Beijing efforts to green the 2008 Olympics is a subject we've covered before. Now Worldwatch's Zijun Li has a nice update:
In mid-April, Beijings National Olympic Stadium signed a 10 million RMB (US$1.25 million) contract with domestic solar company Suntech Power to install a 130-kilowatt photovoltaic system at 12 stadium entrances. The installation will supplement the venues conventional power supply and make the stadiumalso known as the Birds Nest because of its appearancethe worlds most environmentally friendly sporting arena.
Question, though -- is that claim actually true? What other candidates for "world's greenest sporting arena" might we put forward?









