New Website Asks Fans To Vote On 'Worst Olympic Sponsors'

There are a lot of Olympic sponsors doing great things for the community and it's easy to lose sight of that in the midst of all the protests. Nevertheless, there is at least one gold medal that Olympic sponsors would rather not win. Amid growing protests around the business dealings of several high profile Olympic sponsors, a coalition of environmental and human rights groups have unveiled a new website aimed at letting the public reward what it calls are the ‘worst’ Olympic sponsors. The website, Greenwash Gold 2012, lets visitors decide who gets a 'gold medal' for worst sponsor among The Dow Chemical Company, BP and Rio Tinto and others. Each profile on the site includes an animated short film that encourage viewers to vote online for the worst corporate sponsor of the Olympics. The ...