There's no rest for geeks still reeling from the holiday season as January 7th brings gadget nirvana in the form of the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to Las Vegas. While there are sure to be plenty of greener tech toys, the event organizers are taking steps of their own to help offset some CO2.

According to this post on the official blog by the manager of CEA's Environmental and State Policy Communications, Kristina Taylor Duggan, some of those steps include:

In partnership with Discovery Channel’s Planet Green network (launching soon), we’re making CES carbon neutral by working with CarbonFund.org. CarbonFund will invest in energy efficiency, renewable energy and reforestation projects to offset the emissions created by every inch of CES space, all show freight, the shuttle buses and 600,000 hotel rooms will be offset via investments. (In fact, we’re quite proud to say that CES will be the largest carbon neutral tradeshow EVER!) <-- ALL CAPS, in case you doubt their seriousness.

Post-consumer recycled paper with soy ink will be used for all attendee literature.

All light bulbs, batteries and electronics used will be recycled.

More conference sessions dedicated to the environment, the Sustainable Technologies TechZone in South Hall and the Emerging Countries Program, which also focuses on sustainable development.

Catch the full list here. And if you do wind up going (lucky you), Silicon Alley Insider's Peter Kafka offers some tips on surviving CES, keeping a firm grasp on your sanity and not catching the plague while you're at it.