Bleed Blue, Live Green: Duke vs. Climate Change
by Sami Grover, Carrboro, NC, USA 
on 01.30.08
Anyone who knows anything about fans of Duke University’s basketball team knows that they don’t give up their blue shirts easily. It is a measure of how seriously people are taking climate change then, that Thursday night’s game against NC State will see fans, and even the team mascot, wearing green t-shirts emblazoned with the slogan “Bleed Blue. Live Green.” in an effort to raise awareness around sustainability. The initiative is part of Duke University’s participation in Focus the Nation, a national teach in on global warming solutions. It’s not just the costumes that will be changing:
Duke will purchase carbon offsets equivalent to the electricity, steam and transportation consumed by the game, working in partnership with the renewable-energy company NativeEnergy… Game patrons will be encouraged to participate in Cameron's newly expanded recycling efforts, and to consider sharing rides and saving fuel the next time they come to a game.
Maybe fellow basketballer Shaquille O’Neal should take note of what is going on down in North Carolina, and in sports in general. ::Duke University::via site visit::
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