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Sun and wind saving money, and the environment, in USA sports stadiums

Stadiums increase renewable energy use Pro sports facilities are using green energy sources to help the environment and their own bottom lines.  Nov. 9, 2012 ALISON BURDO, MEDILL NEWS SERVICE   WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (UPI) — Green is more than a team color for the Philadelphia Eagles. By the end of the year the team’s stadium, Lincoln Financial Field, will generate enough energy from 14 wind turbines and 11,000 solar panels to power every home game.

“One of the uses of such a high-profile enterprise is you can sometimes help show the way and lead by example,” said Eagles Vice President of Communications Rob Zeiger.

Construction of the wind turbines was to be completed this week. The 15-feet-tall structures were installed atop the north and south ends of the stadium, in direct view of the nearly 70,000 fans entering the “Linc” and the countless drivers passing the complex on I-95.

A canopy of solar panels shields tailgaters in Parking Lot K from the
elements with installation continuing around the exterior of the
stadium’s south side and above some bleacher seats.

“The Eagles have done a really great job of integrating renewables in
a meaningful way,” said Martin Tull, executive director of the Green
Sports Alliance.

The Eagles aren’t the only professional sports team implementing
eco-friendly initiatives.

“Of the 126 professional sports teams in the five major professional
North American leagues, 38 teams have shifted to renewable energy for
at least some of their operations,” “Game Changer,” a September 2012
report from the Natural Resources Defense Council, said. With 18 of
those 38 incorporating solar energy, said Darby Hoover, report
co-author and senior resource specialist with the NRDC…..
http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Energy-Resources/2012/11/09/Stadiums-increase-renewable-energy-use/UPI-24691352471055/

November 10, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | decentralised, USA