Hello Readers,
First I want to congratulate the Boston Red Sox for winning the World Series over the Colorado Rockies 4-0. I never thought the Sox would sweep a team as hot as the Rockies but they proved they are the best team in baseball. Now with baseball over, it's time to think about football and the upcoming playoffs in a few months.
I recently read a article in the Arizona Republic about how the National Football League wants to make the Super Bowl more environmental friendly. I think this is a great idea and with all the people that attend the Super Bowl, hopefully it will make a difference if everyone tries to recycle at major event like the Super Bowl.
Super Bowl XLII is being held in Glendale, Ariz., at the University of Phoenix Stadium which is the home of the Arizona Cardinals. According to the Republic article, the city of Glendale and the NFL are expecting close to 125,000 visitors and that is a lot of trash that will be generated.
Consultant Jack Groh, who heads the NFL’s Environmental Program said in the article that about 1 million pounds of carbon dioxide will be generated during the time of the Super Bowl in Arizona.
According to the article, Groh is planning on meeting with officials in Arizona about possibly planting 30 acres of trees in Arizona to help offset the effects of the Super Bowl. According to the article, planting those trees will "add up to 10 times the number of saplings necessary to counter the carbon impact."
There are some other great things that the NFL is doing during Super Bowl week to help make a difference in the environment. The first is recycling at the Super Bowl. The article said that last year when the Super Bowl was being held in Miami, "70 percent of the 1,000 tons of solid waste was diverted from landfills and recycled."
During the Super Bowl there is obviously a lot of un-eaten food and the NFL is making an effort to deliver the food to local soup kitchens, churches and homeless shelters. I think this is a great idea. If you think about all the food that is cooked but never eaten at an event like the Super Bowl, all that food could feed the hungry for a long time. The NFL is also trying donate all the supplies that go into running the Super Bowl such as decorations, plants, merchandise, and building materials.
I think if the NFL continues this effort when the Super Bowl comes to Arizona then a lot of people less fortunate will benefit from what the NFL are trying to do. There is so much money generated from the Super Bowl it is nice to see that the NFL is trying to give back and not hurt the environment.
Monday, October 29, 2007
Monday, October 22, 2007
Trying For A Greener World
Hello Readers,
First congratulations are in order to the Boston Red Sox who again came back in the American League Championship Series defeating the Cleveland Indians in game seven last night. Also a quick shout out to my favorite team the Dallas Cowboys who are 6-1 and the top team in the NFC.
I found an interesting article about how the Olympics in 2008 are having meetings this week to discuss how they can make the Olympics in Beijing more green. According to the press release, on October 25-27 the 7th World Conference on Sport and Environment will be held in Beijing and the topics with be how to green major sports and the Olympic games. You can take a look at the web site here.
The two main concerns of the conference are how the "degraded environment can have on sport, the Olympic games and the athletes" The other issue is how sports and certain events have on the environment. At the conference there will be a progress report on the preparations of the Olympic games.
So after spending most of the weekend watching sporting events on television I remember seeing something on the web about a green TV. There is a web site called Green Energy TV. This is an online television channel that is "dedicated to airing Green/Alternative/Renewable Energy videos for millions of viewers around the world to see." I think this is pretty cool because it educates the viewers and gives people the opportunity to download their own videos. On the main page of the web site they have categories and different links that take you to videos of certain topics. This web site also has green tips that are interesting and I recommend you check them out. You can view the tips here.
There is a web site that I wanted to share with you about Top Green Cars. This web site has some cool pictures of green cars that are the future of sports racing. Volvo is developing a racing car that is environmentally friendly. You can check out the article here and make sure and check out the photos. This article breaks down what exactly makes up the car and I think it is pretty interesting. I would think the future of racing cars will be something like these cars where gas mileage is better and emissions is low.
Volvo is also coming out with a plug-in hybrid sports car. Just by looking at the picture I think I would drive one of these cars. According to the article, you can charge the battery by simply plugging in to a regular outlet and when charged you can drive the car for 62 miles. I want to share a quote with you that was in the article.
""This is a groundbreaking innovation for sustainable transportation. This plug-in hybrid car, when used as intended, should have about 66 percent lower emissions of carbon dioxide compared with the best hybrid cars available on the market today. Emissions may be even lower if most of the electricity comes from CO2-friendly sources such as biogas, hydropower and nuclear power. A person driving less than 60 miles per day will rarely need to visit a filling station. Also, thanks to the excellent electrical range from a fuel consumption angle, the Volvo ReCharge Concept is exceptionally kind to the car owner’s wallet," commented Magnus Jonsson, Senior Vice President Research & Development at Volvo Cars in the article."
I am interested to see if Volvo has success with this car because other hybrids that have came out have not been extremely successful because the cars look funny but this car look normal and very sporty. I can honestly say that I would drive a car like this.
First congratulations are in order to the Boston Red Sox who again came back in the American League Championship Series defeating the Cleveland Indians in game seven last night. Also a quick shout out to my favorite team the Dallas Cowboys who are 6-1 and the top team in the NFC.
I found an interesting article about how the Olympics in 2008 are having meetings this week to discuss how they can make the Olympics in Beijing more green. According to the press release, on October 25-27 the 7th World Conference on Sport and Environment will be held in Beijing and the topics with be how to green major sports and the Olympic games. You can take a look at the web site here.
The two main concerns of the conference are how the "degraded environment can have on sport, the Olympic games and the athletes" The other issue is how sports and certain events have on the environment. At the conference there will be a progress report on the preparations of the Olympic games.
So after spending most of the weekend watching sporting events on television I remember seeing something on the web about a green TV. There is a web site called Green Energy TV. This is an online television channel that is "dedicated to airing Green/Alternative/Renewable Energy videos for millions of viewers around the world to see." I think this is pretty cool because it educates the viewers and gives people the opportunity to download their own videos. On the main page of the web site they have categories and different links that take you to videos of certain topics. This web site also has green tips that are interesting and I recommend you check them out. You can view the tips here.
There is a web site that I wanted to share with you about Top Green Cars. This web site has some cool pictures of green cars that are the future of sports racing. Volvo is developing a racing car that is environmentally friendly. You can check out the article here and make sure and check out the photos. This article breaks down what exactly makes up the car and I think it is pretty interesting. I would think the future of racing cars will be something like these cars where gas mileage is better and emissions is low.
Volvo is also coming out with a plug-in hybrid sports car. Just by looking at the picture I think I would drive one of these cars. According to the article, you can charge the battery by simply plugging in to a regular outlet and when charged you can drive the car for 62 miles. I want to share a quote with you that was in the article.
""This is a groundbreaking innovation for sustainable transportation. This plug-in hybrid car, when used as intended, should have about 66 percent lower emissions of carbon dioxide compared with the best hybrid cars available on the market today. Emissions may be even lower if most of the electricity comes from CO2-friendly sources such as biogas, hydropower and nuclear power. A person driving less than 60 miles per day will rarely need to visit a filling station. Also, thanks to the excellent electrical range from a fuel consumption angle, the Volvo ReCharge Concept is exceptionally kind to the car owner’s wallet," commented Magnus Jonsson, Senior Vice President Research & Development at Volvo Cars in the article."
I am interested to see if Volvo has success with this car because other hybrids that have came out have not been extremely successful because the cars look funny but this car look normal and very sporty. I can honestly say that I would drive a car like this.
Monday, October 15, 2007
Saving the World One Lap at a Time
Hello Readers,
I wanted to start out by congradulating the Colorado Rockies who are one game away from sweeping my Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League Championship Series.
I was recently reading online about the San Fransisco Giants stadium and how they added 590 solar panels to their baseball park. According to the Giants web site, "AT&T Park will be the first in Major League Baseball with solar panels and will bring about 120 kilowatts of energy for PG&E customers in the City and County of San Francisco."
The 590 solar panels are about the same as 40 home roof systems and the estimated cost of the panels is around 1 million dollars and the power generated by the panels will be able to power the Giants new scoreboard, according to the Giants web site.
I think this is the wave of the future for sports stadiums and I think that more stadiums should be utalizing solar panels expecially teams on the west coast where there is a lot of sun light year round.
I know I touched on the topic of Formula One going green but I felt it needed a little bit more talking about because it seems that they are making a big difference. Formula One is heading toward hybrid technology for future years and I think this is very important and could have a huge impact on racing sports. Fuel economy is a major issue for Formula One and that is why they are changing their policies.
Formula One races are not like Indy or Nascar races because F1 races are mostly done on road courses. Indy and Nascar races don't require their cars to stop and start like F1 races do. Becasue F1 races are on road courses the fuel consumption is very high due to cars going up to 200 mph and then braking and starting up again. This problem made F1 realize that something needs to be done. According to the F1 web site, the F1 cars gets about 4 miles per gallon! F1 tried the hybrid idea back in the 1990s but was stalled due to safety, according to the F1 web site.
I think this is important because F1 is not not the problem anymore but now trying to become a part of the solution. Indy cars are also starting to be a part of the solution because they are using ethanol and Nascar has also switched to unleaded gas.
I wanted to start out by congradulating the Colorado Rockies who are one game away from sweeping my Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League Championship Series.
I was recently reading online about the San Fransisco Giants stadium and how they added 590 solar panels to their baseball park. According to the Giants web site, "AT&T Park will be the first in Major League Baseball with solar panels and will bring about 120 kilowatts of energy for PG&E customers in the City and County of San Francisco."
The 590 solar panels are about the same as 40 home roof systems and the estimated cost of the panels is around 1 million dollars and the power generated by the panels will be able to power the Giants new scoreboard, according to the Giants web site.
I think this is the wave of the future for sports stadiums and I think that more stadiums should be utalizing solar panels expecially teams on the west coast where there is a lot of sun light year round.
I know I touched on the topic of Formula One going green but I felt it needed a little bit more talking about because it seems that they are making a big difference. Formula One is heading toward hybrid technology for future years and I think this is very important and could have a huge impact on racing sports. Fuel economy is a major issue for Formula One and that is why they are changing their policies.
Formula One races are not like Indy or Nascar races because F1 races are mostly done on road courses. Indy and Nascar races don't require their cars to stop and start like F1 races do. Becasue F1 races are on road courses the fuel consumption is very high due to cars going up to 200 mph and then braking and starting up again. This problem made F1 realize that something needs to be done. According to the F1 web site, the F1 cars gets about 4 miles per gallon! F1 tried the hybrid idea back in the 1990s but was stalled due to safety, according to the F1 web site.
I think this is important because F1 is not not the problem anymore but now trying to become a part of the solution. Indy cars are also starting to be a part of the solution because they are using ethanol and Nascar has also switched to unleaded gas.
Monday, October 8, 2007
Athletes Going Green
Hello Readers,
Being that this is a sports blog and I am a huge Arizona Diamondbacks fan, I want to congratulate the Dbacks for sweeping the "Lovable Losers" the Chicago Cubs and being one more step closer to the World Series!
I was researching to see if I could find more information about sports teams going green and I stumbled upon a cool website called Grist. On this web site it has "green lists" and some of the list topics are "Green Actors," "Green Cities," and "Green Sports Starts."
The lists of green sports starts was interesting to read and I wanted to outline some of what the stars are doing. The first star that they listed is Yao Ming. Yao is a basketball player that plays for the Houston Rockets and according to the Grist article Yao has, "spoken out against hunting of sharks for their fins, a delicacy in his native China," and Yao has also done public announcements for WildAid. You can click on this link to check out the Yao Ming video.
Another team on the list was the Philadelphia Eagles and how they have helped plant trees in Philadelphia. I was curious so I checked out their web site and on the Eagles web site they actually have a link called "Go Green." I was surprised to see this because I have checked other sports organizations web sites and the Eagles are one of the only ones to have a link on their web page. The Eagles are really doing some nice things in the community. One thing that is really cool about the Eagles Go Green page is that they have a "Green Energy Calculator" and according to the web site fans have saved $73,674.90 a year and saved 666,320 lbs. of CO2 per year. I highly recommend that you check this page out because their is so much that the Eagles are doing in the community to help make people and fans more environmentally friendly. You can access the Eagles Go Green web site here.
There was a link on the Eagles Go Green web site and I wanted to share it with you. This article was by the Associated Press and published in April 22, 2007. Some of the major points were that the Eagles are considered one of the most environmentally friendly sports organizations and the San Francisco Giants baseball team has installed solar panels. This article is a great read if you are a sports fan and it makes you realize that their are influential people that are trying to make a difference. I really suggest you read the article. It is called, "Concerned about the Earth, Pro Teams Move to Frontier of Change."
I wanted to point out a few other sports stars that were on the "Green Sports Stars" list. Kelly Slater is a pro surfer and eight time champion but he is also interested in saving the coral reefs worldwide. He has established the Kelly Slater Invitational competition which raises funds and awareness for Reef Check. According to this web site, Reef Check is a organization geared towards saving the reefs worldwide.
There are also four sporting events that the lists said were going green. They were the Olympics, the Super Bowl, the World Cup, and the Indy Racing League. If you want to see what they are doing then click here. Also check out some of the comments. There is some good information that the readers pointed out.
Being that this is a sports blog and I am a huge Arizona Diamondbacks fan, I want to congratulate the Dbacks for sweeping the "Lovable Losers" the Chicago Cubs and being one more step closer to the World Series!
I was researching to see if I could find more information about sports teams going green and I stumbled upon a cool website called Grist. On this web site it has "green lists" and some of the list topics are "Green Actors," "Green Cities," and "Green Sports Starts."
The lists of green sports starts was interesting to read and I wanted to outline some of what the stars are doing. The first star that they listed is Yao Ming. Yao is a basketball player that plays for the Houston Rockets and according to the Grist article Yao has, "spoken out against hunting of sharks for their fins, a delicacy in his native China," and Yao has also done public announcements for WildAid. You can click on this link to check out the Yao Ming video.
Another team on the list was the Philadelphia Eagles and how they have helped plant trees in Philadelphia. I was curious so I checked out their web site and on the Eagles web site they actually have a link called "Go Green." I was surprised to see this because I have checked other sports organizations web sites and the Eagles are one of the only ones to have a link on their web page. The Eagles are really doing some nice things in the community. One thing that is really cool about the Eagles Go Green page is that they have a "Green Energy Calculator" and according to the web site fans have saved $73,674.90 a year and saved 666,320 lbs. of CO2 per year. I highly recommend that you check this page out because their is so much that the Eagles are doing in the community to help make people and fans more environmentally friendly. You can access the Eagles Go Green web site here.
There was a link on the Eagles Go Green web site and I wanted to share it with you. This article was by the Associated Press and published in April 22, 2007. Some of the major points were that the Eagles are considered one of the most environmentally friendly sports organizations and the San Francisco Giants baseball team has installed solar panels. This article is a great read if you are a sports fan and it makes you realize that their are influential people that are trying to make a difference. I really suggest you read the article. It is called, "Concerned about the Earth, Pro Teams Move to Frontier of Change."
I wanted to point out a few other sports stars that were on the "Green Sports Stars" list. Kelly Slater is a pro surfer and eight time champion but he is also interested in saving the coral reefs worldwide. He has established the Kelly Slater Invitational competition which raises funds and awareness for Reef Check. According to this web site, Reef Check is a organization geared towards saving the reefs worldwide.
There are also four sporting events that the lists said were going green. They were the Olympics, the Super Bowl, the World Cup, and the Indy Racing League. If you want to see what they are doing then click here. Also check out some of the comments. There is some good information that the readers pointed out.
Monday, October 1, 2007
Baseball Teams Going Green
Hello Readers,
October is here and it is time for playoff baseball! It made me think what are baseball teams doing to be more environmentally friendly. I found an article from 7 News in Boston about Fenway Park. Fenway park is the home of the Boston Red Sox who won the AL East division title for the first time in 12 years just a couple of days ago.
The article said that Fenway would start to become more environmentally friendly by improving their recycling and trash programs. Solar panels are also being considered to lower the utilities bills. Fenway is one of the oldest stadiums in Major League Baseball and you can read more about the stadium here.
The plan to make Fenway more environmentally friendly is planned to be finished around 2012, according to the article by 7 News in Boston. Red Sox president Larry Lucchino was quoted in the article, "We are not only committed to preserving the history, beauty, and integrity of Fenway Park, but we are also determined to enhance the park's environmental attributes so it can serve our team, our fans, and our community in the 21st Century as well as it did in the 20th Century."
The article pointed out that the Red Sox family have already started the new recycling program by adding recycling bins and according to the article and the Red Sox, "The Red Sox said they already have gathered 10 tons of cardboard in 2007 -- enough to save 170 mature trees, 4,600 gallons of oil, 70,000 gallons of water and 41,000 kilowatt hours of electricity."
I always wondered what large stadiums like this did to recycle because these pro teams have so much money and they can really make a difference if they make a conscience effort.
"As a professional sports franchise, we have the opportunity to reach millions," Lucchino said in the article with 7 News is Boston. "We will continue to increase our efforts to protect the environment in a cost-competitive way."
Towards the bottom of the article it did mention that Fenway is starting to use more environmentally friendly foods such as locally grown organic produce.
You can check this article out here.
There are other sports teams that are doing the same thing. In another article called, "Environmentally Friendly Buildings," Kelly Pedone writes about how facilities are saving the earth's resources and money.
The Oakland A's in 2005 replaced their plastic cups with compostable cups, according to the article. Pedone said in her article, "The organic material used for the cups is made from corn and is certified by the Biodegradable Product Institute. The cups turn into 100 percent compost within 30 to 60 days instead of taking months or years to compost as traditional plastic cups." To learn more about the Biodegradable Product Institute and the products they offer click here. The A's organization is also recycling more, according to the article, "Tree trimmings and grass clippings are gathered and placed into a separate recycling debris box, reducing trash by 39.22 tons annually. Bottles and cans are sorted by hand and placed in a locked storage container until they’re picked up. Food waste from caterer kitchens is either donated to area food banks or emptied into special three-yard bins and recycled via compost."
The Washington Nationals are opening a new baseball stadium next year in 2008 and according to the article by Pedone the builders of the Nationals stadium are required to have, "A sustainable urban site, transit-oriented design, water conservation and cleanliness, use of environmentally sensitive materials, energy efficiency, materials with recycled content, and waste recycling among other measures," according to Pedone in the article.
If you are interested in recycling there are two sites you should check out. The first is Recycling in the USA and Recycle City. Also check out Pedone's article here.
I was pleased to read that sports organizations are making a effort to make their stadiums more environmentally friendly because these organizations have so much money and resources to make a difference and with all the trash that piles up in stadiums, you can tell by these articles that doing a little can make a huge impact.
October is here and it is time for playoff baseball! It made me think what are baseball teams doing to be more environmentally friendly. I found an article from 7 News in Boston about Fenway Park. Fenway park is the home of the Boston Red Sox who won the AL East division title for the first time in 12 years just a couple of days ago.
The article said that Fenway would start to become more environmentally friendly by improving their recycling and trash programs. Solar panels are also being considered to lower the utilities bills. Fenway is one of the oldest stadiums in Major League Baseball and you can read more about the stadium here.
The plan to make Fenway more environmentally friendly is planned to be finished around 2012, according to the article by 7 News in Boston. Red Sox president Larry Lucchino was quoted in the article, "We are not only committed to preserving the history, beauty, and integrity of Fenway Park, but we are also determined to enhance the park's environmental attributes so it can serve our team, our fans, and our community in the 21st Century as well as it did in the 20th Century."
The article pointed out that the Red Sox family have already started the new recycling program by adding recycling bins and according to the article and the Red Sox, "The Red Sox said they already have gathered 10 tons of cardboard in 2007 -- enough to save 170 mature trees, 4,600 gallons of oil, 70,000 gallons of water and 41,000 kilowatt hours of electricity."
I always wondered what large stadiums like this did to recycle because these pro teams have so much money and they can really make a difference if they make a conscience effort.
"As a professional sports franchise, we have the opportunity to reach millions," Lucchino said in the article with 7 News is Boston. "We will continue to increase our efforts to protect the environment in a cost-competitive way."
Towards the bottom of the article it did mention that Fenway is starting to use more environmentally friendly foods such as locally grown organic produce.
You can check this article out here.
There are other sports teams that are doing the same thing. In another article called, "Environmentally Friendly Buildings," Kelly Pedone writes about how facilities are saving the earth's resources and money.
The Oakland A's in 2005 replaced their plastic cups with compostable cups, according to the article. Pedone said in her article, "The organic material used for the cups is made from corn and is certified by the Biodegradable Product Institute. The cups turn into 100 percent compost within 30 to 60 days instead of taking months or years to compost as traditional plastic cups." To learn more about the Biodegradable Product Institute and the products they offer click here. The A's organization is also recycling more, according to the article, "Tree trimmings and grass clippings are gathered and placed into a separate recycling debris box, reducing trash by 39.22 tons annually. Bottles and cans are sorted by hand and placed in a locked storage container until they’re picked up. Food waste from caterer kitchens is either donated to area food banks or emptied into special three-yard bins and recycled via compost."
The Washington Nationals are opening a new baseball stadium next year in 2008 and according to the article by Pedone the builders of the Nationals stadium are required to have, "A sustainable urban site, transit-oriented design, water conservation and cleanliness, use of environmentally sensitive materials, energy efficiency, materials with recycled content, and waste recycling among other measures," according to Pedone in the article.
If you are interested in recycling there are two sites you should check out. The first is Recycling in the USA and Recycle City. Also check out Pedone's article here.
I was pleased to read that sports organizations are making a effort to make their stadiums more environmentally friendly because these organizations have so much money and resources to make a difference and with all the trash that piles up in stadiums, you can tell by these articles that doing a little can make a huge impact.
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