Posted by Zach Bigalke on August 11, 2011 · 1 Comment
I haven’t been able to stop thinking about the Green Sports Alliance Summit. One case study in particular continues to resonate in my mind, a complete revamping of an existing facility right across the Willamette River from where the Summit took place in Portland. It is a landmark example of how sports can help steer the development of policies which reach far beyond just the results on the court.
Perhaps the most engaging panel discussion... Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on August 9, 2011 · 1 Comment
Sports fans love statistics. Whatever the sport, there are always numbers attached to the games we love. Ardent supporters memorize batting averages and ERA and even advanced sabermetrics, treating the numbers as talismans that can just as easily prove a person’s greatness as create false impressions. But how many memorize and follow their team’s waste diversion rates, or energy usage? Read More
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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
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on April 21, 2011 · 1 Comment
So I’ve got a core group of fanatical friends with which I keep touch on the internet. Any fan worth his salt inevitably builds up connections with other fans over the years, both fans of their own teams and of the opposition. Sports, after all, can provide a link where we might otherwise have no connection with a person, but they are not the only links that lead us to friendship. Rare is the person that never find himself in some sort... Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on March 24, 2011 · 2 Comments
So I finally followed through on a promise I’ve been making for some time. After several years of watching my hair slowly grow out from buzzed beginnings, blossoming outward like one of those Chia Heads before flopping earthward in a mane around my shoulders and down my back, I’ve done something altruistic for a change. For years my wife has suggested, given my ability to grow one prodigious head of hair, that I should donate the tresses... Read More
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