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Forget Polar Bears and PPM

Top 25 reasons to give a damn about climate change 13
Posted 23 hours, 30 minutes ago So you're not moved by melting glaciers? Here are a few other reasons to pay attention to climate change, from supermodels to super-hungry rats.
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Jackson goes for gold 0
Posted 2 months, 1 week ago
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson will be in Chicago Friday to talk about greening the business of sports ... oh, and maybe boost the Windy City's bid for the 2016 summer Olympics.
The Grist List: From Timberlake to Taco Bell

Justin Timberlake brings sexy back to green, and more 3
Posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago
J Tee is bringing sexy back to green. The putting green, that is.
She shoots, she scores

Seattle Storm WNBA team shoots 3’s for trees 0
Posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Every three-point shot made by a Seattle Storm player this season will be a slam dunk for a local forest. Their "3's for Trees" campaign plants one tree for every three-pointer they sink.
For the Green of the Game

Blowing the green whistle on sports 2
Posted 5 months ago
While no sport or team is identical in how it operates, they face some of the same environmental challenges confronted by other businesses, including managing energy use, waste management, water consumption, pesticide use, land use, transportation, carbon emissions, and much more.
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From Doug to Diaz 1
Posted 6 months ago
Brad's bro gets into the green game, and Cameron comes clean about her habits.
Fair Catch

EPA tosses flag on Cowboys’ new field 1
Posted 6 months, 3 weeks ago
The Dallas Cowboys planned to monitor the greenness of their new stadium through an EPA program -- which was so flawed it's been discontinued.
Go Green? Make Me

The psychology of eco-choices 3
Posted 7 months ago
Savvy environmentalists know that people don't go green because it's "good for the planet." So what works?
Life's a Pitch

15 green sports venues 3
Posted 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Think the only thing green about pro sports is the turf? Think again. As the first crack of the bat rings through the spring air, we take a look at all sorts of sports venues that are scoring big on the eco-field.
Recycle & Flow

Canadian eco-rap and other youth offerings in Vancouver 0
Posted 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Climate activist Thomas Kineshanko’s musing on jet travel was one of several back-to-earth moments provided by the youngest speakers at the World Conference on Sport and the Environment.
From ‘the wave’ to a groundswell

Enlisting sports fans in the green movement begins by understanding them 2
Posted 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Talk of “harnessing” the passion of sports showed up everywhere at the World Conference on Sport and the Environment, but one marketer moved past the cliché and made a case that athletes are in a great position to promote environmentally friendly behavior.
How about water hockey?

Canadian activist warns warming could cripple winter sports 0
Posted 7 months, 3 weeks ago
David Suzuki describes two “iconic Canadian images” already endangered by climate change -- polar bears and backyard skating rinks, like the one on which a young Wayne Gretzky learned to skate.
How much CO2 does a Zamboni emit?

Vancouver Olympics Committee shopping carbon offset plan 0
Posted 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Vancouver wants make the 2010 Winter Games carbon neutral, but the plan it released Monday counts on help from the private sector to make it happen.
This weekend’s NBA All-Star Game to be greenish 0
Posted 9 months, 1 week ago
Canadian athletes urge Olympic committee to fulfill eco-promises 8
Posted 9 months, 2 weeks ago
In which industry conquers nature 3
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Smart grids sexy enough for Super Bowl 5
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Did NBC squash PETA corn-porn? 44
Posted 9 months, 3 weeks ago
After This, It's All Downhill

Save Our Slopes, say top skiers in climate change SOS 0
Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Notre Dame and Syracuse face off in football and climate change 0
Posted 12 months ago