Green Teams: Sports and the Environment adapted from the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency

Across the country, the sporting world is saving energy, cutting waste, and cleaning up at sporting events to show its commitment to the environment. This is a goal that has many benefits. A recent Sports Illustrated cover story "Going, Going Green" noted that as global warming changes the planet, it is changing the sports world.
The most basic reason to go green in sports is to help achieve sustainability. Sustainability is based on a simple principle. This principle states that everything we need for our survival and well-being depends on our natural environment. Sustainability creates and maintains the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony. These conditions help meet the social, economic, and other requirements of present and future generations. Sustainability contributes to environmental benefits like conserving natural resources and preserving biodiversity. This protects and improves air and water quality and reduces waste streams.
Greenhouse gases trap heat and make the planet warmer. Human activities are responsible for almost all of the increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere over the last 150 years. The largest source of greenhouse gas emissions from human activities in the United States is from burning fossil fuels. Sports teams across the country have been working to address this. Teams have begun to use renewable energy sources when looking to power their major events. They also have been working to cut back on electricity usage, whether it be for a big game or a practice session.

Select ALL the correct answers. Look at the chart below the passage. Which two statements are true based on the chart? The chart shows specific ways that sports teams can help protect the environment. The chart shows that professional sports teams are involved in the green sports movement. The chart shows the role that sports fans can play in making sports more green. The chart shows that teams are in competition to be the most environmentally friendly. The chart shows what will happen to the environment if sports teams do not take action.

Adapt the speech you delivered in lesson 2 to an audience of professionals, teachers, and parents. the audience expects a more formal delivery. your listeners also expect you to use media such as images and audio to make your speech more convincing and easier to understand. your assignment should include the following elements: -at least four sources to back up your ideas -media elements to illustrate your ideas -changes to both the style and content of the speech to make it more appropriate to the audience -citations that follow mla guidelines as you revise your presentation, research and cite at least four sources. at least two of these sources must provide supporting evidence, such as charts and graphs or quotes from newspapers or other credible sources. the other two sources can provide material to grab the audience's attention — for example, photos that your audience visualize what you're talking about or music that sets the mood. you can also create original images, but these will not count as sources. here are some types of media that you may use to either show evidence or move the audience: quotes tables, charts, and graphs images video audio (including music) mix up the types of media you use so that no medium is used more than twice. take care that all your sources contribute to your speech in an obvious way. they should either back up what you're saying or make your ideas easier for your audience to understand logically or emotionally. avoid visual aids that are off topic or confusing. ask yourself these questions as you revise: am i still fulfilling the requirements of the speech i gave in lesson 2? is my speech still about a theme in franklin roosevelt's four freedoms speech? do i connect that theme to my own life and to a current issue? are my sources credible and relevant? will they convince an audience of parents, teachers, and professionals? do my media elements enhance my speech? do they set the mood, explain something difficult, or offer convincing proof? do i avoid media elements that are more distracting than ? did i cite my sources according to mla guidelines? did i check my works-cited page against sample works-cited pages to make sure it's correct?