We've covered some of the green car items that'll be on TV this afternoon, including an ad for the Yukon Hybrid, but what about the people who actually go to the game? What sort of cleaner driving angle can they add to their day? A couple, but I'm not convinced anyone will ever be able to call the Super Bowl an eco-friendly event.

Still, there are a few green spots to the big game. Fox Business reports that this year's Super Bowl, like last year's, will use renewable energy certificates to indirectly offset carbon emissions. Also, at least one "high-profile Super Bowl party" will be a "100% environmentally sustainable event this year." According to FB, that means that, "The green celebration will be a 'zero net waste event,' meaning that everything from the cups to the tablecloths – even human waste – will be processed and reused in some way."

From Auto Spectator, we learn that the first E85 station opened up this past week in Phoenix, where the game will be played. The pump is operated by Western States Petroleum, which also provides a lot of biodiesel to Arizona.

The Fox Business story ends with a fitting look at the football players, who aren't exactly known for their green work. As Brendan Sexton of the environmental consulting firm Sexton Company says that the players need to change vehicles. Kind of.

"Maybe we'll get them into some hybrid SUVs. That would be a step in the right direction," he told FB.

All right, kick off is in just a few minutes...

Related:

• Yukon Hybrid Super Bowl ad includes imagery from 1976 animated short
• Malibu, Vue hybrid Superbowl ads might not air because of low inventory
• Videos: Referees against SUVs in Brussels
• Making FA Cup 2007/08 soccer season carbon neutral
• It's the Colts, the Bears and Segways in Super Bowl action this weekend (2007 post)
• Football fans also getting hit by ethanol blitz (2007 post)

[Source: Fox Business, Auto Spectator]

One of many green insurance programs, ibuyeco has been offsetting drivers' CO₂ emissions since opening shop in June. The company just sent out an announcement that the results so far include the offsetting of 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide with the help of the CarbonNeutral Company. While this sounds like a lot, it's actually kind of a drop, really. After its first three months of operation, ibuyeco claimed they had offset 18,000 tons. Do the math, that's 18,000 tons in the first three months and then 7,000 in the following two.

Maybe this is why, instead of focusing only on the 25,000 tons number, ibuyeco's press release (after the jump) frames the amount as "the annual CO2 emissions of an entire town." ibuyeco says 25,000 tons of CO₂ is "the equivalent to the annual CO2 emissions of 4,464 UK households (based on 5.6 tonnes of CO2 per home). That is roughly the equivalent to the population of Ilfracombe, Devon." Well, there ya go.

Related:

• British supermodel launches eco-friendly car insurance

[Source: Ibuyeco]