Introduction

Hello Readers,

I wanted to give you a brief introduction of what I will be writing about in this blog. I have been a longtime sports fan and have grown up watching and playing any sport that I could. I recently learned about the green movement and I thought it would be interesting to report and post what teams or individuals are doing to help the sporting world be more environmentally safe.
I am going to look at all sports that range from high school to the professional ranks and try to get some colorful interviews with athletes or front office personnel to see just how "Green" sports teams and organizations are or how they are lacking.
Some possible issues that I will try and tackle involve researching energy bills for the pro teams in the state of Arizona. Stadiums such as Chase Field, University of Phoenix Stadium, and United Airlines Arena have to spend millions of dollars on energy bills trying keep the stadiums up to standard. I know that the Arizona Diamondbacks ballpark, Chase Field is air conditioned. How much is this costing to air condition a stadium that holds around 40,000 people?
Another question is are these stadiums and ballparks using paper or plastic cups and do they make a constant effort to recycle? How much water is being used to water the field at University of Phoenix Stadium and the grass at Chase Field? I can also expand this to the high school level and see what high schools are doing to cut down on the amount of energy they save and report on how they are being green friendly.
I want to try and get some interesting interviews with all different kind of athletes, staff, and management to try and get a sense of just how aware sports teams and organizations are of the environment and the difference they can make by living green.
I know there are some organizations such as the Global Sports Alliance that are made up of sports fans like myself that want to help protect the environment.

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