Terrific focus on motivating fans to action. Also, thanks to Lew Blaustein and EcoAthletes, pitcher Brent Suter became the first American pro athlete to speak out against fossil fuel advertising in sports, notes writer Sammy Roth. Brent did so in a press release about our 10-city protest against FIFA World Cup's sponsorship deal with the world's largest oil co., Aramco, which made headlines: "I feel it's time to speak out about this issue," Brent told Asahi Shinbum, read by millions in Japan. "I felt it was absolutely necessary to talk about how much more preferable clean companies are than sponsorship deals with fossil fuel companies." Brent said this to France TV's vast audience: Environmental protection "should be on the same level as human rights...It would be fantastic to have a player of Lionel Messi's caliber among us." Although other leading independent journalists like Roth reported Brent's unprecedented statement--not a single mainstream American media outlet did so. So yes, progress is needed. Fans can help, however, by signing our petition, titled Dodger Fans Against Fossil Fuels, urging that team's owners, Billie Jean King included, to drop the team's Aramco-like sponsorship deal with another oil giant, Phillips 66: MoveOn.org/Dodgers
I think climate might be a little easier to bring up to Major League baseball teams after the final Mets/Braves games of the season (with playoff implications for both teams) had to be postponed due to Hurricane Helene. Then Hurricane Milton shredded the roof of Tropicana Field where the Rays play. The Oakland Athletics will have to contend with high temperatures when they temporarily move to Sacremento. The impacts are already here.
Terrific focus on motivating fans to action. Also, thanks to Lew Blaustein and EcoAthletes, pitcher Brent Suter became the first American pro athlete to speak out against fossil fuel advertising in sports, notes writer Sammy Roth. Brent did so in a press release about our 10-city protest against FIFA World Cup's sponsorship deal with the world's largest oil co., Aramco, which made headlines: "I feel it's time to speak out about this issue," Brent told Asahi Shinbum, read by millions in Japan. "I felt it was absolutely necessary to talk about how much more preferable clean companies are than sponsorship deals with fossil fuel companies." Brent said this to France TV's vast audience: Environmental protection "should be on the same level as human rights...It would be fantastic to have a player of Lionel Messi's caliber among us." Although other leading independent journalists like Roth reported Brent's unprecedented statement--not a single mainstream American media outlet did so. So yes, progress is needed. Fans can help, however, by signing our petition, titled Dodger Fans Against Fossil Fuels, urging that team's owners, Billie Jean King included, to drop the team's Aramco-like sponsorship deal with another oil giant, Phillips 66: MoveOn.org/Dodgers
I think climate might be a little easier to bring up to Major League baseball teams after the final Mets/Braves games of the season (with playoff implications for both teams) had to be postponed due to Hurricane Helene. Then Hurricane Milton shredded the roof of Tropicana Field where the Rays play. The Oakland Athletics will have to contend with high temperatures when they temporarily move to Sacremento. The impacts are already here.
Of possible related interest, here's a summary of what I think we can expect for carbon emissions associated with the 2034 Winter Olympics, which we just learned will be held in Utah: https://especiallyfuture.blogspot.com/2024/07/powering-next-utah-olympics.html