura responsablemente. Como muchas otras municipalidades, el Municipio del […]
By, Amy Jewel (Field Assistant at Planet Drum Foundation) Municipality of Canton Sucre [versión en español] Introduction The collection and disposal of solid waste is a challenge facing all municipalities. As the number of people living in the cities continues to grow, the amount of waste generated also grows. All of this waste needs to be handled in a responsible manner. Like many other municipalities, […]
Report #6 from Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador The “Ecological Plan for the Development of Canton Sucre (Bahia de Caraquez)” is finally finished! Last Thursday, February 15, six months after the first tentative draft was circulated to instigate a community process for its full development, a public meeting in City Hall solicited and added final comments and suggestions to complete the document. An openly invited group (that […]
Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador. Final version approved Feb. 15, 2001 by the Public Meeting I. Introduction — The need and purpose of a plan to create an ecological city. A) Need 1. Ecological City Declaration a. Fragility of Bahia, Civil Defense map of risks and environmental problems b. The present opportunity: the effect of El Nino disasters c. Disaster prevention, mitigation plan 2. Understanding, coordination […]
Bahía de Caráquez (Versión Español) I. Introducción — Necesidad y propósito de un plan para crear una Ciudad Ecológica. A) Necesida La Declaratoria Municipal de la Ciudad Ecológica a. La fragilidad de Bahía, mapa de riesgos y problemas ambientales b. La oportunidad: efectos del desastre de El Niño c. Prevención de desastres, plan de mitigación 2. Comprensión, coordinación y participación con todas las acciones ecológicas […]
To get this straight from the beginning, I’m not going to complain about it. We were all children. Sometimes we cried. Things hurt us and we couldn’t do anything about them. For those who are now mostly adults, it’s painful to hear children cry but we know what it’s about. Adults are no longer children, mostly. They try to comfort and do something about what […]