Bon Jovi, baseball and NRDC
Posted July 11, 2008 in Living Sustainably
If you live in the New York area, you’ve probably heard about this little show that Bon Jovi’s giving in Central Park on Saturday night to celebrate Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game. (It’s been all over the news since the city announced it two weeks ago.) Sixty thousand tickets have been distributed, and even though the concert’s supposed to be free, scalpers are trying to sell them online for up to $1,500.
What you may not have heard is that NRDC and Major League Baseball are teaming up to make this week’s All-Star celebration in New York City more friendly to the environment. That means, among other things, powering Tuesday’s game at Yankee Stadium with renewable energy, shuttling fans in clean-air hybrid buses to the DHL All-Star FanFest, using bio-based products at events throughout the week, and organizing Green Teams at All-Star events to collect trash for recycling. Find out more.
I've signed on for the NRDC Green Team that's going into action at Saturday’s concert. You’ll see us all day on the Great Lawn, walking around with bags to collect bottles and cans and helping to keep Central Park as clean as possible. If you’re going to the show, help us out by dumping your recyclables in one of our bags and not throwing it in the trash. Look for us in our “All-Star Green Team” T-shirts.
The great thing is that it doesn’t have to stop there. NRDC offers plenty of tips and ideas for how you can be an environmental all-star every day. Check them out. MLB Commissioner Bud Selig says we all need to work together to “protect our natural resources for future generations of baseball fans.” As a fan who hopes to one day pass on a love of the game and a love of the planet, I can root for that. Hope you can, too.
The Green Team volunteers get instructions on Friday in preparation for Saturday's show in Central Park. Photos by Lisa Whiteman.
