The relocalization of sport

…Hundreds of pro and college teams criss-cross the continent by plane, play in huge stadiums lit at enormous energy expense, in front of fans most of whom have driven miles to the game.

I’m a jock and a fan; I live and die with my beloved Canucks (we’re just starting the playoffs). I empathize with Man U fans, Cowboy fans and Sonic fans. But the dangers from climate change and peak oil are so serious that we must reduce our use of fossil fuels radically and immediately.


Climate change isn’t just bad weather a century from now but the increasing probability of human extinction from runaway climate change. The end of cheap oil has the potential for escalating resource wars including a final nuclear war. The Stanley Cup is the Holy Grail but… we must change and NOW.

I have argued (links at bottom) that the presently evolved pro sport configuration is a luxury we can no longer afford.

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