As the Formula One Grand Prix gears up for its Austin debut, the event has become an example of the promises and pitfalls of trying to organize a carbon-neutral sports event. In the case of F1, the real challenge comes off the track. Read the full story at StateImpact Texas.
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Comments (3)
JC DemocratofTejas
Oh I am so shocked. Like the City of Austin/State o Tejas cares a fig about polluting when they can cram F-1 down our throats. Duh...the challenge is not ROTFLMAO at this ridiculous attempt at giving a sh*t about Austinites.
David Spratt
“Most of the [race organizers] concessions were limited in terms of money or scope, and were designed primarily to give it a green tint without really getting to the fundamental issue: That the enormous amount of pollution from this will have significant economic impact to the City,” Tom “Smitty” Smith, director of the environmental group Public Citizen tells StateImpact Texas.
We squeezed the most money we could from them. The amounts of money spent by people coming to watch the race would also have an impact I would suppose. The stupidity of " Buying Carbon Credits" is amazing. If I pay enough money I can use all the carbon I want and it eliminates the Impact?????
Just another Green scam. Why did the State spend money to bring an event hardly anyone will go to,,,,to a city that does not want it ,,,, and you end up pay them extra in phoney monopoly carbon credits
I seriously doubt it will have that much impact,,, it was tried in Dallas a few years ago and was a bust. Nobody cares about F1 racing in the U.S. The impact will be no more than a typical 4th of July weekend,,, and probably much less.
motobeej
It seems a bit deceptive to use a photo from a race on a wet track with lots of spray for a story about pollution. Clearly, many readers/listeners are going to assume that is exhaust from the cars, which it is not.