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Episode 7 of the gbNYC Audiocast turns the tables a bit as we interview our Producer, Ryan Genovese, who is also a Washington Nationals season ticket holder, about opening night at Nationals Park in D.C.- the first LEED-certified baseball stadium in the country. The episode discusses the stadium in detail, including fan reaction to particular green elements, though passes on any discussion of just how sustainable spending $611 million in public funds to build the ballpark might have been. We also take a quick look around the rest of the American sports landscape at green efforts from other teams, in terms of their facilities and business practices, both at the professional and collegiate levels.

Newsday and MLB.com reported yesterday that the Mets are planning to incorporate a variety of sustainable features into the new Citi Field, set to open in April 2009. The $800 million stadium is being built using 95 percent recycled steel, and will be lit for night games using energy-efficient field lighting. The bathrooms will feature low-flow plumbing elements like hands-free faucets and waterless urinals that the EPA estimates will save 4 million gallons of water a year. The Mets also plan to install a 15,000 square foot green roof on the administration building in order to cut down on heating and cooling costs and are working with the MTA to continue to encourage people to take public transportation to games. The club has also partnered with EPA’s Energy Star program and will implement a recycling program with its concessions vendor, ARAMARK.