{"id":194,"date":"2007-07-24T10:14:52","date_gmt":"2007-07-24T09:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.howethical.com\/climate-change\/will-football-save-the-planet\/"},"modified":"2007-07-24T10:14:52","modified_gmt":"2007-07-24T09:14:52","slug":"will-football-save-the-planet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ethicalsuperstore.com\/blog\/climate-change\/will-football-save-the-planet\/","title":{"rendered":"Will football save the planet?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that ex-England goal keeper David James <strike>has turned into<\/strike> <em><strong>is<\/strong><\/em><sup id=\"_ref-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#_note-1\" title=\"Reference\">1<\/a><\/sup> a bit of an eco-warrior?<\/p>\n<p>The Portsmouth stopper is keen to strike an ethical compromise between success and consumerism.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>James has converted his Chrysler car to run on rapeseed oil or &#8220;grow your own fuel,&#8221; as he calls it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He also recycles, grows his own vegetables, is restoring his Devon farmhouse and set up the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidjamesfoundation.org.uk\/\">David James Foundation<\/a> to nurture sustainable agricultural projects in Malawi.<\/p>\n<p>Which reminds me, there&#8217;s a really good post over at Home Truth all about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hometruth.org.uk\/?p=48\">the football factory<\/a> and how in West Africa&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cA young footballer can be worth much more than a diamond\u2026\u2026It is the new slave trade. The reality for most young players is further poverty and abuse\u2026\u2026\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.treehugger.com\/files\/2006\/08\/first_eco_footb.php\" title=\"Click the image to read the original story on Treehugger\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.howethical.com\/img\/ecofootball.jpg\" title=\"Dartford Football Club's sustainable stadium\" alt=\"Dartford Football Club's sustainable stadium\" border=\"0\" height=\"196\" hspace=\"2\" vspace=\"2\" width=\"468\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Can football save the world? I doubt it, but so long as there are clubs like Dartford Town (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.treehugger.com\/files\/2006\/08\/first_eco_footb.php\">first eco stadium<\/a>) and Manchester City (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecotricity.co.uk\/projects\/plan_mcfc.html\">installing a wind turbine<\/a>) then at least it&#8217;s a step in the right direction.<\/p>\n<p>:: Get involved! &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecotricity.co.uk\/landing\/?partner=EStore1\">Sign up for green electricity with Ecotricity and EthicalSuperstore.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>:: Read more &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/sport1\/hi\/football\/6908507.stm\">Can football save the planet?<\/a> <small>via<\/small> <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\">BBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"_note-1\">:: 1. <a href=\"#_ref-1\"><sup>^<\/sup><\/a> David James occasionally writes for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/\">The Grauniad<\/a>. Here he is, <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.guardian.co.uk\/sport\/2006\/12\/03\/forget_joeys_arse_its_wind_tur.html\">writing about the wind turbine at Manchester City<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that ex-England goal keeper David James has turned into is1 a bit of an eco-warrior? The Portsmouth stopper is keen to strike an ethical compromise between success and consumerism. 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