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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Filed under Baseball, Columns · Tagged with AL West, Cedar Grove Composting, energy use, Green Sports Alliance, Green Sports Alliance Summit, Green Track, kWh, Major League Baseball, mlb, Natural Resources Defense Council, NRDC, Safeco Field, Scott Jenkins, Seattle Mariners, waste diversion
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.
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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