On a recent shopping trip I got to thinking about how much of an impact newly purchased items have on our environment. Just look around your home and assess all the new things you have bought in the past year.

We previously wrote about the bid for the 2016 Olympics, and the eco-driven initiatives by Tokyo’s representatives. But now, locals are moving to save a park from the development outlined in their Olympic gameplan.

A chance of a lifetime, you could help carry the Olympic Flame across Canada to the games in Vancouver 2010. If you’re over 13, you’re eligible to be chosen as one of the thousands to carry it out West.