Thursday, September 6th 2012

From the Philadelphia Enquirer:

The National Resource Defense Council, an environmental organisation, in collaroration with the Green Sports Alliance, earlier today  released a report quantifying all the greening practices of professional sports teams.

As might be expected, the Eagles figure prominently.

The NRDC analysis — done on staff time, with no funding from any teams or leagues —  called the franchise a “national leader” in the sports greening movement and said a system currently under construction that includes solar panels and wind turbines will be “the most extensive onsite renewable system of any U.S. sports stadium.” It also will generate 100 pecent of the energy the team needs.

 

Read the full article here…