The greening of sports
Sept 13, 2011 16:55:42 GMT
Post by bixaorellana on Sept 13, 2011 16:55:42 GMT
These stories are just a hint of many initiatives being taken around the world that show heightened environmental awareness in the sports industry.
Last year, 40,000 solar panels were installed at Pocono Raceway
From a NYTimes news story today:
Is green Nascar an oxymoron? After all, the sport is all about watching gas guzzlers drive at high speeds in circles for hours. Until 2007, race cars used leaded fuel. Tens of thousands of fans still drive to races in recreational vehicles and other gas hogs.
But more than any other American sport, Nascar is also a for-profit business, and like many companies these days, it is focused on cutting costs by recycling, conserving and generating its own energy. While the core of the sport remains unchanged, Nascar, its teams, track operators and sponsors are employing an ambitious set of green initiatives that includes collecting used fuel, planting trees to offset carbon emissions, and deploying sheep to keep the infield grass short.
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From a Scientific American article of April 2009:
The Cleveland Indians were the first American League team to install an alt-energy power source in 2007, making it a member of the growing number of ball clubs whose stadiums are going green.
Many Major League Baseball (MLB) teams have taken similar action to "green up" their sport. In a partnership announced last year, the commissioner's office joined with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), an environmental advocacy group based in New York City, to spearhead the Team Greening Program. The initiative helps teams figure out ways to do their part in protecting the environment and staving off climate change.
"This effort is really changing baseball for the better," says Allen Hershkowitz, senior scientist and coordinator of the sports greening project at the NRDC. "Baseball isn't green yet, but it's in the process of greening."
Photo: Washington, D.C.'s Nationals Park, the first stadium certified as a green building in Major League Baseball.Image: Washington Nationals
Several stadiums are mentioned in this article. Here are two of them:
Couldn't find an overview on youtube for Kaohsiung's stadium, but this company's promo is illuminating:
Last year, 40,000 solar panels were installed at Pocono Raceway
From a NYTimes news story today:
Is green Nascar an oxymoron? After all, the sport is all about watching gas guzzlers drive at high speeds in circles for hours. Until 2007, race cars used leaded fuel. Tens of thousands of fans still drive to races in recreational vehicles and other gas hogs.
But more than any other American sport, Nascar is also a for-profit business, and like many companies these days, it is focused on cutting costs by recycling, conserving and generating its own energy. While the core of the sport remains unchanged, Nascar, its teams, track operators and sponsors are employing an ambitious set of green initiatives that includes collecting used fuel, planting trees to offset carbon emissions, and deploying sheep to keep the infield grass short.
Click text for full article.
The Cleveland Indians were the first American League team to install an alt-energy power source in 2007, making it a member of the growing number of ball clubs whose stadiums are going green.
Many Major League Baseball (MLB) teams have taken similar action to "green up" their sport. In a partnership announced last year, the commissioner's office joined with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), an environmental advocacy group based in New York City, to spearhead the Team Greening Program. The initiative helps teams figure out ways to do their part in protecting the environment and staving off climate change.
"This effort is really changing baseball for the better," says Allen Hershkowitz, senior scientist and coordinator of the sports greening project at the NRDC. "Baseball isn't green yet, but it's in the process of greening."
Photo: Washington, D.C.'s Nationals Park, the first stadium certified as a green building in Major League Baseball.Image: Washington Nationals
Several stadiums are mentioned in this article. Here are two of them:
Couldn't find an overview on youtube for Kaohsiung's stadium, but this company's promo is illuminating:
