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

DerekJohnson
DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 69,855 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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  • SwisherSweetboy
    SwisherSweetboy Member Posts: 587 Standard Supporter
    ESG is thy name
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  • Canadawg
    Canadawg Member Posts: 5,947
    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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  • 1to392831weretaken
    1to392831weretaken Member Posts: 7,696
    Sounds like there's just that much more carbon to offset...
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  • LawDawg1
    LawDawg1 Member Posts: 3,945
    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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  • whlinder
    whlinder Member Posts: 5,388
    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_Lover
    CFetters_Nacho_Lover Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 32,783 Founders Club


    Did you really downvote your own post? Impressive.
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  • DerekJohnson
    DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 69,855 Founders Club
    CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:



    Did you really downvote your own post? Impressive.

    now that's inner conflict
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  • 1to392831weretaken
    1to392831weretaken Member Posts: 7,696
    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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