There was a moment of silence before yesterday's game in honor of the victims (at last count 28,000 dead or missing) of last month's earthquake and tsunami in Tohoku. It's already been almost a month.
Yesterday's fly over at the ballpark was by four Air Force jets, all fueled with bio-energy of some kind. That reminded me of the most stunning statistic I have recently heard, courtesy of the BBC World Service. The largest green 'corporate entity' in the world is the Pentagon, which is committed to renewable sources of energy, if for no other reason than that the other ones are all too expensive. The Navy, for instance, aims to be using at least 50% renewable energy by 2020. Given that much of the technology we now take for granted in everyday life stems from military research, there may be hope for the future. I think the natural gas industry, however, will first have ravaged the state of Pennsylvania.
When I got home from Philadelphia, I got to watch the Sixers rout the visiting New Jersey Nets 115-90 and clinch a play-off berth. Kudos to Doug Collins and his merry band. I also noticed that all of the Comcast broadcasters were wearing the blue puzzle piece pin associated with Autism Speaks. April 1 and 2 are for autism awareness. "Light it up blue!"
