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C'mon ride the train, the Coachella train
Festival-goers hop free ride -- and stay car-free, too |
Sarah van Schagen |
06 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| As we've reported in the past, music festivals across the country are making moves to be more sustainable -- mostly involving recycling efforts, compostable utensils, and biodiesel generators. But this year's Coachella music festival, held in Indio, Calif., April 25-27, took an interesting track, chartering an Amtrak train to transport festival folk to and from L.A. The Coachella Express was set up by the creative minds behind Global Inheritance, a group focusin ... |
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| Topics: green living, music, placemaking, public transportation (all these topics) |
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Sure it's 100 in the shade, but man, nice plane!
While planet burns, Boeing scores a PR victory |
JMG |
10 Jul 2007 |
Gristmill |
| At the gym, in between hearing an EMT talk about the heat stroke issues he expects tomorrow, I marveled at how awful news programs were today, devoting huge chunks of time to talking up Boeing's new 'Dreamliner' jet, which the blow-drieds say will consume 20 percent less fuel per mile. I even heard one blow say 'eventually reducing the cost of air travel.' Man, talk about delusional. (Oh, and I know I'm not supposed to connect things like our craze for jet travel and high ... |
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| Topics: air travel, climate, ecological footprint, green living, music, placemaking, public transportation (all these topics) |
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