Are the Grammy's Green?

If any of you are like me and watched the Grammy's last night, you may be wondering where did all of the energy come from to produce all of that glitz and glam, and no I'm not talking about Neil Diamond's jacket?

By doing a quick search I was able to dig up this press release from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). It appears, at least from this statement, that the Recording Academy made a concerted effort to make the show as green as possible.

Here are a few highlights of the actions taken:

• Renewable energy used to power STAPLES Center and Los Angeles Convention Center
• Renewable energy credits purchased by Bonneville Environmental Foundation to offset carbon emissions from the Pre-Telecast and Arrivals
• Organic and environmentally-friendly food (including seafood, dairy, and produce) featured at GRAMMY Celebration after-party
• Un-used food donated by Wolfgang Puck to Angel Harvest

There are plenty more items listed in the press release but I am glad to see an effort was made.

Oh and by the way there were some stellar performances last night including Neil Diamond bringing down the house with "Sweet Caroline". M.I.A. performing despite being 9 months pregnant. Then there was this gem from one of my all time favorites Radiohead with the USC marching band.