Eco-friendly soccer.

• Position: ENVIRONMENT - Brief article

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The Colorado Rapids U-23 team, based in Boulder, has a new slogan: "The World's First Carbon Neutral Soccer Team." This means that all carbon emissions produced by the team [white driving, cooking, etc.] will be offset by donations for reducing greenhouse gases elsewhere. Methods could include planting trees or providing solar power in Africa. Ben Bressler, the team's sponsor, has also started Kick Global Warming to encourage soccer teams worldwide to go...