Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Green Bay Packers Sunday, February 6, 2011 - 5:30pm CST on FOX
NFL- National Football League- Green Energy Initiative. Kudos to the NFL and the On-going Green Initiative! Besides this years Super Bowl Game between the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers is being advertised as the 'Greenest Super Bowl of All-Time'.
In addition to this Green Energy initiative, the NFL has launched several other projects designed to address environmental impacts associated with the production of Super Bowl XLV. For instance:
- In partnership with the US Forest Service, Texas Trees Foundation and the Texas Forest Service, thousands of trees are being planted in a dozen communities throughout North Texas as part of the overall "greening" of Super Bowl XLV. "Super Grow XLV" tree planting events are taking place at local schools, parks and playgrounds.
- As part of an ongoing program with federal and state agencies and nonprofit community organizations, the environmental impact of the thousands of trees planted over the past seven years in connection with Super Bowl (and Pro Bowl) will be monitored and reported on an annual basis. Annual calculations of environmental benefits will be certified by researchers from the US Forest Service/USDA.
- Biofuels for transportation and field generators will be used wherever possible and practical. This includes a significant number of the buses in the Super Bowl transportation fleet.
- Solid waste will be diverted from local landfills through recycling projects at major event venues including Cowboys Stadium, the Super Bowl stadium compound, the Super Bowl XLV Media Center and the NFL Super Bowl headquarters offices.
- Extra prepared food from Super Bowl events will be collected and donated to community agencies. Several local agencies will participate under the leadership of the North Texas Food Bank and the Tarrant Area Food Bank. Tens of thousands of pounds of prepared food are expected to be recovered from sanctioned and non-sanctioned events. Food is distributed to shelters, community kitchens and churches throughout North Texas immediately after each participating event.
- All leftover, usable materials from Super Bowl events will be inventoried and donated to local non-profit agencies in North Texas. The Salvation Army is handling the sorting and distribution of recovered material. Donations include decorative materials, building materials, office supplies and equipment. For the second year in a row miles of decor material into re-manufactured products. A portion of the profit from sales of those products goes to support community youth programs.
- The "Super Kids –Super Sharing" project provides an opportunity for local school children to donate their gently used books, sports equipment, board games and school supplies to children in need in North Texas. Partners include the Dallas Cowboys, the Salvation Army, the Catholic Dioceses of Dallas and Fort Worth, and school districts throughout North Texas. More than 100 North Texas schools have registered in advance to participate, and all donated items will be sorted, inventoried and distributed to local schools in need and to local youth programs.
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