On the Ball: Lack of specific information edition

A mysterious World Cup goes green 2

The sporting! It continues to go green!

Solar panels on stadium roofs, recycled pitch-watering systems and fair trade snacks for half time should make the World Cup a model for environmentally friendly sporting events, French officials said on Tuesday.

It's the rugby World Cup that they speak of, by the by. You'd have to search the interwebs to find that out, because the story never mentions the word "rugby." Not so much with the key information there, Reuters.

Also, reading about France reminds me: remember the whole "freedom fries" and "freedom toast" phase? That was a hoot.

Sarah K. Burkhalter is Grist’s assistant managing editor.

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  1. plum Posted 10:12 am
    30 Aug 2007

    Go the All Blacks!!Maybe this time round they'll actually win it again. Unless they get food poisoning like that other time. Or choke like those other two times.

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  2. FairTradeSports Posted 5:45 am
    11 Sep 2007

    What they need is an eco-friendly rugby ball......and we happen to have one (the first ever, in fact)!
    An eco-certified Fair Trade rugby ball, made with FSC-certified latex...
    More on our blog at http://www.fairtradesports.com.
    - Scott James

    Fair Trade Sports

    http://www.fairtradesports.com

    See our Gristmill post on the environmental impact of sports balls here: http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2006/12/21/114921/69.

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