Environmental Impact Statements??
Oh Canada, you're worried about frozen ponds in the winter?
The NHL is the first professional league to work on a report regarding their environmental impact according to its Commissioner. Ironically I think the NHL has only recently gone outside to play a few games. The temporary rinks probably still need something to make sure the quality of the ice is up to speed.
All the professional sports and major college sports have some environmental impact. Buildings cost money and heating and cooling those buildings uses energy. And going to and from sporting events uses fossil fuels in massive amounts. The area needed for parking or the parking garages that need to be built for is considerable and all this stuff doesn't include the subsidies taxpayers give to team owners in many different ways.
Golf courses have environmental impacts. Ponds may be stocked with fish, and birds may have trees, and various animals may have habitat to live in. But building a golf course might actually make problems for diversity. Golf courses use a lot of fertilizers and pesticides which can also add to environmental issues.Golf courses can also use a lot of water and if you are in a dry area already, this can be a problem.
There are benefits in recreation, more jobs, attracting vacationers, and in some ways actually controlling other types of even more invasive development.
Golf as a game is one thing. On the other hand golf is a very elitist sport. Some private courses have few members and the game is kept very expensive to restrict access to only the most wealthy. The common man may only be able to play on courses with very overused tees and greens if he can get a tee time.
I like the game of golf, I have my doubts about Donald Trump, The President of Augusta National, and all the other stuff that smacks of the worst of country clubists.
The NHL is the first professional league to work on a report regarding their environmental impact according to its Commissioner. Ironically I think the NHL has only recently gone outside to play a few games. The temporary rinks probably still need something to make sure the quality of the ice is up to speed.
All the professional sports and major college sports have some environmental impact. Buildings cost money and heating and cooling those buildings uses energy. And going to and from sporting events uses fossil fuels in massive amounts. The area needed for parking or the parking garages that need to be built for is considerable and all this stuff doesn't include the subsidies taxpayers give to team owners in many different ways.
Golf courses have environmental impacts. Ponds may be stocked with fish, and birds may have trees, and various animals may have habitat to live in. But building a golf course might actually make problems for diversity. Golf courses use a lot of fertilizers and pesticides which can also add to environmental issues.Golf courses can also use a lot of water and if you are in a dry area already, this can be a problem.
There are benefits in recreation, more jobs, attracting vacationers, and in some ways actually controlling other types of even more invasive development.
Golf as a game is one thing. On the other hand golf is a very elitist sport. Some private courses have few members and the game is kept very expensive to restrict access to only the most wealthy. The common man may only be able to play on courses with very overused tees and greens if he can get a tee time.
I like the game of golf, I have my doubts about Donald Trump, The President of Augusta National, and all the other stuff that smacks of the worst of country clubists.
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