Green Options » NFL http://greenoptions.com/tag/nfl Posts tagged 'NFL' Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:39:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Pittsburgh Steelers Win the Super Bowl and Celebrate in Organic T-Shirts http://ecoscraps.com/2009/02/02/steelers-win-the-super-bowl-and-celebrate-in-organic-t-shirts/ http://ecoscraps.com/2009/02/02/steelers-win-the-super-bowl-and-celebrate-in-organic-t-shirts/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:39:21 +0000 Jennifer Lance http://ecoscraps.com/2009/02/02/steelers-win-the-super-bowl-and-celebrate-in-organic-t-shirts/ steelers organic super bowl victory t-shirt

The NFL has gone green with organic Super Bowl t-shirts celebrating the Pittsburgh Steeler’s victory over the Arizona Cardinals.

Eco-friendly Super Bowl® Championship Locker Room t-shirt from Reebok® features the full-color team logo, NFL® Shield, and Super Bowl® XLIII Champions graphic screen-printed on the chest. Green stitching on the shoulder and inside neck seams distinguishes the official organic Locker Room t-shirt of the Super Bowl®.

The NFL had also purchased renewable energy for Super Bowl XLIII.

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The NFL has purchased renewable energy from TECO, the power company in Tampa, Florida. While it’s unclear exactly how much of the power used on game day will be green, a spokesman claims the switch will have the same impact as taking 20 cars off the road for a year.

“As you can imagine, the power demands of an NFL stadium and a large event like the NFL Experience are huge,” said Jack Groh, who helped green this year’s big game. “And one way to reduce the carbon footprint, the climate impact of that, is by using renewable power.”

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/27/nfl-buys-renewable-energy-for-super-bowl-xliii/feed/ Philadelphia Eagles Pay for Wind Energy to Power Team http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/09/09/philadelphia-eagles-pay-for-wind-energy-to-power-team/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/09/09/philadelphia-eagles-pay-for-wind-energy-to-power-team/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:00:28 +0000 Levi Novey http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/09/09/philadelphia-eagles-pay-for-wind-energy-to-power-team/ Brian Westbrook of the Philadelphia Eagles RunsAfter the Phoenix Suns NBA basketball team announced last week that they were installing solar panels as part of a new green initiative, now things only seem to be getting better for the environment when it comes to the efforts of professional sports teams.

The Philadelphia Eagles NFL football team announced on Sunday that they have paid a company for enough wind power to cover their energy needs for this year as part of their ongoing “Go Green” initiative. These needs include powering their stadium, Lincoln Financial Field, and also their training complex. The Eagles claim that they are the first team in the NFL to obtain all of their energy from a sustainable source (and we aren’t talking about Campbell’s Chunky Soup).

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