June 13, 2007

Green Casino

The Casino City Times is reporting on the story of a woman's quest to make a new casino a green one.

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania -- As reported by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "Daniela Valdes kicked off her summer break with a petition drive that gathered 700 signatures calling for Pittsburgh's planned arena and casino to be built as environmentally friendly buildings.

"...Bob Oltmanns, a Barden spokesman, would not discuss today whether the casino's design includes plans to make it environmentally friendly. A Penguins spokesman could not immediately comment.

"City officials, including Planning Director Noor Ismail, said late last month that they hope the new casino will incorporate a 'green building' design to ensure energy efficiency. Casino design plans, which could detail the building's energy-saving traits, could receive the city Planning Commission's scrutiny late this month.

We think this is a fantastic idea. There's no reason that these new multi-million dollar complexes can't be made environmentally friendly. That way, when you lose your stake at poker, you can at least feel good that you weren't destroying the environment while you did it.