While the Red Sox fight for a spot in the World Series, they are already champions when it comes to battling pollution. Fenway Park home of Major League Baseball’s Red Sox and the Green Monster (the 37 foot left field wall) is going environmental in a big way. In cooperation with the Natural Resource Defense Council plans are under way to make the already planet friendly historic ball park into a symbol for America’s commitment to planet. “Fenway Park is one of America’s most beloved buildings,” said Allen Hershkowitz, Senior Scientist at the NRDC and coordinator of the organization’s greening initiatives. “The tangible and important ecological steps that the Red Sox and their team sponsors are advancing will have a lasting impact. By committing to the greening of this historic building, the Red Sox organization is showing leadership that reaches far beyond the game of baseball. The Red Sox are demonstrating that every organization can make a difference by joining in our collective efforts to combat global warming, bio-diversity loss, and other ecological ills.”
The updates and changes to the park will include expanding it’s already popular recycling program to possibly allow the recycling of plastic bottles and cups. Fenway and its employee’s have already collected a whopping 10 tons of recycled paper this year. One idea the team is kicking over is the inclusion of a fifth inning recycling stretch which would encourage fans to stop and place all recyclable trash items into nearby bins.
Recycling isn’t the only thing going on in the park; Fenway will soon be adding solar panels to the fifth level. It seems that even the concessions stands will be getting into the environmental act. By supplying green food products from local farmers and changing over to more energy efficient equipment, the entire park will be a tribute not only to the history of baseball, but also to those striving to save the planet.
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