"They've not been eager to trumpet this, because I know for a fact that they wanted to make sure that their nest was clean before talking about it much in public," said John Hanger of environmental group PennFuture. "They've been really concerned that if they were playing the role model, they were a real role model.
Okay, that's something I like to hear. I'm sick of the damn grand-standing, look-at-me, holier-than-thou attitudes by self-described "environmentalists" who are more concerned with how they're perceived than with what they do.
NFL's Greenest Team - and Not Just the Uniform
ABC NewsIt's only a coincidence that the Philadelphia Eagles wear green jerseys.
The Eagles have quietly become the most environmentally friendly team in the National Football League, and perhaps in all of major league sports.
When the lights come on for an Eagles game at Lincoln Financial Field, 30 percent of the power comes from so-called clean sources, such as wind power and methane relcaimed from landfills.
When the Eagles fly to an away game, their organization plants trees in the Philadelphia area to make up for the carbon dioxide emitted by the team's plane.
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