
Corruption? But no ...
Note that the first whistleblower to know our British friends, have not hesitated to employ the same methods as those they criticize in Russia or Qatar for the Olympic Games in London. Corruption appears indeed common practice in the breasts of those companies have become the IOC and FIFA, which are more concentrated on contracts signed with industry and not the sport. Recall that the Dutch supporters were swiftly expelled from the grandstands of a South African stage for wearing orange robes supplied by the brewer Bavaria whose logo appeared only very discreetly, or as around Cup stadiums the world, there is a distance of 1 km in which the sale was reserved for " partners' Cup.
Ecology? You said ecology?
Many people have seen the movie "Home " aired on France 2 shortly before the elections Europe. In this film, now known Yann Arthus-Bertrand, there stood an alarming state of our beautiful planet. Collage there was denounced giant cities, pollution, deforestation or intensive agriculture. At its release, the film had its small effect and with good reason. Meanwhile, Yann Arthus-Bertrand took the opportunity to develop its association Goodplanet whose funding is provided by multinationals whose ecological footprint is ... how to say ... Let us say frankly that it leaves to be desired.
Although this association is launching innovative projects and funds projects to reduce the carbon footprint of people in developed countries, one can not help but note that the funding issue blurs the picture a little of this NGO. But back to football.
last Thursday, so at the Qatari bid presentation, you could see the same Yann Arthus-Bertrand support a candidate little green: the candidacy of Qatar. This support, which we learn that he reported to Zinedine Zidane almost 11 million euros, is more than surprising. Indeed, this small country of 1, 4 million people will have to build nine stages in the desert. Stadiums with natural grass, it will therefore have to water regularly but cool. Yes, you read that in a country starved of water and subjected to a stifling summer heat (near 55 ° C), will host a Cup with air-conditioned stadiums. We rejoice that the energy of the air come from many solar panels that will cover the stages. Whew, the green seems except honor.
Except, except that it would forget too quickly that the gas needed to operate these systems are highly damaging to the environment. It's also forget the colossal carbon footprint of the stadium construction in the desert, the cost of equipment and materials not found on site or nearby will have to carry it to build the stadiums and also hotels needed to host their supporters who, sleeping in air-conditioned hotels whose energy comes ... heating plants little green.
"It starts to do well! "We knew
with Nicolas Sarkozy as the environment would no longer have a limited role in national politics since his famous phrase:" environment, it starts to do well . We now know that the most ardent environmentalists are not only in appearance, or at least a few. When the environment is losing ground in the minds of each other, following major funding enjoyed by climate skeptics, the support of Yann Arthus-Bertrand's candidacy is inappropriate to Qatari and offers a tremendous Opponents point to a change in practices which, if it is not practical, is essential for all. So, ecology 4x4, the new trend in Europe-Ecology?
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