More then green grass at stadiums

At the AT&T Park, home of the San Francisco Giants they have enough eco-friendly features to cut their annual energy and water bill in half which can run to the same amount of a small city.

The stadium holds 45,000 fans. It serves recyclable eco-friendly napkins, toilet paper, containers, and utensils; composts more than 50% of the stadiums waste; and the scoreboard is solar powered.

Vancouver's Empire Field is made from around 22,000 recycled tires. Nationals Park in Washington DC is equipped with a green roof donated by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and was the country's first stadium to be LEED-certified. Sports teams are focusing on recycling and efficiency in their facilities which is attracting lucrative corporate sponsorships with green messaging.

Not all teams are on board with this new greener message. The Cowboys stadium is an energy-guzzling super giant averaging over $200,000 in monthly utility bills consuming as much power as Santa Monica, California.

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