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From FIFA to the LA Clippers, carbon offset scandals are exposing the gap between sports teams’ green promises and reality

  • Written by Brian P. McCullough, Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Michigan
imageUnder team owner Steve Ballmer, in the checkered shirt, the LA Clippers have cut their greenhouse gas emissions, but their carbon offsets raise questions.Ric Tapia/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

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