Energy Saving News
Don't Save The Cheerleader And Save The World
Professional baseball in South Korea is planning to go green by installing electricity-saving equipment to reduce energy use, but that is not all.
With a nod back to a popular television program - that suggested saving the cheerleader would save the world - the opposite could be said to be true in South Korea because baseballs cheerleaders are being cut from "half-time" entertainment in the interests of saving energy, money and the planet.
To save time on the field and thus reduce energy use they plan to phase-out the local tradition called "half-time", during which players take a five-minute break, the field is cleaned and cheerleaders entertain the crowd.
New lighting systems designed to use less power and installation of solar panels are two of the more traditional energy saving measures, but they will be not be reducing the number of night games.
As far as game play is concerned they plan to reduce that as well, the pitchers will be timed to deliver the ball to the plate quickly. With new rules stating that a pitch must be thrown within 12 seconds after the batter is set in the box.
A pitcher will be warned for a first tardy delivery and batters will earn a 'ball' in the strike count for each subsequent late pitch.
According to a study by the Korea Energy Management Corporation the plan is expected to cut energy costs by about 275 billion won ($238.3 million) a year.
So the cheerleaders will do their bit, how? Well, by not doing their bit!
Friday 19th February 2010
