Gearing up for global warming Earth Day celebration across Major League Baseball, perhaps fans will be asked to stop driving to ballparks to help save the planet

4/16/14, "Adrianne Ivey and Jacob Rohlf, both of Toledo, Ohio, stay bundled up against the cold during the Detroit Tigers game against the Cleveland Indians at Comerica Park on April 16, 2014 in Detroit, Michigan, Burleson, Getty. final, 3-2 Indians

4/16/14, "A Philadelphia Phillies fan looks on from the stands under a blanket during the game against the Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park on April 16, 2014 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania," Garfinkel, Getty, final, 1-0 Braves

4/16/14, Baby spends first birthday at chilly Yankee Stadium, twitter pic. Doubleheader v Cubs, game one, 3-0 Yankees, game two 2-0 Yankees



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MLB says: "Earth Day truly belongs on the list" with Jackie Robinson Day:

4/22/12, "Earth Day initiatives becoming commonplace," MLB.com, Mark Newman,  

"Stadiums throughout MLB are adopting green programs"


Every MLB team has an 'NRDC green advisor.'

• SI baseball and global warming cover, March 12, 2007:

1/11/11, "Sports Illustrated – Wrong on Auburn, Wrong on Global Warming," GlobalWarming.org, Ben Lieberman


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