Reply #135: Change How It is Done

[erpowers]

Instead of just being upset about the fact that soccer fields are mowed try to change the way they are mowed. Maybe there should be a movement to change the type of lawn mower used to mow the grass. In addition, maybe there could be a change in the amount of time soccer field are mowed each week or each month. Finally, players use balls these days and what sport would be left if we started taking sports away because of there environmental effect. Anyone could make an arguement against football, baseball, and rugby using most of the maintance arguments you used. I have seen a least one stadium which waters its turf. I imagine someone could make an argument against basketball by saying too much energy is used in conducting the sport.

Instead of getting angry about sports, people should just try to convince anyone in a position to change things to change to more efficient energy forms. Instead of using the lights bulbs we have today, use the new energy efficient light bulbs. I heard that replacing seven regular bulbs with the new bulbs is the equal of taking 300,000 cars off the roadways. Imagine if everyone could change seven bulbs. That could be about the equal of taking 2.1 billion vehicles off the roadways. In addition, maybe people could try to change to more efficient air conditioning methods.