On this weekend of the US Super Bowl, we were eating chili, comparing quarterback stats, listening to some Kendrick Lamar, and debating the strategies of the Eagles vs. the Chiefs. What most of us likely weren’t doing was taking time out of the fun to consider the climate impacts that … [continued]
Advertisers pay around $8 million for a 30-second Super Bowl ad slot, and the NFL makes hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue from the Super Bowl. They’re awfully entertaining, of course, but we often overlook the environmental impact of the Super Bowl as a mega-event in all the hoopla. … [continued]
With the Super Bowl leading many US media headlines, climate activists are curious how much chat there will be this year about climate emissions reductions among football team owners, sponsors, players, and fans. That’s because an increasing number of people in universities, think tanks, NGOs, and citizen initiatives have started … [continued]
The influential Green Sports Alliance has issued a guidebook to help sports and entertainment venues to accelerate the transition to renewable energy and electrification.
The Las Vegas Raiders are hosting the Super Bowl this year, and they are not shy about tooting the renewable energy horn.
Millions around the country will gather in front of their screens this weekend to witness the biggest football game of the year, but they may not realize that the Kansas City and Philadelphia teams have solar powered stadiums. While this may be a historic Super Bowl with two Black quarterbacks … [continued]
The next FIFA World Cup in 2022 will be held in winter, not summer, due to the sweltering climate of the next host country, Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, Qatar sees an average high temperature of 108 degrees F in the summer, and temperatures close to 123 degrees F have been recorded in the capital Doha. For a sport that requires players to run continually for 90 minutes, this poses a huge health hazard. And even without the physical strain of playing soccer at the highest level, extreme heat threatens significant health problems, including dehydration, exhaustion and stroke.
Decades of footage showed that climate change had altered the trees, shrubs and other plants along the course. It also demonstrated the immense value of video material from annual sporting events, which could provide a rich trove of data about the impact of our changing climate.
Originally published on Nexus Media. By Owen Agnew Over the last year, cross-country skier Jessie Diggins traveled around the world for competitions, winning third in the team sprint at the 2017 Nordic World Championships in Finland and a gold medal in the same event at the 2018 Winter Olympics in … [continued]
Originally published on Gas2. By Zachary Coffey What do you get when you combine four electric motors, a 30,000 rpm fan and a bar? Why, a jet-powered human of course. The name Dreamscience Propulsion may not mean anything to us but this company, coming out of the UK, is developing a … [continued]
