These days, hosting a entirely green event is easier than you think. But even if it’s not within your means to go entirely green, every little bit helps. Here are 12 handy tips (and plenty of resources) to put green well within your reach.

Embrace Zero Waste: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Compost

• 1. Recycle. Provide marked recycling containers throughout your venue. Compost too! Earth911 provides a handy search tool for locating recycling centers in your area, as well as providing other up-to-date recycling/composting news.
• 2. Use recycled paper. And go paperless whenever possible. San Francisco-based Conservatree offers small- and large-scale paper buying options, as well as a handy manual for recycling best practices.
• 3. Use biodegradable materials (bioplastic and paper) instead of plastics, and use materials with recycled content. You’ve used those biodegradable forks at the Whole Foods salad bar, right? Well, here’s a great resource for ordering compostable utensils, cups and more.

Support Sustainable Transportation

• 4. Promote transportation alternatives. Encourage the use of public transportation, ride-sharing, fuel-efficient vehicles, cycling and walking. RideshareOnline has lots of great resources to ditch the car and carpool, along with other resources. Also, you can calculate the REAL cost of your car commute with a nifty commute calculator.

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Yes, Earth Day 2010 has come and gone, but we’re continuing the Earth Day spirit—in pug form! And so we came across this hilarious video from The Daily Puglet. Here’s the gist—if a pug can recycle, so can you. And not only that, this pug sorts paper and plastic, rides the bus, conserves water and more.

This is definitely a must-see heading into your post-Earth Day weekend. Hope you enjoy it!

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We’re hardly bashful here about digging into food. Anyone who’s been to Clif Bar knows that we love good food and a good time. But we’re also conscious about the bigger food picture and the importance of understanding where our food comes—including the social and environmental impacts of agriculture. For many farm workers, bringing food to our tables is no picnic. We’d like to see that change—and one way we’re doing that is by lending our support to grassroots organizations committed to creating a more healthy, just and sustainable food system through the Clif Bar Family Foundation. Our staff ecologist,…

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In an attempt to give representatives in congress a different view of global climate change, eight-time Big Mountain Snowboarder of the Year (and Team Clif Bar athlete) Jeremy Jones traveled to Washington last week to meet with key mountain states lawmakers, screen the short film Generations, and shred the infamous Nixon Chute on Capitol Hill. OK, there’s not really a chute on Capitol Hill, but if there were, Jeremy could shred it. Regardless, Jeremy, along with Chris Steinkamp, Executive Director of Protect Our Winters, Steve Jones, founder of Teton Gravity Research, and Clif Bar’s very own Director of Environmental…

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A few weeks ago we hosted a little party at Clif Bar & Company to benefit the Access Fund—the Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival. It was an evening of controlled chaos. To start with, we had Timmy O’Neill—legendary climber, filmmaker, drummer, passion monger and rabble rouser—emceeing the event. And because we love a small dose of healthy competition, we had Ro-Sham-Bo… and Foos Ball… and lots of prizes. Oh, and of course, a taco truck to keep us energized. Anyhoo, the purpose of the night was to raise awareness and funds for our long-time partner, the Access Fund through…

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