LiamPresentationNotes

Intro:

Hello, my name is Liam Fitzgerald and I'm an 8th grader from Tamarac Middle School. My presentation is on Major League Baseball stadium sustainability.

Title Slide: Baseball has always been America’s favorite pastime. This tradition has carried on since 1900, and in that time more than 100 stadiums have been built. It wasn’t until a few years ago that the environment became a factor into the great game that has been passed on for generations.

SLIDE 1: Many people could interpret this picture in many different ways. If you think that it looks like a big dome being collapsed on by snow onto a football field, then you are exactally right. In the middle of winter in 2007, a blizzard forced the firm roof of the world famous Metronome to collapse in the middle of the Minnesota Vikings season. The reason that this is a key part to the presentation is that the other tenants to this dome were the Minnesota Twins. Major League Baseball told the Twins (after the collapse) that they had build a new stadium in the next 2 years. This was going to be the first new stadium built since MLB has serious talks with environmental advocates about changing the ways of their stadiums.

SLIDE : Read definitions and talk briefly about stakeholders

SLIDE : Major League Baseball is a major stakeholder. Read bullets and give reasons why.

SLIDE : Baseball stadium grounds crew are affected greatly. Read bullets and give reasons why.

SLIDE : MLB fans play a key role in baseball stadium sustainability. Read bullets and give reasons why.

SLIDE : MLB owners and management are some of the reasons why we have "green" stadiums on the rise today. Read bullets and give reasons why.

SLIDE : And last, but certainly not least MLB players may be the biggest stakeholder in this situation. Read bullets and give reasons why.

SLIDE : Read list of concerns.

SLIDE : Stadium lights were a major topic of concern at these environmental meetings. Talk briefly about how lights connect to global warming

Before Target Field Slide: I want to close this report by having you imagine a world where every baseball stadium has a renewable energy source, closed-loop waterways, a reliable recycling program, and environmentally friendly ways to maintain the grass in the outfield.