Eco-benefits of 2012 London Olympics?

I thought the film from Jason's group on the Vancouver Olympics was fascinating. As luck has it, here's an email that came through this morning on the environmental history email list about the environmental benefits of the 2012 London Olympics! Let me know if any of you listen to the podcast.
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New podcast episode: Environmental History of the 2012 Olympic site: the Lower River Lea H-NET List for Environmental History [H-ENVIRONMENT@H-NET.MSU.EDU] on behalf of Sowards, Adam [asowards@UIDAHO.EDU] Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 9:32 AM To: H-ENVIRONMENT@H-NET.MSU.EDU Attachments:

From: Jan Oosthoek [mailto:k.j.w.oosthoek@newcastle.ac.uk] Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 4:09 AM Subject: New podcast episode: Environmental History of the 2012 Olympic site: the Lower River Lea The latest episode of the Exploring Environmental History Podcast features an interview with Jim Clifford, a doctoral student at York University in Toronto, about the environmental and social history of West Ham and the Lower Lea River in east London. This is the site of the 2012 Olympics. The creation of the Olympic park promises the rehabilitation of the Lower Lea Valley by restoring its eco-system and revitalising the community of the area. But this is only the latest development in a long industrial history that is going as far back as the 11th century. Clifford talks about the industrialisation of the area and the associated pollution, attempts to clean the river and the area up and what we can learn from past experience in the light of the present Olympic developments. To listen to the podcast, go to the Environmental History Resources website at: http://www.eh-resources.org/podcast/podcast.html Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes at: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=276398458