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 Stories About: green living AND music AND recycling
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Mellow fellow
Jack Johnson is laid-back -- except when it comes to being green |
Sarah van Schagen |
14 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| USA Today recently published a short feature on musician Jack Johnson. Although the focus of the piece (Jack's a mellow surfer dude from Hawaii) = not news, there is this interesting bit (emphasis mine): Johnson's contracts require that event organizers compost and recycle at least 50 percent of the waste generated at the show and purchase carbon-dioxide offsets covering the energy his show uses. To reach out to fans, he has created a social networking site ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, green living, music, recycling (all these topics) |
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Franti Up
Reggae artist Michael Franti lets loose on inspiring social change |
Sarah van Schagen |
12 Oct 2007 |
Grist Feature |
| Michael Franti. Photo: anti.com/Megan Gentile "Everyone deserves music, sweet music," Michael Franti sings in the title track from a 2003 album. The man behind Michael Franti & Spearhead -- a band that blends hip-hop with jazz, folk, and funk music -- also believes that everyone deserves health care, social justice, and a sustainable planet. And he makes sure you know it -- ... |
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| Topics: green living, music, recycling (all these topics) |
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Bumblingshoot
Trash bins overflow with plastic bottles at the 'green' Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival |
JMG |
04 Sep 2007 |
Gristmill |
| They won't hear the message over the sound of your actions. |
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| Topics: consumerism, green living, music, recycling (all these topics) |
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Yes, Virgin, there is a green festival
Virgin Festival 'near-zero waste' for first time |
Sarah van Schagen |
25 Jul 2007 |
Gristmill |
| The two-day Virgin music festival next weekend at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore will feature performances by The Police, The Smashing Pumpkins, and the Beastie Boys, as well as some bettin' on the ponies (!) -- but organizers are also gambling on concert-goers to "green it like they mean it" as they plan for a "near-zero waste" event.Certainly, the festival is not treading in virgin territory -- the green music thing has been done. And perhap ... |
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| Topics: carbon offsets, climate, green living, music, recycling (all these topics) |
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Bonnaroo crowds (and trash) arrive
Look out! |
Sarah van Schagen |
15 Jun 2007 |
Gristmill |
| The masses started arriving yesterday. Gates opened at noon, and 'Roo-goers were ready. At left is the 'before' shot -- the open grassy field (once home to cows and cow pies) that will soon be just a field of dirt covered in dirt-covered people and dirt-covered trash. Unless Clean Vibes has something to do with it, that is. They're the expert trash-picker-uppers I mentioned last year. And if what I saw yesterday is any indication, they're back in full force ... |
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| Topics: Bonnaroo, green living, music, recycling, waste (all these topics) |
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