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  Bad Day for the Developing World

  I was saddened when I saw news of this, because as a child of the Live Aid generation, I was shocked that Sir Bob fell for this.  Did he not do his homework? Did he lose himself in an endless streak of Mondays?  Is he too busy paying attention to his daughter's shenanigans?

  Study after study show that biofuels are a raw deal for the developing world.  Basically we are asking them to destroy their forests and use up their best available arable land for growing food to produce oil so that Westerners can continue their wasteful lifestyles.

  A story on one of the newest studies on this coming out of Stanford University can be found here.
  On Bob Geldof takes a big ol' swig of biofuel posted 9 months, 2 weeks ago 6 Responses

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  SXSW and Bonnaroo

  My organization, Dogwood Alliance, had the opportunity to attend both SXSW and Bonnaroo this year.  Our current campaign focuses on the packaging problem and at both of these events we had the opportunity to talk to folks in the industry, bands and fans about music packaging.  

  At SXSW we did not have a table, but we attended the convention and so had all access.  They held an excellent panel on greening the music biz that included Perry Ferrell, some great labels and studios like Tree Sound in Atlanta and Smog Veil in Chicago, and more.  We would have liked to have a table, but working the floor seemed more productive.  The only thing that would have made SXSW better for us would have been more access to bands to talk to them about their packaging choices.

  Bonnaroo was a blast!  We were a couple tables down from Grist in Planetroo... this was our 5th year tabling there and it gets better every year.  We got thousands of signatures, 300+ photo petitions and some great video on what festival goers think about the environment, forests and music packaging.  This is always a highlight in our year, because it is smack dab in the middle of one of the most special places in the South we are trying to protect... the Cumberland Plateau.  Bonnaroo has gotten better and better over the years and this year was no exception.  If you can stand the summer heat, festivals are a great way to connect with fans and supporters.

  Thanks for the great piece and check out some of the interviews from B'roo... http://www.dogwoodalliance.org/content/view/118/28/On Music festivals across the country aim to lessen their footprint posted 2 years, 5 months ago 7 Responses