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South Korea Baseball Going for the Green
February 19, 2010

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South Korea’s professional baseball league plans to go green this season by cutting game times and installing electricity-saving equipment to reduce energy use.

The league would phase-out halftime, where players take a five-minute break, the field is cleaned and cheerleaders entertain the crowd. Solar panels will be coming in to stadiums along with new lighting systems, but there will be no move to reduce the number of night games. On the field, pitchers will be under the clock to deliver the ball within 12 seconds after the batter steps up to the plate.

The plan is expected to cut energy costs by 275 billion won ($238.3 million) a year. 

Reuters