Biodiesel Powers Major Sporting Events

July 10, 2007: Ichiro sparks the AL to a 5-4 victory. (John Todd/MLB.com)

Fans who tuned in to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game last week probably didn't know that they were watching a broadcast powered by biodiesel.

The All-Star Game marks the first occasion that FOX Sports has used B20, a blend of 20 percent biodiesel and 80 percent diesel, in all of its generators, satellite trucks and other diesel equipment at its television compound in San Francisco.

What’s more, the company has committed to using B20 to power its broadcasts of the World Series, Super Bowl, the Bowl Championship Series and other major events.

“This initiative is an attempt to reduce our carbon footprint to neutral by 2010,” said Michael Davies, Director, Field Operations - FOX Sports. “The All-Star game presents the opportunity to start implementing some of these environmentally friendly practices, part of which is using B20 in our equipment.”

City of Portland, July 17, 2007