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Bat Out of Heaven
Red Sox partner with NRDC to green Fenway Park |
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21 Sep 2007 |
News |
| 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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On the Ball: Wild ride
Freelance writer embarks on biodiesel tour of sporting events |
Sarah K. Burkhalter |
14 Sep 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Freelance sports writer Joe Connor is embarking this fall on a four-month-long Green Power Sports Tour (holy neon website!), visiting more than 100 football, hockey, and basketball venues -- in a biodiesel car, natch. Hey ladies ... he's self-described 'very, very single' ... |
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| Topics: biofuels, cars, energy, fuel efficiency, sports (all these topics) |
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On the Ball: What they said
Washington Post vets green sporting gear |
Sarah K. Burkhalter |
12 Sep 2007 |
Gristmill |
| The Washington Post takes a look at athletic products claiming to be green -- surfboards, sports balls, skateboards, bikes, and snowboards -- and gives a rundown of their eco- and consumer-friendliness from both a layperson and expert perspective. |
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| Topics: consumerism, green living, green products, sports (all these topics) |
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Greenie Get Your Gun
Number of hunters and fishers in U.S. has declined since 1996 |
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04 Sep 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 7:50 AM on 04 Sep 2007 Wildlife agencies have been scrambling to make up funding shortfalls in the last few years due at least in part to a drop in the number of hunters and fishers and the revenue-generating licenses they buy. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, hunter numbers have declined about 10 percent between 1996 and 2006, down to about 12.5 million from 14 million, due in part to t ... |
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| Topics: fishing, news, sports, United States, wildlife (all these topics) |
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On the Ball: Lack of specific information edition
A mysterious World Cup goes green |
Sarah K. Burkhalter |
30 Aug 2007 |
Gristmill |
| 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, Reut ... |
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| Topics: France, green living, sports (all these topics) |
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On the Ball: Obscure football edition
Ball-kickers power stadiums with renewables |
Sarah K. Burkhalter |
28 Aug 2007 |
Gristmill |
| And you thought by 'football' in my title I meant football? Pssh. I do love me some obscure European soccer news. So with no further ado: Scottish soccer team powers its stadium floodlights with wind power! Swiss soccer team has the world's largest stadium-integrated photovoltaic system on the roof of the Stade de Suisse Wankdorf Bern! Heh heh. Wankdorf. |
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| Topics: energy, green living, renewable energy, solar voltaic power, sports, wind power (all these topics) |
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On the Ball: Of Olympics and Eagles
And synthetic turf, to boot |
Sarah K. Burkhalter |
22 Aug 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Beijing's four-day trial run of keeping vehicles off of its roads was either wildly successful or a complete wash, depending who you ask. The city plans to put 50,000 bicycles out to rent during the Games in hopes of easing congestion and pollution. (But will they be in fancy vending machines)? You'll also be glad to know that Paula Radcliffe, the world record holder in the women's marathon (2:15.25!) and a sufferer of exercise-induced asthma, plans to compete re ... |
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| Topics: green living, sports (all these topics) |
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Climb every submerged mountain
Backpacker's global warming issue |
Sarah van Schagen |
20 Aug 2007 |
Gristmill |
| About six months too late to be part of our "oh look, all the glossies are going green" trend piece, Backpacker magazine has put together its own global warming issue. And yes, before y'all ask, it's printed on recycled, chlorine-free paper. The cover features a hiker waist-deep in water with a submerged mountain behind him (familiar, no?), and the bold print advertises stories about "The Future of Wilderness" and "Green Gear That Really ... |
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| Topics: climate, green living, sports, wilderness (all these topics) |
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On the Ball: Play hard
NYC debates grass v. artificial turf on playing fields |
Sarah K. Burkhalter |
18 Aug 2007 |
Gristmill |
| This NYT piece is interesting in that oh-I-never-thought-of-that sort of way. Grass playing fields are -- in New York City, at least -- an endangered species: To avoid the ignominy of being trampled underfoot, the grass fields need to be idle all winter, and once a week the rest of the year. As a result, there is increasing pressure from league coaches to install synthetic turf to allow the fields to be used year-round to meet local demand. But not only can ... |
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| Topics: green living, sports (all these topics) |
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On the Ball: Actually, off
A linky post |
Sarah K. Burkhalter |
11 Aug 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Oy vey. A 'vacation' (read: four-state, four-family, Midwestern extravaganza) has left me decidedly off the ball. Prepare for heavy linkiness, and my apologies that much of this is not terribly current. There's a Dead Meat Olympics? Who knew? Steve Nash (heart!) is opening an environmental gym in Vancouver. London Olympics 2012 update: Amphibians are being relocated and organizers are clearing sport venues of arsenic, asbestos, lead, ammonia, and coal ta ... |
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| Topics: green living, sports (all these topics) |
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Burning too much energy at the gym?
New York Sports Club kicks in to conserve |
Maywa Montenegro |
07 Aug 2007 |
Gristmill |
| The other day at the gym I was engaging in classic attention-deficient media trawling -- attempting to read my magazine, watch the morning newscast, and work up a sweat all at the same time. So it didn't bother me too much when the TV kept shutting off. The equipment at these high-traffic fitness clubs is renowned for breaking down, so I chalked it up to an electrical glitch. Today I learned that in late July, the New York Sports Clubs reprogrammed their televi ... |
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| Topics: energy, energy efficiency, green living, sports (all these topics) |
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X Games skating toward a smaller footprint
And sporting even more green efforts than last year |
Sarah van Schagen |
02 Aug 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Hold on to your long boards, ladies and gentlemen, the Summer X Games is now underway in sunny Los Angeles, Calif. And while I can't say I personally would compete in a sport where one must hurl oneself through the air and then land oneself atop a foot-long piece of wood on wheels, I do applaud the Games' efforts to leave as little a footprint as possible. But these guys aren't just jumping on the green-event bandwagon; they've actually been at this greening thi ... |
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| Topics: green living, recycling, sports, waste (all these topics) |
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On the Ball: Get trashed fast
Or should that be get fast trashed? |
Sarah K. Burkhalter |
18 Jul 2007 |
Gristmill |
| In college I wrote my honors thesis on the connection between running and spirituality. And I like the idea of eco-running as a combining-of-passions sort of idea. Except I'm not really into combining my passions a la eco-runner Samuel, by picking up trash while I run. Because I'm training for a marathon, and I live in the city, and if I picked up every bit of trash on my long runs, I'd probably never finish. Also, I've never been a fan of running while carrying ... |
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| Topics: waste, sports, placemaking, green living (all these topics) |
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On the Ball: The birds and the balls
And a bit of introspection |
Sarah K. Burkhalter |
18 Jul 2007 |
Gristmill |
| From the Oregonian: Wild birds competing with youth baseball. City wants to turn Little League diamond into wild space. Little Leaguers don't want to be forced out of their park. Should wild birds trump kiddie baseball players? If I say no, does that go against everything I allegedly stand for as an environmentalist a person strongly associated with the green movement? I wouldn't say birds shouldn't trump Little Leaguers. But I wouldn't say they should. I d ... |
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| Topics: green living, wildlife, sports (all these topics) |
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On the Ball: All-Star Game
Ichiro! Ichiro! |
Sarah K. Burkhalter |
11 Jul 2007 |
Gristmill |
| I watched the end of the MLB All-Star Game last night. I missed Ichiro Suzuki's inside-the-park home run, alas, but did see the post-game when he was declared MVP and presented with a Chevy SUV hybrid. It's a step. Maybe next year, the All-Star MVP will be presented with free solar panels for his house. Yeah, and maybe the National League will win. Ooh, burn! Or, maybe by next year, there will be no more baseball, as hungry beetles and climate change are takin ... |
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| Topics: cars, green living, sports (all these topics) |
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On the Ball: Quick and dirty edition
Well, not that dirty |
Sarah K. Burkhalter |
09 Jul 2007 |
Gristmill |
| I love, love that the Waste World Cup exists. This ESPN chap said it, not me: Bicycles are the new SUV. That's all. (So my cousin came to visit a few weekends ago, and we were discussing those inevitable awkward situations when you're at a social gathering, and you're chatting with someone, and even if it's an enjoyable conversation you just reach that point where the conversation is over, and you both kind of shuffle your feet, and look around the room, ... |
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| Topics: bikes, green living, sports, waste (all these topics) |
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On the Ball: Olympic extravaganza
Planning ahead for Beijing, London, and Sochi |
Sarah K. Burkhalter |
06 Jul 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Today, On the Ball brings you Olympics, Olympics, Olympics! And, if you read far enough, a reflection on undergarments. Beijing photo: vizzo via Flickr As we are now officially more than halfway through 2007, Beijing is getting all geared up for its Olympic games, to be held Aug. 8-24, 2008. On Wednesday, there were numerous reports of the city's upcoming plan to test how removing cars from the road affects air quality. Specifically, for two weeks nex ... |
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| Topics: China, France, green living, Olympics, Russia, sports, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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On the Ball: Life is a highway
Now you have that song in your head, don't you? |
Sarah K. Burkhalter |
26 Jun 2007 |
Gristmill |
| As the Olympics kick off in Beijing next year, the infamous torch will travel 85,000 miles, the longest relay in Olympic history. Its ascension to the top of Mount Everest will be aided by a brand-new 67-mile highway. Um ... China? Methinks this is not the best way to support your claim that you're trying, really trying, to have a green Games. In other news, I would just like to say that I totally beat the Gray Lady to the punch about the world's first carbon- ... |
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| Topics: green living, sports (all these topics) |
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On the Ball: Steve Nash and coal ash
Not together |
Sarah K. Burkhalter |
09 Jun 2007 |
Gristmill |
| First and foremost: If you have Windows Media Player, check out this PSA from basketball hottie Steve Nash. 'When the Suns get hot, that's good. But when the earth gets hot, that's bad.' Swoon! Second and, uh, secondmost, there's stuff out there about Beijing 2008 and London 2012. But there will be stories about the environmental impact of the Olympics ad nauseum in the future (perhaps even some from me!). Wouldn't you rather read about the potential drawbacks ... |
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| Topics: green living, sports (all these topics) |
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15 Green Sports Stars
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01 Jun 2007 |
Main Dish |
| Check out our roster of green sports stars, then pitch your own suggestions in the comments section at the bottom of the page. Photo: Imaginechina/ WireImage Yao Ming At seven and a half feet tall, NBA star Ming isn't afraid to stand up for endangered species. He's spoken out against the hunting of sharks for their fins, a delicacy in his native China, and has denounced illegal animal poaching in a public service announcement for eco-group WildAid. Photo: Foto ... |
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| Topics: green living, lists, sports (all these topics) |
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On the Ball: Booooooog!
Well, actually it's about sports |
Sarah K. Burkhalter |
12 May 2007 |
Gristmill |
| The Oregonian brings word of outdoor companies going 'carbon neutral' in the near future. They include roof-rack manufacturer Yakima (aiming to be zero-emissions before this fall), outdoor-gear behemoth REI (planning to neutralize its emissions by, um, 2020), Nike (which already powers more than half of its electricity use through wind energy), and shoe company KEEN. Well-played, outdoorsy folk -- and well-played Oregonian, for not buying fully into carbon offset ... |
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| Topics: carbon offsets, climate, green living, green products, sports (all these topics) |
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On the Ball: Vancouver Olympics
Not lookin' so good |
Sarah K. Burkhalter |
08 May 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Fancy sewer heating system notwithstanding, Vancouver Olympics organizers have been slammed by a watchdog group as they ready the city for the 2010 Olympics. According to the subtly named Impact of the Olympics on the Community Coalition, Winter Games organizers receive a D- for their preparations so far. Much of the near-failing grade concerns broken promises on housing and civil liberties, but the environment also factors in. The report accuses organizers ... |
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| Topics: Canada, green living, sports, Vancouver (all these topics) |
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On the Ball: A little bit of everything
The sports news comes fast and furious |
Sarah K. Burkhalter |
04 May 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Oy. I am quite behind on my sporting reporting. So I bring you a linky post -- thank you, David, for teaching me the ropes. (And I'm sorry you lost your 35-tab ginormous linky post last night. We feel your pain.) Without further ado: Both the print Sports Illustrated and a recent Wall Street Journal article mention oh-so-briefly that Phoenix Suns basketball star Steve Nash hearts the environment. However, either my Google is broken, or Nash likes to keep hi ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, green living, London, sports (all these topics) |
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On the Ball: Dare to dream
Wouldn't it be great if Beijing did pull off a green Olympics? |
Sarah K. Burkhalter |
21 Apr 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Along with some guy named Al Gore, Olympics chief Jacques Rogge has been honored with an award by the United Nations for being an environmental enforcer. Good on ya, Jacques! (Perhaps he was behind the fancy sewer heating system in Vancouver?) The next Olympics hurtling our way is Beijing 2008, and apparently the International Olympic Committee is concerned about sooty air and traffic congestion. You know what I'd like to see? After all this bad press, it'd b ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, China, green living, Olympics, sports (all these topics) |
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On the Ball: Reserve the right
Colorado soccer team first to go carbon neutral |
Sarah K. Burkhalter |
11 Apr 2007 |
Gristmill |
| The sporting news comes fast and furious! Yesterday, big names who are going eco. The day before, jolly green Giants. (And by 'yesterday' and 'the day before' I don't mean sporty things actually happened those days -- I just mean I got around to writing about them.) But! Timely news, from -- doth mine ever-behind-the-times eyes deceive me? -- today! The Boulder, Colo. Rapids Reserve, an under-23 team, are the nation's first carbon-neutral soccer team. Fr ... |
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| Topics: green living, sports (all these topics) |
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