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Spokane Indians And Avista Stadium To Be Wind-Powered In 2010

March 1, 2010 - Northwest League (NWL1)
Spokane Indians News Release


SPOKANE, WA - The Spokane Indians announced today that their home, Avista Stadium, will be powered entirely by renewable energy for the 2010 season through the Avista Buck-A-Block program. While most of the electricity will be generated from wind, biomass and solar generation will also contribute to the Avista Stadium power supply.

The Indians are believed to be the first professional sports team to make the commitment to have their electricity generated entirely from renewable energy sources.

Renewable energy sources such as wind, solar and biomass are continuous sources of energy that can be utilized in a sustainable manner with significantly less negative environmental impact than fossil fuels.

Renewable energy also has the benefit of being produced in our region. This means less dependence on resources from outside our area and helps support local employment.

"We want to be responsible stewards of the environment and this was a big step toward making our business more sustainable," said Spokane Indians President Andy Billig. "In addition to being the right thing to do, we hope this move will help raise awareness among other business and individuals about the importance of sustainability and the steps that can be taken to lessen our environmental footprint."

Last year the Indians underwent a comprehensive sustainability review and made a number of improvements to their operation that have made the Indians and Avista Stadium more environmentally friendly. These improvements included:

Changing to Green Seal Approved paper products and Neutral based cleaning products.

Adding bicycle racks made from recycled stadium materials to promote bike riding instead of driving vehicles to the game.

Expanding the recycling program and the introduction of Recycle Man to promote recycling at the stadium and in the community. In 2009, the Indians recycled over 17,000 pounds of aluminum, plastic and paper products with the assistance of Sunshine Disposal & Recycle.

While last year saw the Indians strengthen their focus on sustainability and conservation, the team has taken significant steps in the past to make their business more sustainable. In 2001, the Indians changed game times from 7:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in order to conserve electricity. This change has resulted in approximately a 20% reduction of electricity used by the Avista Stadium field lights.

More than 200,000 people visit Avista Stadium each year to enjoy Spokane Indians games, high school regular season and play-off games, adult recreation league baseball games and other special events including the 2010 American Legion World Series, which will be hosted at Avista Stadium this August.

The Spokane Indians are the Short-Season Class "A" affiliate of the Texas Rangers. The team opens the 2010 Northwest League season on Friday June 18th at Avista Stadium against the Tri-Cities Dust Devils. Season ticket and mini-season ticket packages are on sale now and start as low as $63 per seat. For more information call 509-343-OTTO (6886) or visit www.spokaneindiansbaseball.com.

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