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Just a couple of pieces of good green news that I recently learned about and thought I’d pass along:

1) The Super Bowl, in all of its extravagance, ran on renewable energy. The Salt River Project donated SRP Earth Wise Renewable Energy Credits for the lights and other electronic equipment running during the Super Bowl. Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) basically offset the additional marginal cost of getting electricity from renewable sources such as wind, solar, geothermal, low impact hydropower and landfill gas as opposed to dirty power like coal or natural gas. The RECs guarantee that a certain amount of renewable energy (however much was required to power the Super Bowl with all of its lights, cameras and action) was fed into the grid. Not only was it a good game, it was a positive step for the environment.

2) You can banish junk mail and plant trees for the small price of $20. Green Dimes will help you reduce up to 90% of your junk mail and plant 10 trees for you when you sign up. My sister Reini had told me about the service and then when we were at Sundance, we met two of the founders, Sebastian and Sanjiv. Today, when our mailbox was once again packed with junk, I finally signed up. It makes me feel warm inside looking forward to the days of not having to throw away credit card offers every time I get the mail.