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Turf's Up
Artificial turf found not harmful to children |
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30 Jul 2008 |
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| Posted at 4:47 PM on 30 Jul 2008 Artificial field turf does not expose young children to harmful levels of lead, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission concluded Wednesday. "Our message is: go out and play," says a CPSC spokesperson. Because it's durable, easy to maintain, and doesn't require pesticides, synthetic turf has increasingly replaced grass fields across the U.S. Manufacturers insist that the lead that gives the gr ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, sports, toxics (all these topics) |
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A Sporting Chance
Beijing skies clear a little, but Olympic athletes still wary |
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29 Jul 2008 |
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| Posted at 11:03 AM on 29 Jul 2008 After a disconcertingly smoggy weekend, wind and rain cleared some haze from Beijing's skies on Tuesday. But with just a week and half left until the Olympic Games begin, officials are considering emergency measures to keep the smog at bay. The city has already kicked half the cars off its roads, halted construction, planted trees, and closed down some factories; officials said Monda ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, China, green living, health, news, Olympics, sports (all these topics) |
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All Your Base Are Belong to Us
Major League Baseball going, going, green! |
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21 Jul 2008 |
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| Posted at 4:20 PM on 21 Jul 2008 Eco-friendliness has been seeping into pro baseball for a while, and now it's pretty much official: America's pastime has gone green. Major League Baseball partnered with NRDC at the start of the season to encourage teams to, um, win at sustainability. Head to a ball game near you, and chances are you'll toss your plastic beer cup into a recycling bin, gaze upon a solar-powered scoreboard, ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, NRDC, sports (all these topics) |
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An Unimpressive Volley
Wimbledon under fire for shooting pigeons |
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24 Jun 2008 |
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| Posted at 4:50 PM on 24 Jun 2008 As the Wimbledon tennis championships get underway, the real drama isn't on the court but in the air. After the players' lawn and an open-air restaurant were dive-bombed by pigeons, officials sent marksmen to take 'em out. The tournament employs two hawks for pigeon-scaring, "and by and large they do the job," says a Wimbledon spokesperson. "But unfortunately there were one or two ar ... |
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| Topics: animal welfare, green living, news, sports, wildlife (all these topics) |
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On Your Mark, Get Set ...
Preparing for Olympics, Beijing takes government cars off roads |
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23 Jun 2008 |
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| Posted at 2:14 PM on 23 Jun 2008 In preparation for hosting the Olympics and Paralympics from Aug. 8 to Sept. 17, Beijing has officially kicked off its plan to clear the air by keeping cars parked. Starting Monday, half of Beijing's 22,800 government vehicles will stay off the roads until July 19. From July 20 to Sept. 20, 70 percent of government vehicles will be idled, and non-governmental vehicle owners ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, cars, China, green living, news, Olympics, sports (all these topics) |
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Play Ball!
Washington Nationals will play in first U.S. green-built stadium |
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28 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 4:00 PM on 28 Mar 2008 The Washington Nationals will play their baseball season opener Sunday in the first green-built professional stadium in the U.S. The LEED Silver certified ballpark was built on a restored brownfield, and many building materials were produced locally. The stadium boasts efficient lighting and plumbing, drought-resistant plants, a concession area with a green roof, filters to keep stormwat ... |
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| Topics: green building, green living, news, placemaking, sports, Washington DC (all these topics) |
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Bunny Business
Some Easter trinkets test high for lead in small study |
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18 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 10:22 AM on 18 Mar 2008 If you're the Easter-trinket-buying type, beware: some pastel gewgaws may have high levels of lead, according to testing done by students at Ohio's Ashland University. Of 45 Easter-themed spinning tops, hair clips, sippy cups, and plastic eggs purchased at the fun-to-say Hobby Lobby, 13 exceeded the federal standards for lead in paint. But that shouldn't mean an end to all your Easter fun -- P ... |
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| Topics: green living, holiday, news, sports, toxics (all these topics) |
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It's All Fun and Games Until Somebody Gets Hurt
Concerned about air, world-record holder will not run Olympic marathon |
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11 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 3:36 PM on 11 Mar 2008 Marathon world-record holder Haile Gebrselassie will not compete in his favored event at the Beijing Olympics this summer over fears that polluted air will damage his health. The Ethiopian runner, who has exercise-induced asthma, will try to qualify for the Games in the 10,000-meter race instead. Other athletes have expressed similar concerns ab ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, China, green living, news, Olympics, sports (all these topics) |
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Just Putting Along
Ungreen sport of golf becoming less popular in U.S. |
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21 Feb 2008 |
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| Posted at 5:22 PM on 21 Feb 2008 A little birdie told us that the number of bogey men still sand-trapped in the golf club has fallen by 13 percent since 2000. By which we mean, golf is becoming less popular in the U.S. Guess it's just par for the course, as the golfing green is anything but green. If golf enthusiasts are gonna swing it, they'll need to get a grip. OK, we'll stop this w-hole golf pun thing, be-fore it gets ol ... |
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Punt and Center
Super Bowl to be powered by renewable energy |
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31 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 12:30 PM on 31 Jan 2008 America's obsession with large men in tight tights reaches its peak at Sunday's Super Bowl in Arizona. And, as promised, organizers will equal last year's efforts and do some greening: Enough renewable-energy credits will be purchased to power the stadium, the adjacent NFL theme park, and two nearby luxury hotels. The NFL will plant thousands of trees in fire-ravaged Arizona forests in an effort to of ... |
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Hoop Dreams
Newest Air Jordan shoe will be made to sustainable standards, says Nike |
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09 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 1:08 PM on 09 Jan 2008 The 23rd version of Nike's iconic Air Jordan basketball shoe was designed with sustainability in mind, says the company. The Air Jordan XX3 will be manufactured with some recyclable materials and without solvent-based glues, while still meeting the performance standards demanded by pro-ball endorsers such as Chris Paul and Ray Allen. The shoe is still manufactured in Asia, and cr ... |
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| Topics: business, green living, green products, greening biz operations, news, sports (all these topics) |
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Ride, Valley, Ride
Off-road vehicle use has surged in Western wilderness areas |
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31 Dec 2007 |
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| Posted at 11:42 AM on 31 Dec 2007 Motorized outdoor enthusiasts are converging in increasing numbers on Western public lands -- not only in areas marked for such outdoor enthusiasm, but in wilderness areas where rules against off-roading are nearly impossible to enforce. Registration of all-terrain vehicles and motorbikes in four Western states tripled from 1998 to 2006. The surge is traceable to the booming outdoor-r ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, sports, wilderness (all these topics) |
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Running a Fever
Heat shuts down Chicago marathon |
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08 Oct 2007 |
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| Posted at 12:11 PM on 08 Oct 2007 Sweltering humidity and 88-degree temperatures forced yesterday's Chicago marathon to shut down early for the first time in its 30-year history. One runner died, more than 300 were hospitalized, and thousands were really irritated. sources: Chicago Sun-Times, Bloomberg, Associated Press, Seattle Times, Detroit Free Press From the Archives Into the Speech. Obama will outline energy plan i ... |
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| Topics: climate, green living, news, severe weather, sports (all these topics) |
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Bat Out of Heaven
Red Sox partner with NRDC to green Fenway Park |
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21 Sep 2007 |
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| Posted at 10:00 AM on 21 Sep 2007 America's national pastime is going green in Beantown as the Red Sox step up to the plate to make going to Fenway Park a whole new ball game. Under a five-year partnership with the National Resources Defense Council, the nation's oldest active ballpark may vend beer in corn-starch-based cups, serve local, organic food from concession stands, add solar panels, and even initiate a new tradition: a fi ... |
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| Topics: business, green living, greening biz operations, news, sports (all these topics) |
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Balls to the Wall
Global warming hits sports world, sports world hits back |
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08 Mar 2007 |
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| Balls to the Wall Global warming hits sports world, sports world hits back Forget the safety of coastal dwellers -- let's focus on the truly important question. What is global warming going to do to sports? As Sports Illustrated reports in a cover story on climate change, fans are already being forced to adapt. The too-sweaty Miami Dolphins have built a climate-controlled practice bubble, and Texas high schools are playing footb ... |
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Hey, One Thing At a Time
NASCAR deals with switch to unleaded fuel, considers adding ethanol |
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27 Feb 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Hey, One Thing At a Time NASCAR deals with switch to unleaded fuel, considers adding ethanol As the NASCAR season gears up, fans are all atwitter. No, not about the Daytona 500 scandal -- that's so last week. It's the switch to that dang unleaded! This weekend saw the first-ever NASCAR race fueled by the gas the rest of the country's been using for health and environmental reasons since the 1980s, and it wasn' ... |
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| Topics: energy, ethanol, green living, news, sports (all these topics) |
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