Football Weekly special on climate-change and football (1 Viewer)

curly_tom

Well-Known Member

• Mar 26, 2021

• #1

The climate crisis and football – Football Weekly special

Max Rushden and Barry Glendenning are joined for a football and climate crisis special edition by David Goldblatt – author of The Age of Football – the global game in the 21st century, Ollie Hayes of the Sustainababble podcast, and Dale Vince, founder of Ecotricity and chairman of Forest Green...

www.theguardian.com

Listened to this today. I thought it was interesting and something that our club should be thinking about, particularly if they are going to build a new stadium. The stuff they're doing at Forest Green Rovers is very progressive. I'd be very happy to see cheap meat removed from our stadium for a start.

 

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dadgad

Well-Known Member

• Mar 26, 2021

• #2

You’d think with existential threats like a global pandemic affecting every dimension of life that there could be revolutionary change but people just want a return to ‘normal’.

 

SBAndy

Well-Known Member

• Mar 27, 2021

• #3

Was a rather inspiring listen (I had caught it before it was posted here). Certainly needs to be thought about with where we are at now, and it’s why it is crucial to get that train line in proper operation at the Ricoh.

 

curly_tom

Well-Known Member

• Mar 27, 2021

• #4

Yes the public transport thing is important and as I say, I think the food thing is important too. Also all the plastic cups etc. It sounds like the ‘new stadium’ should it ever happen, would have environmental considerations.


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dadgad

Well-Known Member

• Mar 27, 2021

• #5

Gas guzzlers should be obsolete in ten years and it’d be barmy not to be able to train it to the Ricoh......

 

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Deleted member 4439

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• Mar 28, 2021

• #6

Soy of the Rovers: the vegan football club kickstarting a green revolution

Forest Green Rovers are the world’s first carbon-neutral football club – with vegan food and kits made from waste coffee

www.theguardian.com

 

mullingar

Well-Known Member

• Mar 28, 2021

• #7

Can we propose some initiatives? I would feel good if we could be in the vanguard here

 

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dadgad

Well-Known Member

• Mar 28, 2021

• #8

Yeah, we always used to be, we should lead the way...progressive like

 

mark82

Super Moderator

• Mar 29, 2021

• #9

mullingar said:

Can we propose some initiatives? I would feel good if we could be in the vanguard here

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Happy to pass on any suggestions.

 

Philosoraptor

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• Mar 29, 2021

• #10

Why is water polo coming into my mind?