universalsports.com - 2/23/2009
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Plants cool 3 million square feet of rooftops throughout Chicago. Wind, hydropower and biofuels provide one-fifth of its energy. And last year, the mayor announced one of the country's most ambitious plans to slash greenhouse-gas emissions.
Looking Ahead to 2016
offthebaseline.com 2/12/2009 — Host bids for the 2016 Olympics are due today, with Chicago as the reported front-runner.
Olympic insiders are punting that Chicago’s pretty much a lock, saying that President Obama will “need only show up for the IOC vote in Copenhagen in October and Chicago will sweep aside rivals ...
Chicago 2016 Olympic Tennis
offthebaseline.com 2/13/2009 — As I posted yesterday, the bid books for the The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, were due today.
The Candidature File, or “bid book” as it is commonly known, is the formal response to 227 questions posed to bid cities in contention to host ...
Chicago gets high marks for 2016 bid
universalsports.com 4/11/2009 — At the end of a long day touring potential venues for the 2016 Summer Games, the head of the International Olympic Committee's inspection team walked into the United Center and right into a hug from gymnastics legend Nadia Comaneci.
Bid Book
chicago2016.org 2/13/2009 — Download the complete Chicago 2016 Bid Book or read and download the highlights. (Right-click to download files) Reflective Image Poster of Athlete Jumping in mid-air Executive Summary The Executive Summary provides an overview of Chicago’s bid and ...
Awesome Promo for Chicago 2016 Olympic Bid
notqualifiedtocomment.com 4/4/2009 — Chicago’s Olympic bid has gone from sure thing to no chance to possibility and back again. Would it be good for the city? That’s a topic for another day. In the meantime, here is a video promo the Chicago Olympic Committee prepared for the IOC Evaluation Commission, which is in ...
Seven sports submit for 2016 inclusion
universalsports.com 2/19/2009 — From golf to roller speed skating, the seven sports vying for inclusion in the 2016 Summer Games have submitted their proposals to the International Olympic Committee.
