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...Europe and the U.S. now use the new synthetic surface, as do top European soccer teams such as Britain's Manchester United. The Motor City Bowl in Detroit and the Seattle Bowl were played on the synthetic grass this year, and at least 20 colleges have made the switch. Four NFL stadiums--in Dallas, Detroit, Philadelphia and Seattle--use synthetic grass, and several others, including Giants Stadium, outside New York City, are considering it. "You don't even have to try hard to sell it," says Joe DiGeronimo, a turf consultant based in Sturbridge, Mass...
Despite initial installation costs usually upwards of $400,000 for a synthetic-grass field, compared with $150,000 for grass, the increased usage and much reduced maintenance costs can make the switch a bargain. And teams that have the new synthetic grass say it's safer than real grass, which can become dangerously uneven if it's overused. Steve Lowe, groundkeeper for the Claremont School District, says players have had many fewer injuries on the synthetic field...
...make products for consumers--a Nike or a Procter & Gamble. A lot of times, we have the technology for a better, more sustainable raw material that they can use. Nike, for example, is a consumer-product company, so just as soon as some particular component becomes very unpopular, they switch pretty quickly. That's why socially responsible investors and environmental groups are good. They put pressure on the system. They put pressure on the consumer-products companies, which keeps us all honest and working in the right direction...
After 9 p.m., Harris said the shuttles switch to smaller 28-passenger buses, but he said these buses run the same diesel engines as their larger counterparts...
...moved Dirkje to the 2, and Dirkje had an outstanding game,” Delaney-Smith said. “I think that is so valuable, for a team to have someone who can switch so easily...