Posted by Zach Bigalke on August 13, 2011 · 1 Comment
When the STAPLES Center put up an array of 1727 photovoltaic solar cells in 2008, the 364kWh display made perfect sense. In the heart of downtown Los Angeles, the rooftop array was ideally situated to take advantage of the California sunshine — nearly six peak hours of sunlight a day all just waiting to be harvested.
Seattle took the initiative to power its football-and-soccer stadium with solar energy...
Seattle is a harder sell. With an average... Read More
Filed under Football, More, Soccer · Tagged with American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, Bill Sproull, CenturyLink Field, Darryl Benge, First and Goal, germany, Jason Twill, Los Angeles Lakers, MLS, New York Jets, NFL, Qwest Field, Safeco Field, Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Sounders, solar array, Solyndra, Stadium, STAPLES Center, Vulcan, Washington Redskins
Posted by Zach Bigalke on August 4, 2011 · Leave a Comment
I returned from Portland last night after three days spent at the inaugural Green Sports Alliance Summit, and the confluence of so many influential people and teams and businesses and the steps they’ve taken toward sustainable sport have my head swimming with a wealth of inspiring things to write about. I need to sort out everything and get my initial thoughts down before going any further into any specific story of the weekend.
So in this... Read More
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Columns, Featured, Football, Golf, Hockey, NBA, NCAA, NFL, Olympic Sports, Soccer, Tennis, Winter Sports · Tagged with Alan Hershkowitz, Ann Duffy, Boeing Classic, Bonneville Environmental Foundation, CenturyLink Field, Darryl Benge, EPA, Green Building Services, Green Sports Alliance, Green Sports Alliance Summit, Jill Savery, Justin Zeulner, Kevin Johnson, LEED, LEED Gold, London 2012, Mike Richter, mlb, MLS, Natural Resources Defense Council, NBA, NFL, nhl, NLL, NRDC, PGA, Portland State Institute for Sustainable Solutions, Portland Trail Blazers, Seattle Mariners, Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Sounders FC, Seattle Storm, sustainability, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Vancouver 2010, Vancouver Canucks, Vancouver Olympics, WNBA