South Korea chops down ancient forest to build Olympic ski slope

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By Katie HerzogSep 18, 2015, 12:41 pm60 ptsTrending
Add this to the list of problems with the Olympics. South Korea, host of the 2018 Winter Games, has been accused of bulldozing a sacred forest to build a ski slope. Officials have assured the public but the site will be restored after the Games, to which we say: Sure it will. Suuuuure. The site, a 500-year-old…

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