Comments on: PROBLEMS WITH 2010 VANCOUVER OLYMPICS? http://www.olympicvacations.com/olympicvacations/problems-with-2010-vancouver-olympics Olympic Vacations - What You Need To Know About Olympic Vacations Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:19:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Alejandro J http://www.olympicvacations.com/olympicvacations/problems-with-2010-vancouver-olympics/comment-page-1#comment-159 Alejandro J Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:48:37 +0000 http://www.olympicvacations.com/olympicvacations/problems-with-2010-vancouver-olympics#comment-159 One of the first bits of controversy is with the construction costs. In 2006, they realized that it would cost over $100 million more dollars for construction for games. People don't like it when things costs more, especially when the government is footing the bill with their dollars. Also they are having to expand a highway from Vancouver to Whistler and it runs through a very beautiful area of forests and there is anger over that. They would prefer if the government would not build near the virgin forests of BC. There is another controversy in how the logo of the games was selected. If you want to hear of the real environmental problems, there is a video at this website: http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=2687 Which a spokesperson for environmental rights did an interview about the specific problems of Vancouver 2010. One of the first bits of controversy is with the construction costs. In 2006, they realized that it would cost over $100 million more dollars for construction for games. People don’t like it when things costs more, especially when the government is footing the bill with their dollars. Also they are having to expand a highway from Vancouver to Whistler and it runs through a very beautiful area of forests and there is anger over that. They would prefer if the government would not build near the virgin forests of BC. There is another controversy in how the logo of the games was selected.

If you want to hear of the real environmental problems, there is a video at this website:
http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=2687

Which a spokesperson for environmental rights did an interview about the specific problems of Vancouver 2010.

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