European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 23, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Stars and stripes monday april 232007 Chicago b 99 4bulls Deng scores 33 Points to help bulls take 10 Lead in series with defending champs Page 34 leagues Recycle garbage images by Joseph White the associated press Washington Concrete Gray and dirt Brown Are the Over whelming colors at the construction site of Tibe Washington nation als Ballpark for a bit of contrast there Are eight red and Black cranes towering above the Busy scene near the Banks of the polluted Anacostia River yet one year before the first pitch is thrown project manager Mac Naeemi stands on the con course in Bis hard hat and beams with Pride at the mention of another Colon Green i cant explain the feeling i have Naeemi says it is magnificent we come to work with Pas Sion this is the first baseball Park that is going to be Green take a Short trip along 195 to the North in a hybrid car per haps and one finds Philadel phia eagles owner Christina Lurie who announced last week that the team will reimburse employees who buy their Energy from windmills the eagles Are Al ready one of the most Environ mentally Friendly teams in pro sports and they say their go Green program has eliminated some 64 million pounds of Green House gases and recycled nearly 150 tons of paper cardboard and beverage containers not to mention Beer bottles emptied by those boisterous Philip fans since twas launched in 2003 its definitely become a Pas Lurie told the associated have children and i worry about the planet is our world going to exist in 50 years what kind of a world is it going to be it will be a world with super bowl Woods if Jack Groh has any thing to do with it next month the nil is planting 500 native Trees to help reclaim the dinner key spoil islands near Miami part of the leagues Effort to negate the 1 million pounds of car Bon dioxide it spewed into the atmosphere by putting on this years super bowl the go Green program implemented by Philadelphia eagles owner Christina Lurie has eliminated some 64 million pounds of greenhouse gases and recycled nearly 150 tons of paper cardboard and beverage containers since it was launched in 2003 if you go out there in two or three years instead of finding stinking rotting landfills youre going to find this Beautiful Chain of islands said Groh director of the leagues environmental pro Gram so could you go out there and wander among the nil Trees yeah you could weve got other projects but that going to be one of the crowning jewels some 600 solar panels Are being installed at Park Home of the san Francisco i great lakes loons beat them to it with 168 panels erected in february to Power the score Board at their minor league Park in Midland Mich Safe co Field in Seattle recycles about 97 percent of the plastic Beer water and soda bottles it Sells and this year started a food waste recycling program that keeps even More trash out of land fills the indy racing leagues in Tycar series will race this season on 100 percent ethanol Green Long has been the color of sports because of the absurd amounts of Money involved sports though can be a very wasteful Endeavor from the Mil Lions of Gallons of water used to keep Golf courses Green and ski re sorts wrapped in artificial Snow to the thousands of Miles teams Fly on Road trips see Green on Page 35 nationals Park Washington do nationals Park is the first stadium in major league baseballs history with the goal of becoming environmentally certified much of it will be built with recycled materials to conserve Energy and water and it will provide easy Access to Public transportation storm water management Sand filters wiil screen and test Runoff for  such As hot dogs and Peanut shells High efficiency lighting Reid lights Are projected to have 21 savings High reflecting roof materials will minimize heat construction materials will consist of up to 20 percent recycled Content parking garages will have reserved spaces for fuel efficient vehicles and carpools mass transportation Access to metro bus and rail systems As Well As Bike Racks recycling area will store Glass Metal plastic cardboard and paper bathrooms will use fixtures projected to save 36 million Gallons of water per year interiors will use Lowe Mission carpet paint and adhesives sources rendering and information Courtesy of Hok sport do sports and entertainment commission a Gordon wins ties Earnhardt for career victories 11 027664 463149