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Sochi 2014: The new punching bag for environmental horror stories related to international sporting events Tom Hesse

Goals Develop a narrative about a complex environmental issue Evaluate the hidden costs of hosting the Olympics Evaluate Russia’s environmental assessment process Find someone to blame!

Sochi/Krasnaya Polyana

Sochi

Sochi/Krasnaya Polyana “It would be hard to find a place in Russia with no snow in the wintertime but that’s just what Putin did,” –Boris Nemstov Sea Level 30 miles and 7,000 vertical feet Roza Khutor Krasnaya Polyana

Krasnaya Polyana

Getting There

Getting There Adler/Alpika SK MOST Highway and rail project

Sensitive Areas Sochi National Park: 198,000 hectares Mzymta River 300 endemic plant species 160 endangered plant species Animal migration

Problems

Problems The most destructive project of the games River damage Migration routes cut off Development: 52,000 hectares

Why? Selection process Cooperation with NGOs Holes in assessment process Federal Agencies Environmental Management Systems Public Participation Comparison I-70 in Colorado

Finger pointing EIA Process Federal Agencies Gazprom IOC An Olympics with no snow is better than Europe with no gas IOC

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