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The Atlanta Falcons' new, $1.5 billion stadium is environmentally friendly

Fact: the Dome is not ecofriendly

The Atlanta Falcons' new stadium is expensive ... very expensive. No expense will be spared as Arthur Blank tries to one up Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. You can quibble about personal seat licenses and question the economic merits of a new stadium, but let's be honest, it's going to bankrupt us all be pretty freaking cool. But now there's an added feature every fan can love: environmentally-friendly design!

"We will be extremely water efficient -- we'll have renewable energy on site. Our sports lighting will be LED lighting, so most of the LED will last way longer than traditional lighting and will use a fraction of the energy.