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NCAA tourney pivots to carbon-zero

While this year’s upset-filled March Madness tourney is responsible for ruining countless brackets, it’s certainly not a basket case for sustainability. That’s because the NCAA’s largest national tournament is carbon neutral this year, thanks to energy purchases from nearby Midwest wind farms, reports Fox59. After a nat…