{"id":36974,"date":"2024-02-06t16:43:18","date_gmt":"2024-02-06t16:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/?p=36974"},"modified":"2024-03-01t16:54:40","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01t16:54:40","slug":"sports-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/sports-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"crunch time: how sustainability is taking over the world of sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/storyfest-2024\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/storyfest-entry.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38243\" style=\"width:172px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>sports is often the last place that people turn to when they think about innovations in environmental sustainability. however, this couldn\u2019t be further from the truth. in recent years, many teams across the sports world have been taking steps to adapt their systems and bring sustainability to their fans and competitions. teams like the syracuse crunch, a hockey team using recycled water for their ice rink, are paving the way for increased emphasis on environmentalism in the sporting infrastructure and operations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>continue reading about the syracuse crunch and other sustainability initiatives in sports by <strong>clicking the presentation below!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/new.express.adobe.com\/webpage\/mqpxywa4bsde5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"715\" src=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/screen-shot-2024-02-01-at-4.00.20-pm-1024x715.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36992\" style=\"width:664px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>sports teams like the syracuse crunch, a minor league hockey team in syracuse ny, are greening their operations in new and innovative ways.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10145,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"storyfest_categories":[],"class_list":["post-36974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- this site is optimized with the yoast seo plugin v23.4 - 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