Subdued environmentalism - what's the world coming to?

From an ABC article about the Philadelphia Eagles, which are apparently an extremely environmentally friendly team but has wanted to avoid public accolades for their success:

"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 News

It'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.

(Sports) Quote of the Day

"We all know that ever since president Matt Millen stepped in the Lion's have gone 24-72. But did you know that they are 18-37 with [Joey Harrington] starting -- which is not great -- but just 6-35 without him?"

- Terry Foster, in today's Free Press

Quote of the Day

"Now that [Arizona Cardinals Quarterback] Matt Leinart realizes that he's going to have to pay a ton in child support he's waging what he refers to as a "gung-ho fight for custody." I love those kinds of fathers, the ones who all of a sudden want to have custody because the kids' child support is costing them a load of money."

- Drew Lane, on Drew and Mike in the Morning on WRIF

Quote of the Day

Kevin Lehde of Raleigh, N.C., a high school football official, notes the new National Federation of High Schools rulebook bans the "fumblerooski" in which a team deliberates places the ball on the ground, hoping the defense will lose track of where the ball is. The reason? Because this trick play often tricks the officials, leading to an inadvertent whistle - though coaches planning to call a trick play may describe the play to officials before the game. Lehde notes:

This means we now have a rule that was instituted as a direct result of the perceived incompetence of the officials calling the game! 'Our officials can't enforce the rules correctly, so let's alter the rules to reduce officiating mistakes," says the rules committee. Who do they think we are, U.S. - Mexico border guards?