Go Green at the Indianapolis 500
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This Memorial Day weekend, Planet Green is bringing a greener experience to the Indianapolis 500. Via Jumbotron messages at the track, on-air talent will offer race fans tips throughout the day on little things they can do to make a difference:
- Tom Bergeron of Planet Green's Supper Club, airing on June 4th, talks about the merits of drinking organic beer and eating locally-sourced food.
- Emeril Lagasse from Emeril Green asks fans to act responsibly when they tailgate and offers ideas about reusable items. Emeril’s show comes to Planet Green in July.
- Tommy Lee and Chris "Ludacris" Bridges from Battleground Earth, premiering in August, make fans aware of all of the recycling bins available on the race grounds.
- Steve Thomas from Renovation Nation offers tips on green home improvement. Steve’s show premiers June 4th.
On Monday, May 26, we outfit the Indy clean-up and recycling crew in organic cotton Planet Green "Green Team" t-shirts before they get to work on the enormous day-after clean up. Even better, we are also providing the clean-up crew with additional volunteers to help pitch in with the clean up efforts.
The crew will make sure the garbage produced during the race is sorted, and those items that can be recycled are put in proper containers and taken to recycling centers. The clean-up will be captured on film and featured as a special part of the Planet Green series G Word with "Garbologist" Todd Sutton.
The IndyCar Series is the first racing series to power its Honda engines on 100 percent fuel-grade ethanol.
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