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Jen Cohen's repeated emphasis on UW's "commitment to sustainability"

DerekJohnsonDerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 67,969 Founders Club
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Enough already. You just joined the Big 10. Your athletes will be traversing the continent on the regular, traveling countless thousands of more miles with an increased carbon footprint. And yet your athletic department continues to beat its chest about "sustainability."

How about a halftime marching band tribute to fossil fuels?

Normally I'd take this to the Tug Tavern. But its pertinent here on the main board.
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  • SwisherSweetboySwisherSweetboy Member Posts: 586 Standard Supporter
    ESG is thy name
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  • CanadawgCanadawg Member Posts: 5,210
    I mean they can recycle the stadium drinking water from the 300 level troughs for all I care. Just win baby

    The irony of the extended flights is palpable though I'll give you that
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  • 1to392831weretaken1to392831weretaken Member Posts: 7,695
    Sounds like there's just that much more carbon to offset...
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  • LawDawg1LawDawg1 Member Posts: 3,941
    They’re no longer offering cups. You have to hold your hand open for a pour and shots are given Mazatlan style. Finger food only. No waste. No flyers. No handouts. Tailgating is permitted 30 minutes before kickoff and all must leave immediately. It’s wasteful otherwise.
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  • whlinderwhlinder Member Posts: 5,255
    DerekJohnson said:

    Canadawg said:

    I mean they can recycle the stadium drinking water from the 300 level troughs for all I care. Just win baby

    The irony of the extended flights is palpable though I'll give you that

    I think you're missing the point a bit. It's not about the actions that are taken to sustain the environment, be they valid or not. It's the athletic department's constant virtue signaling and bragging about how they're saving the environment that is the hypocrisy.
    Agree that trying to market anything sustainable after the B1G news looks ridiculous.

    Hopefully the athletic department keeps trying to be as "sustainable" as possible to offset some of the upcoming increased travel.

    I'd be curious how much "sustainability" plays into the buying decisions of students etc. Are they not going to attend football games repeatedly if there is not a strong attempt at reducing waste, environmental efficiency, etc?
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  • CFetters_Nacho_LoverCFetters_Nacho_Lover Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 32,069 Founders Club


    Did you really downvote your own post? Impressive.
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  • DerekJohnsonDerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 67,969 Founders Club
    CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:



    Did you really downvote your own post? Impressive.

    now that's inner conflict
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  • 1to392831weretaken1to392831weretaken Member Posts: 7,695
    Weird thing to be upset about. Like @CFetters_Nacho_Lover said, you either have an AD or you don't. In the current environment, it was increase carbon footprint or die, so UW chose to not die. Same as Ghana completely deforesting their country for charcoal when gas prices tripled and they couldn't afford it. Easy to be shortsighted when it's that or starve. Doesn't make the deforestation good.

    Reducing energy consumption is a good thing regardless of charter jet fuel consumption that keeps the show going. Even if you're the rolling coal type, it saves the AD money in the long run, and that's good no matter how many hours per day you spend in the Tug.

    If you're going to do it anyway, might as well brag about it when your school is located in a place like Seattle.

    TL;DR: Who cares?
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  • DerekJohnsonDerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 67,969 Founders Club
    1to392831weretaken said:

    Weird thing to be upset about. Like @CFetters_Nacho_Lover said, you either have an AD or you don't. In the current environment, it was increase carbon footprint or die, so UW chose to not die. Same as Ghana completely deforesting their country for charcoal when gas prices tripled and they couldn't afford it. Easy to be shortsighted when it's that or starve. Doesn't make the deforestation good.

    Reducing energy consumption is a good thing regardless of charter jet fuel consumption that keeps the show going. Even if you're the rolling coal type, it saves the AD money in the long run, and that's good no matter how many hours per day you spend in the Tug.

    If you're going to do it anyway, might as well brag about it when your school is located in a place like Seattle.

    TL;DR: Who cares?

    Who said I was upset? I identified an hypocrisy and commented on it. Like Canadawg, you're missing the point here, or else reacting reflexively based on ideology.
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  • RaceBannonRaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 113,168 Founders Club
    More cheap energy is a GOOD thing

    It's so first world to worry about it

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  • YellowSnowYellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,187 Founders Club
    CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:



    Did you really downvote your own post? Impressive.

    Pressing too many buttons. Fixed.
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  • BleachedAnusDawgBleachedAnusDawg Member Posts: 13,016
    chuck said:

    Virtue signaling?! They ditched paper tickets. What more would you have of them.

    Seriously I'm all for sustainability when one can actually identify reasonable opportunities. WTF can a football team or athletic program do to be environmentally sustainable in any meaningful way? Are they going to eliminate single use plastics? Make people bring their own refillable drinking vessels? Only play day games (no lights) and eliminate sideline coolers for the players?

    I don't see it. It's a faggy buzz word meant to placate people who feed on buzz words and catch phrases and don't watch football anyways. As a tree hugging libtard (nevermind I'm the only non logger in my family and have never had strained relationships over it) I cringe when the AD uses words like that.

    TITTT

    They probably have banned straws and are using biodegradable sporks. That's about the extent of what they can do short of switching their football schedule to an SEC format where they don't leave the PNW for any road games.
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  • Doog_de_JourDoog_de_Jour Member Posts: 8,041 Standard Supporter
    edited August 2023
    I’m #TeamAbundance on this one. You can call out the hypocrisy AND praise the AD for doing what they can to help the environment that’s under their control.

    The smugness is grating, I’ll grant you, but honestly that sweet, sweet FREE VIRTUE PUB! is one of the few things that drives organizations to do the right thing.



    *Miss ya @DoogCourics
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  • MelloDawgMelloDawg Member Posts: 6,831
    DerekJohnson said:

    Enough already. You just joined the Big 10. Your athletes will be traversing the continent on the regular, traveling countless thousands of more miles with an increased carbon footprint. And yet your athletic department continues to beat its chest about "sustainability."

    How about a halftime marching band tribute to fossil fuels?

    Normally I'd take this to the Tug Tavern. But its pertinent here on the main board.

    Playlist

    1. Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford
    2. Classical Gas - Mason Williams
    3. Fuel - Metallica
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  • CFetters_Nacho_LoverCFetters_Nacho_Lover Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 32,069 Founders Club
    YellowSnow said:

    CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:



    Did you really downvote your own post? Impressive.

    Pressing too many buttons. Fixed.
    Stalin got you pretty upset over that IU Mango Pepsi post, huh?
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  • PostGameOrangeSlicesPostGameOrangeSlices Member Posts: 27,108
    Its Seattle.

    Gotta give lip service to this shit.

    I doubt Cohen and the AD give two shits. Or even Cauce, who is now a verified badass
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  • YellowSnowYellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,187 Founders Club
    edited August 2023
    PostGameOrangeSlices said:

    Its Seattle.

    Gotta give lip service to this shit.

    I doubt Cohen and the AD give two shits. Or even Cauce, who is now a verified badass





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