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I don’t think I’ve ever been more proud to a born and bread Tampanian than right now!

Organizers for this year’s Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, Florida (go, Tampa) have offset the big game’s eco-footprint with a massive treeplanting effort and the purchase of renewable energy credits to fuel the bright lights, TV cameras, and jumbotrons.

Apparently the massive amounts of energy needed for the event will come from a mixture of solar and biomass power generated by local renewables company TECO. As a result, TECO spokesman Rick Morera estimates that the carbon savings will be roughly equivalent to “pulling 20 cars off the road for a year.”  

They’ve also redesigned their banners to use less material and will either reuse them next year or upcycle them into tote bags and wallets.

Oh yeah, and don’t forget that eating one pound of beef has the environmental equivalent of driving more than 40 miles in an SUV! So do your part for Mama Earth by switching to veggie-burgers at this year’s tailgating party, and make this Super Bowl the greenest one yet! 

via: greendaily.com