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Wisconsin: Homecoming features Big Ten’s first ‘carbon-neutral’ football game (Oct. 15, 2008)

The project will involve the planting of thousands of trees at the Arington Tree Farm near Cambridge, beginning at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 16, when Bucky Badger, UW-Madison student-athletes and university officials will be on hand for the planting of the first seedlings.

The university's commitment also involves the purchase of carbon credits — made possible by an anonymous donor — to offset estimated game-day carbon dioxide emissions.
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Most scientists think the buildup of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is one of the prime reasons our climate is changing.

But if they seriously believe that CO2 is a threat, why aren't they doing this for every athletic event?