<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Soccer’s biggest to-do goes green.]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by kmp http://www.grist.org/article/on-the-ball-world-cup-green-ness/ Wed, 07 Jun 2006 01:06:45 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/on-the-ball-world-cup-green-ness/1 Deutschland...

sadly, are going to be pretty hard to beat on their home turf (would that I knew more swear words in German!)

Not to make your dashing young Andrew too jealous, but I'm flying over to Germany on Saturday for nearly 3 weeks of glorious football.  Clearly I'll be rooting for our US Men's National Team, but I'm also fond of Portugal and Croatia, and will be interested to see how the African nations do.

I'll keep my eyes out for interesting green-news whilst in Deutschland and will make a report when I get back.

That reminds me.. need to go to carbonfund.org and offset my flight!

auf wiedersehen,
Kaela

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sadly, are going to be pretty hard to beat on their home turf (would that I knew more swear words in German!)

Not to make your dashing young Andrew too jealous, but I'm flying over to Germany on Saturday for nearly 3 weeks of glorious football.  Clearly I'll be rooting for our US Men's National Team, but I'm also fond of Portugal and Croatia, and will be interested to see how the African nations do.

I'll keep my eyes out for interesting green-news whilst in Deutschland and will make a report when I get back.

That reminds me.. need to go to carbonfund.org and offset my flight!

auf wiedersehen,
Kaela

]]> Comment #2 by caniscandida http://www.grist.org/article/on-the-ball-world-cup-green-ness/ Wed, 07 Jun 2006 04:44:10 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/on-the-ball-world-cup-green-ness/2 More than 30 billion?

I suppose there are a goodly number of fans who are 1000% enthusiastic?

Gute Fahrt, Kaela.  Portugal is a nice choice.  I shall be formally cheering on Mexico.  But of course whithersoever Javier Saviola goes, I helplessly follow, and I guess he will be with Argentina.

]]> More than 30 billion?

I suppose there are a goodly number of fans who are 1000% enthusiastic?

Gute Fahrt, Kaela.  Portugal is a nice choice.  I shall be formally cheering on Mexico.  But of course whithersoever Javier Saviola goes, I helplessly follow, and I guess he will be with Argentina.

]]> Comment #3 by kmp http://www.grist.org/article/on-the-ball-world-cup-green-ness/ Wed, 07 Jun 2006 05:14:42 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/on-the-ball-world-cup-green-ness/3 Schnell!

No hurry, I just love that word.

I believe the "30 billion" is a person-watch-per-game estimate.. at least that's my guess based upon this quote from the Chinese official:

"But based on my experience, the accumulated number of viewers for all 64 matches will definitely exceed 10 billion."

Anyway, I have a sneaky affection for Argentina myself, but I cannot reveal this in front of my Brit friends (long-standing rivalry) so I keep it to myself during games.  Also, I genuinely like the Mexicans, but of course, as arch-rivals of the US, can only root for them against anyone but the US.

For green-related content:  to off-set my air travel, as well as many planned train trips back & forth across Germany (not to mention the carbon produced by brewing all the beer I intend to consume), I visited American Forests and planted a bunch o' trees.  Seems like they are involved in many worthy projects, and at a $1 a tree, the price can't be beat!

kaela

]]> Schnell!

No hurry, I just love that word.

I believe the "30 billion" is a person-watch-per-game estimate.. at least that's my guess based upon this quote from the Chinese official:

"But based on my experience, the accumulated number of viewers for all 64 matches will definitely exceed 10 billion."

Anyway, I have a sneaky affection for Argentina myself, but I cannot reveal this in front of my Brit friends (long-standing rivalry) so I keep it to myself during games.  Also, I genuinely like the Mexicans, but of course, as arch-rivals of the US, can only root for them against anyone but the US.

For green-related content:  to off-set my air travel, as well as many planned train trips back & forth across Germany (not to mention the carbon produced by brewing all the beer I intend to consume), I visited American Forests and planted a bunch o' trees.  Seems like they are involved in many worthy projects, and at a $1 a tree, the price can't be beat!

kaela

]]> Comment #4 by jackiemarks http://www.grist.org/article/on-the-ball-world-cup-green-ness/ Thu, 08 Jun 2006 02:12:39 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/on-the-ball-world-cup-green-ness/4 garbage, traffic, energy and water:

Thats what Green Goal intends on targeting at the World Cup in terms of environmentalness.  I certainly do hope they've got an extensive public transport schedule together and plenty of garbage bags for all that trash!

I will be rooting for my home country Holland.  I've got a lot of faith in them, but it's kind of hard to show my pride when everyone else is rooting for Costa Rica, where, unfortunately, I'll be watching from.  Nevertheless, it promises to be good times.

HUP HOLLAND!!!

Jax

]]> garbage, traffic, energy and water:

Thats what Green Goal intends on targeting at the World Cup in terms of environmentalness.  I certainly do hope they've got an extensive public transport schedule together and plenty of garbage bags for all that trash!

I will be rooting for my home country Holland.  I've got a lot of faith in them, but it's kind of hard to show my pride when everyone else is rooting for Costa Rica, where, unfortunately, I'll be watching from.  Nevertheless, it promises to be good times.

HUP HOLLAND!!!

Jax

]]> Comment #5 by caniscandida http://www.grist.org/article/on-the-ball-world-cup-green-ness/ Sun, 11 Jun 2006 08:05:07 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/on-the-ball-world-cup-green-ness/5 !Viva Mexico!

And bravo Portugal too!  Though Portugal definitely could stand improvement; only England so far had a more inglorious victory.  At least the Portuguese and the Angolans were remarkably gracious to one another afterwards.  (With microphones present.)

Jax, everybody in Costa Rica must be pretty gloomy.  But really, they had so much riding against them.  Horrible luck, drawing Deutschland in the very first game.  At least they got two goals!  That counts as a moral victory, I should think.

Little makes me happier than moral victories, actually.  And so I wept tears of joy when Trinidad and Tobago were celebrating as though they had beat Brazil 5-0, for having kept Sweden to a scoreless tie.

And congratulations on Holland's chances.  They are definitely going to go far.  I really want to see them play and crush Germany at some point.

Thanks, Kaela, for the American Forests reference.  I am still leary about how offsetting works, of course.  Nevertheless, when we do our motortrip to New England later this summer, I shall be sure to return to American Forests.

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And bravo Portugal too!  Though Portugal definitely could stand improvement; only England so far had a more inglorious victory.  At least the Portuguese and the Angolans were remarkably gracious to one another afterwards.  (With microphones present.)

Jax, everybody in Costa Rica must be pretty gloomy.  But really, they had so much riding against them.  Horrible luck, drawing Deutschland in the very first game.  At least they got two goals!  That counts as a moral victory, I should think.

Little makes me happier than moral victories, actually.  And so I wept tears of joy when Trinidad and Tobago were celebrating as though they had beat Brazil 5-0, for having kept Sweden to a scoreless tie.

And congratulations on Holland's chances.  They are definitely going to go far.  I really want to see them play and crush Germany at some point.

Thanks, Kaela, for the American Forests reference.  I am still leary about how offsetting works, of course.  Nevertheless, when we do our motortrip to New England later this summer, I shall be sure to return to American Forests.

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