China has touted its newly completed Olympic ski venue as an example of its commitment to making the Beijing Games the greenest and cleanest in history. But there's just one problem — it was built in the middle of a nature reserve.
But there's just one problem -- it was built in the middle of a nature reserve.Chinese organizers say the National Alpine Ski Center in Yanqing, about 90 kilometers from central Beijing, will be 100% powered by wind and solar energy. According to satellite images and official maps analyzed by CNN, the ski center tears through the former core area of Songshan National Nature Reserve, a park founded in 1985 to protect its dense forests, alpine meadows and rich biodiversity.
Source: Songshan National Nature Reserve, Beijing Municipal Ecologyand Environment Bureau, Google Earth document.querySelectorAll.forEach{ a.addEventListener{ document.querySelectorAll.forEach{b.classList.remove});document.getElementById.setAttribute);document.getElementById.setAttribute); this.classList.add; });}); Read MoreThis apparent conflict with Beijing's green narrative comes amid mounting questions about the environmental cost of the Games.
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