Tokyo hopes going green helps it win

Tokyo has spent months telling how important the environment is to its bid for the 2016 Games.

Now it's showing it.

Using a large, interactive globe that shows, among other things, the far-reaching spread of pollutants and possible effects of global warming, Tokyo's organizers said Tuesday their plans for the 2016 Games could be a model not just for future Olympics, but for cities worldwide.

"If Tokyo, with a dense population of 30 million, can achieve this goal ... it will be great encouragement for the whole world," said Shin-ichi Takemura, an environmental expert who is part of the Tokyo 2016 design team. TDN report