They have been pushing hard to make the construction of the stadia as low carbon as possible.
They've also been adding renewable energy wherever possible, with about 11% of their needs being meet.
They've found some innovative ways of reducing the amount of water used by the Olympic park and it's visitors.
Then, of course, there's transformational effect they've had on the area.
The site of the Olympic park is in what was once an area of derelict buildings and toxic wasteland. It has now been converted into the largest new urban parkland in the UK for a century. They have removed all the rubbish, 'washed' 2 million tonnes of poisoned soil, cleaned up the river, and turned the whole area into a wildlife 'corridor' for the likes of kingfishers and otters. It's been a fantastically successful scheme.
London 2012 may not be carbon neutral or sustainable (in the true sense) when you consider the carbon footprints of all those visitors, but they've raised the bar significantly for future Olympics to try and match. They should feel proud of what they've achieved.
Here is a really good BBC report on what's been going on.
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Wow, what an opening ceremony! Good to watch (Not the usual pretentious, boring nonsense), quirky, funny, very British, spectacular in places, and great music. It made me feel proud of my country and my home town. Well done, Danny, you did a fantastic job mate!The most moving part of the ceremony for me wasn't the lighting of that wonderful olympic flame (what a unique idea!), but the tribute to those poor people who died in the 7/7 terrorist attack the day after London won the Olympic bid. 52 people for whom the 7th of July 2005 seemed like just another day, instead it was their last. 52 people who, amongst many other things, would never enjoy the opening ceremony with the rest of us.
So, when they showed their faces on the TV, I cried.
For me, the London Olympics, and it's legacy, is for them.
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