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 Stories About: ecological footprint AND sports AND United Kingdom
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On the Ball: Rugby!
It's bad for the planet, we're afraid |
Sarah K. Burkhalter |
12 Feb 2007 |
Gristmill |
| I wish that I had something nice to report on rugby, because the one game I've watched was fascinating. But alas, Brits with too much time on their hands have crunched numbers for the 2006 Six Nations match between Wales and Scotland, and found it alarmingly eco-unfriendly. And they didn't even account for the face paint. The disheartening news, straight from the mouth of researcher Andrea Collins of Cardiff University's Center for Sustainability: The energ ... |
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| Topics: ecological footprint, sports, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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