London 2012 awarded silver medal for green progress

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Watchdog says that despite onset of recession, the London Olympics are broadly on track to meet green goals, although some areas of concern remain

The recession is yet to affect plans for the London 2012 Olympics to be the greenest sporting event in history, the head of the Games' sustainability watchdog has told BusinessGreen.com. Shaun McCarthy,...

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