Some Reds players pitched in for the second time this week to make the planet a little greener.
The group “Players for the Planet” and other volunteers collected electronic waste such as old computers and TVs at the Hyde Park Kroger Saturday.
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Reds Players Pitch Recycling
Sunday, April 25th, 2010E-Waste Recycling Drive
Friday, April 23rd, 2010On Earth Day 2010, Chris Dickerson’s organization Players for the Planet hosted an E-Waste Recycling Drive at the Western Hills Kroger in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Global Environmental Services collected an estimated 70,000 lbs. of old electronics, enough to fill a 53-foot tractor trailer.
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MLB Pushing “Green” Initiatives on 40th Anniversary of Earth Day
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
In recognition of the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, Major League Baseball Clubs will host a variety of greening events and incorporate environmental initiatives into their games to help raise awareness for environmental issues. In the lead up to April 22, on Earth Day, and throughout the remainder of the season, the Clubs will host special events at their parks, educate fans about environmentally responsible behavior, conduct green events in their cities and initiate a host of other activities designed to promote the importance of environmentally friendly practices.
In addition, as part of Major League Baseball’s ongoing commitment to environmental stewardship, MLB is developing, in collaboration with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), a comprehensive software system to collect and analyze stadium operations data to develop and distribute best practice information across the 30 Clubs. This is the first time a professional sports league will implement a software program throughout the league to collect data for the purpose of documenting environmental practices and for sharing information about environmental best practices at stadiums. (more…)
So Can Tobacco Juice Also Be Recycled?
Monday, March 8th, 2010A new acquisition for many baseball teams this season: locker-room recycling bins, courtesy of Players for the Planet. Cincinnati Reds outfielder Chris Dickerson and Cleveland Indians pitcher Jack Cassel formed the group to push recycling, and as part of it the Reds will get reusable aluminum bottles featuring the team’s logo in order to cut down on plastic. “We’re not trying to force anything on anybody,” says Mr. Dickerson, above. “We’re just trying to educate.”
Cassel marshals Players 4 the Planet
Friday, November 13th, 2009Jack Cassel, like most professional baseball players, has a lot on his mind right now.
The 29-year-old right-hander is hoping to rebound from an injury-plagued season with Triple-A Columbus, where he was able to make just 15 starts. He’s currently a free agent and may soon depart the country in order to play in a winter league.
But as committed as Cassel is to his currently influx baseball career, his performance on the playing field is far from his only area of focus. Last year, the Los Angeles native teamed up with Cincinnati Reds outfielder Chris Dickerson on an altruistic project of remarkable ambition — Players 4 the Planet.
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Champions for Change Press Event
Thursday, November 5th, 2009
World’s Top Athletes and Explorers Will Join Together at U.N. Headquarters in NYC
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009In an effort never before seen on a global level, top athletes and explorers will join United Nations officials and sustainability expert Jane Poynter (former Biosphere 2crewmember) in an effort to educate and motivate the world community to join in the fight against climate change and environmental degradation. Jane Poynter, who is President of both Paragon Space Development Corporation (a technology firm) and Global Sports Alliance USA, a non-profit dedicated to environmental education and action, has flown experiments into space, sailed the world’s oceans and worked with the World Bank on projects to mitigate climate change. Her new book Champions for Change: Athletes Making a World of Difference was created with the support of the United Nations Department of Public Information and dozens of athletes and explorers who shared their personal experiences in the book that is being launched at the press conference. Proceeds from Champions for Change go to sports and environmental education projects around the world. As shocking examples of global warming, a picture of Lewis Gordon Pugh (world record holder for swimming in the planet’s coldest seas) shows him about to dive off an iceberg to swim across the North Pole, which until recently was frozen over for millennia.
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Chris Dickerson has Gone Green
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009Reds outfielder Chris Dickerson has gone green.
Besides playing Major League Baseball, promoting environmental awareness is his favorite pastime.
Dickerson, 27, envisions using alternative sources of energy at Great American Ball Park, as well as “getting Little Leagues to use solar power and eventually maybe even wind energy to power not only the stadium lights but the scoreboards.”
Players For The Planet and MaxBat Swing for the Fences
Friday, March 27th, 2009Players For The Planet and baseball bat manufacturer MaxBat have partnered to create a green logo and label in honor and support of the environmental initiatives that Players For The Planet is implementing within professional sports. Players For The Planet founder and Cincinnati Reds outfielder, Chris Dickerson, will be using these specially designed bats during each game and hopes to inspire other Players For The Planet athletes to do the same.
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