Seattle and the Solar Stadium

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

NTSF: Initial Thoughts on the Green Sports Alliance Summit

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