President Bush To Throw First Pitch At New Green Stadium, Up is Down, War is Peace

Oh, the irony. In celebration of opening day for the first green-built professional stadium in the U.S., President George W. Bush will throw out the inaugural pitch. Seriously? Was Carrot Top busy? What about Gary Busey? Anyone else?

The official new home of the Washington Nationals baseball team, the stadium boasts a wide array of eco-friendly elements. Grist beautifully gives us the low-down,

The U.S. The LEED Silver certified ballpark was built on a restored brownfield, and many building materials were produced locally. The stadium boasts efficient lighting and plumbing, drought-resistant plants, a concession area with a green roof, filters to keep stormwater runoff out of the nearby Anacostia River, and proximity to public transit (as well as a shortage of parking).

The stadium will also use air-cooled chillers for concessions instead of water-cooled ones. This will likely result in savings of over six million gallons of water each year. All-in-all, about $611 million was spent on the project. For more, jump here.

Source: [Grist]