Tonight’s 50th Annual Grammy Awards telecast will be the Recording Academy’s first attempt to make the event an environmentally friendly extravaganza; with help from the Natural Resources Defense Council, the LA Department of Water & Power, and the Staples Center, the Recording Academy plans to “significantly reduce the environmental impact” of the telecast and related events such as the after-party, according to newsobserver.com:

“With the help of NRDC and the LADWP, we have integrated environmentally intelligent practices into every aspect of the GRAMMY Awards and GRAMMY Week activities,” said Recording Academy President/CEO Neil Portnow. “‘Going Green’ is an extension of our mission to positively impact the lives of musicians, industry members, and society-at-large, and we are committed to doing our part to make our world healthier and help combat the threat of global warming.”

No word on whether the obligatory goody bags handed out to attendees will be made from some sort of sustainably harvested fiber sewn together in a non-sweatshop factory and stocked with fair trade, organic, carbon footprint-cutting goodies, but celebrities will be whisked to the red carpet in greener wheels, courtesy of GM, which is lending flex-fuel and hybrid vehicles to staff and presenters. And if any of the organic, environmentally-friendly food that Wolfgang Puck’s whipping up doesn’t get eaten, the leftovers will be donated to Angel Harvest, a non-profit dedicated to feeding the hungry.

Find out how you can reduce the environmental impact of your own home, office, or event at the Natural Resources Defense Council website.