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by Beverly Durfee on November 14, 2006
The Moscow Times quoted the opposing sides in the argument.
"The program for building on protected land did not undergo scrutiny by ecological experts as is mandatory under Russian law," Mikhail Kreindlin of Greenpeace said of the $300 million skiing facility.
Supporters disagree.
"Expert analyses, independent of the Olympic bid, were carried out and Sochi National Park was divided into several zones where building is and isn't possible," said Yevgeny Snegirov, press secretary for the Federal Supervision Service for Nature Management.
Greenpeace's suit was initially rejected, but after an appeal the group was given the right to another hearing.
The International Olympic Committee's Evaluation Commission will visit Sochi in February 2007 and is expected to announce its final decision on the host city in June 2007.
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Response from:
Mister Ski
(11/22/06 8:26am)
I wonder Russia itself applied and why not one of the russian billionairs filled out the application...
Response from:
Mister Ski
(11/22/06 8:26am)
Actually I wonder why Russia itself applied and why not one of the russian billionairs filled out the application...
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Mike Styles
(04/24/07 8:10am)
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