Posted on 06/25/2020 1:49:28 PM PDT by llevrok
The new arena under construction at Seattle Center has a name: Climate Pledge Arena, as announced by Oak View Group, NHL Seattle and Amazon Thursday in what promises to be nothing short of a transformational partnership for the city and Pacific Northwest, sports and entertainment industries and the planet.
The partnership was formed to make the Climate Pledge Arena the first zero-carbon arena in the world, powered exclusively by renewable energy including both on-site and offsite solar rather than the widespread standard use of natural gas in arenas and stadiums. The arena will run solely on electric for daily operations, eliminating all fossil fuels from the building and installing the first all-electric dehumidification systems in the National Hockey League.
"Our goal is to make sure every visit to this arena will be enjoyable and memorable, and sustainability is a large part of that," said Tim Leiweke, CEO of Oak View Group and leader of the arena project. "It is not just about one arena, it's the platform. We challenge music, facilities, concert tours and sports. It is our time to step up to face the challenge of our generation. We must take steps to build arenas and stadiums that front-and-center align with our zero-carbon mission statement."
(Excerpt) Read more at nhl.com ...
When someone burns it down, they can rename it “The Apology”...
The Seattle Snowflakes
The Seattle Stalinists
No, more like the Seattle S**theads.
Lol!
Maybe they’ll pledge to reduce the Seattle rain???
“the green house gretas”
That’s so 2017!
I hope not. It's the only way Seattle's 1000s of vagrants get a bath!
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