Comments on: The greening of the summer game http://www.marcgunther.com/2008/03/27/the-greening-of-the-summer-game/ This blog is about the impact of business on society. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:08:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Adrian http://www.marcgunther.com/2008/03/27/the-greening-of-the-summer-game/comment-page-1/#comment-45257 Adrian Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:48:23 +0000 http://www.marcgunther.com/?p=347#comment-45257 Hey thanks for the great blog, I love this stuff. I don’t usually do much for Earth Day but with everyone going green these days, I thought I’d try to do my part. I am trying to find easy, simple things I can do to help stop global warming (I don’t plan on buying a hybrid). Has anyone seen that www.EarthLab.com is promoting their Earth Day (month) challenge, with the goal to get 1 million people to take their carbon footprint test in April? I took the test, it was easy and only took me about 2 minutes and I am planning on lowering my score with some of their tips. I am looking for more easy fun stuff to do. If you know of any other sites worth my time let me know. Hey thanks for the great blog, I love this stuff. I don’t usually do much for Earth Day but with everyone going green these days, I thought I’d try to do my part.

I am trying to find easy, simple things I can do to help stop global warming (I don’t plan on buying a hybrid). Has anyone seen that http://www.EarthLab.com is promoting their Earth Day (month) challenge, with the goal to get 1 million people to take their carbon footprint test in April? I took the test, it was easy and only took me about 2 minutes and I am planning on lowering my score with some of their tips.

I am looking for more easy fun stuff to do. If you know of any other sites worth my time let me know.

]]> By: Marc http://www.marcgunther.com/2008/03/27/the-greening-of-the-summer-game/comment-page-1/#comment-45249 Marc Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:51:54 +0000 http://www.marcgunther.com/?p=347#comment-45249 Yes, Rob, the full tab (including improvements to metro, parking, infrastructure was $611 million. Stadium itself was $311 million. I think baseball generally rips off local taxpayers, playing off one city against another in shameful ways. Having said that, I was blown away by how much construction and development (offices, condos, etc) is going on near the stadium. That neighborhood will be revitalized by the park, just as the Penn Quarter has blossomed around the Verizon Center. Yes, Rob, the full tab (including improvements to metro, parking, infrastructure was $611 million. Stadium itself was $311 million. I think baseball generally rips off local taxpayers, playing off one city against another in shameful ways. Having said that, I was blown away by how much construction and development (offices, condos, etc) is going on near the stadium. That neighborhood will be revitalized by the park, just as the Penn Quarter has blossomed around the Verizon Center.

]]> By: Rob http://www.marcgunther.com/2008/03/27/the-greening-of-the-summer-game/comment-page-1/#comment-45246 Rob Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:21:05 +0000 http://www.marcgunther.com/?p=347#comment-45246 Wasn't the Nationals' stadium $611 million, not $311 million? Green or not, the DC taxpayers got a bit worked over on this deal, don't you think? Wasn’t the Nationals’ stadium $611 million, not $311 million? Green or not, the DC taxpayers got a bit worked over on this deal, don’t you think?

]]> By: Peter Knight http://www.marcgunther.com/2008/03/27/the-greening-of-the-summer-game/comment-page-1/#comment-44377 Peter Knight Sat, 29 Mar 2008 16:28:48 +0000 http://www.marcgunther.com/?p=347#comment-44377 In the first wave of corporate environmentalism in the late 1980s, some in the sports community were among the most active in greening their buildings - collecting water from roofs and car parks to water turf and flush urinals. It’s certainly in the commercial interests of the constructors of the 2012 Olympic buildings in London to conform to green building standards. But why should the US sports community be so interested in green? Could it be something to do with the need for sports clubs to be close to their consumers, to keep fans happy? Are the fans saying: go green? Other than Fan Gunther? Hope so. In the first wave of corporate environmentalism in the late 1980s, some in the sports community were among the most active in greening their buildings – collecting water from roofs and car parks to water turf and flush urinals. It’s certainly in the commercial interests of the constructors of the 2012 Olympic buildings in London to conform to green building standards.

But why should the US sports community be so interested in green? Could it be something to do with the need for sports clubs to be close to their consumers, to keep fans happy? Are the fans saying: go green? Other than Fan Gunther? Hope so.

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