A.M. Greenlist: Super Bowl edition

>> The Super Bowl's gone greener. The NFL is supporting renewable energy and offsetting its carbon emissions via renewable-energy credits and tree planting initiatives. In addition, the 22nd annual Super Bowl Party will aim to be zero-waste and feature electronics recycling.

>> The AZ Super Bowl website's greening advice for viewers focuses mainly on recycling. Perhaps that's a good place to start. The top factoid: "Throwing away a single aluminum can instead of recycling it is like pouring out 6 oz. of gasoline on the ground."

>> Environmental America notes that global warming could take away the competitive edge of cold-weather NFL teams.

>>  Brita Belli, managing editor of E/The Environmental Magazine is rather overly optimistic about the Super Bowl's greening initiatives, pointing to the two organic beers that major sponsor Budweiser offers, then extrapolating to say "It’s not completely far-fetched to imagine a new Superbowl party taking shape: one where local food is on the menu, organic chips in the bowls and the beer cans end up in a recycling bin."

>> The Electronics Take Back Coalition is using the Super Bowl as a catalyst to push Samsung to institute an e-waste recycling program for TVs. Samsung's the official HDTV provider of the NFL. Earlier: E-waste: The Problem.

>> Dennis Markatos of American Public Media's The Greenwash Brigade hopes the Super Bowl will convince viewers to go green, and pushes the NFL to go farther: "I would love to hear that the NFL and other professional sports leagues commit in 2008 to reducing the emissions of all of their games, not just the championship."

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