Green Sports

We all know that professional athletes make alot of green; however, I was pleasantly surprised to find out that now the sporting events themselves are increasingly turning green.

As was reported in a recent Forbes magazine article, it is becoming more common for major sporting events to take action on reducing their environmental impact.

An upcoming example of this is the NFL Super Bowl being held on February 5th. This year the NFL is buying certificates that will offset the amount of carbon generated through electricity use at the game, effectively making the event carbon neutral.

The way the carbon offsetting certificates work is that a donation is made to specific organizations which will then use these funds to invest in renewable energy production and/or minimize the expense of purchasing energy made from renewable resources.

To their credit, the NFL is also going one step further with this year's Super Bowl by arranging for the planting of 'hundreds' of native tree seedlings.

Other events of note that have followed a similar path have been the recent World Cup Soccer tournament in Germany and the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.

Finally, starting this year all cars participating in the IndyCar racing series will be running on 100% fuel grade ethanol!

For more information about where and how to purchase carbon offsetting certificates, scroll down to the bottom of this web page from the David Suzuki Foundation