As most of you know, I am very interested in environmental issues. With all the doom and gloom of late, I thought this story about The Dave Matthews Band and the steps they are taking to reduce global warming was great.
I had never heard of carbon offsets, NativeEnergy, or Clean Air-Cool Planet (all mentioned in the story) until tonight. From the story, "NativeEnergy is the choice of leading environmentally and socially responsible organizations, including Al Gore's AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH (www.ClimateCrisis.net), Ben & Jerry's, Clif Bar, Stonyfield Farm, Interface, Aveda, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Dave Matthews Band, Jack Johnson, Co-op America, NRDC, the Clinton Global Initiative, Bonnaroo, and thousands of individuals."
The entire process of carbon offsetting intrigues me, as it is seems to be something that I can do to make a positive impact on the world's warming climate. So often, I feel hopeless and helpless and am just filled with anger and despair over our downward spiral. I plan to devote some more time and research to this issue and will likely add additional information in future posts.
Go green. :)
Friday, June 30, 2006
Dave Matthews Band Rocks!
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I hadn't read this post before I commented on the subsequent one, but you're right, it's nice to see people in the public eye trying to bring this issue to the forefront of the American conciousness. Bonnaroo did a great job this year, btw. I was there, and Clean Vibes, the group that handles all the recycling, had a lot more programs in place, including requiring all vendors to have a vendor pass so they could insure that all vendors were using biodegradable plasticware/plates/cups/etc.
I'm so GLAD I'm not the only one thinking about this!
Heather, do you know much about the carbon offsetting process? I haven't had a chance to dig into yet, but was wondering if you had ever heard of it.
I'm glad to hear about Bonnaroo and Clean Vibes... if only more venues would care this much.
I really don't...I think the idea is that you have to "pay" for your CO2 emissions, and the money goes towards renewable energy, so the more carbon you produce the more you have to pitch in for the funding, but I'm not sure, I haven't had much time to look into it either.
If you go to the Bonnaroo website (www.bonnaroo.com) and click on the "Greening" tab at the top of the page, there are links to every organization that helped out this year, including NativeEnergy and Clif Bar. That might be a good place to start looking for more information...in fact, I think that's where I'm going to start!
:)
P.S. Thanks for linking NativeEnergy's blog, I think I'll do the same. The more people who know, and all that...
:)
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