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Ouch!
Live Aid guy disses Gore's Live Earth concerts |
David Roberts |
15 May 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Here's what Live Aid and Live 8 organizer Bob Geldoff had to say about Gore's Live Earth concerts: 'I hope they're a success,' De Volkskrant newspaper quoted Geldof as saying in an interview. 'But why is (Gore) actually organizing them? To make us aware of the greenhouse effect? Everybody's known about that problem for years. We are all (expletive) conscious of global warming,' he said. ... 'I would only organize (Live Earth) if I could go on stage and anno ... |
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| Topics: Al Gore, celebrity, climate, green living, music (all these topics) |
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Subsidized ethanol blues
Bio Willie, make way for Jeff Parnell |
Ron Steenblik |
08 May 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Political songwriter Jeff Parnell has just composed a jaunty little ditty called 'Subsidized Ethanol Blues.' (Click on link to play.) As Parnell sings it: 'Sacrifice the water and land, and what do you gain? Line the pockets of cronies, playing that subsidy game!' The rest of the lyrics are found below the fold:Subsidized Ethanol Blues By Jeff Parnell I got the 51-cents-per-gallon, subsidized ethanol blues, I do. The water table's dropping, The land is worth ... |
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| Topics: energy, ethanol, green living, music (all these topics) |
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Bird Watching
Nine things you should know about musician Andrew Bird |
Sarah van Schagen |
04 May 2007 |
Main Dish |
| Andrew Bird. Photo: Cameron Wittig/andrewbird.net Meet Andrew Bird. He's a musician and songwriter who artfully combines his talents on multiple instruments -- violin, guitar, glockenspiel, his own flute-like whistling -- to create an eclectic, memorable sound that defies typical terms like "indie" and "folk." Over the last decade, Bird has been gaining momentum, releasin ... |
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| Topics: green living, music (all these topics) |
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Green so light it barely leaves an impression
From pop star John Mayer |
David Roberts |
30 Apr 2007 |
Gristmill |
| John Mayer. Photo: sushla via flickr Congratulations to pop star dreamboat John Mayer for penning what can only be termed a reductio ad absurdum of the light-green, change-your-lightbulbs, ten-things-you-can-do, don't-sweat-it-too-much, caring-a-little-is-OK but caring-too-much-is-square environmentalism. I was going to pick excerpts, but really you gotta read the whole post to get the full impact. Ladies and gentlemen, John Mayer: (Preface: Don't get tur ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, environmental movement, funnies, green living, messaging, music (all these topics) |
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The times, are they really a-changin'?
Bob Dylan on climate change |
Kate Sheppard |
23 Apr 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Bob Dylan, global warming denialist? |
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| Topics: celebrity, climate, climate change skepticism, green living, music (all these topics) |
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Hey, look!
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David Roberts |
18 Apr 2007 |
Gristmill |
| An interview with Cloud Cult! |
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| Topics: green living, music, shameless self-promotion (all these topics) |
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A Cult Oriented
An interview with Craig Minowa of green-leaning band Cloud Cult |
David Roberts |
18 Apr 2007 |
Main Dish |
| Craig Minowa. Imagine the soaring tribal rock of Arcade Fire, the head-nodding beat-pop of Postal Service, and the arty skronk of Modest Mouse, strung together in a loose-limbed, lo-fi pastiche. Toss in half a chamber orchestra and some found-sound collages, and top it off with vocals of almost childlike guilelessness and yearning. That, in a nutshell, is Cloud Cult, a quirky little b ... |
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| Topics: green living, music (all these topics) |
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Billie Joe spends a green day rebuilding New Orleans
With Habitat for Humanity |
Sarah van Schagen |
16 Apr 2007 |
Gristmill |
| In a recent collaboration with U2 on "The Saints Are Coming," Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day sang about a house in New Orleans. But he spent this weekend hammering soffit onto one, as a volunteer with Habitat for Humanity. Armstrong brought along some friends and his fam to help with the project as well, and they've been blogging about the experience on the Green Day fansite. On a semi-but-not-really-related note, Green Day is continuing to work wit ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, green living, music, placemaking (all these topics) |
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Giants Stadium new home for 7/7/07 climate concert
Ticket info and line-ups also announced |
Sarah van Schagen |
10 Apr 2007 |
Gristmill |
| After much back-and-forth over D.C. locations for Al Gore's Live Earth Concerts on 7/7/07, organizers today announced the U.S. concert will be held at Giants Stadium in New Jersey. Tickets for the show will go on sale Monday, April 16, at 10 a.m. EDT. Locations were also announced for five of the other seven concerts to be held on the seven continents: UK: Wembley Stadium, London Brazil: Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro South Africa: The Cradle of Human Kin ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, climate, green living, music (all these topics) |
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Reverb rocks Campus Consciousness Tour
Guster helps school students on climate change |
Sarah van Schagen |
30 Mar 2007 |
Gristmill |
| I've told you before about the rockin' work of environmental nonprofit Reverb, an organization that partners with musicians like Dave Matthews Band, Avril Lavigne, and Bonnie Raitt to "green" their tours and help educate fans about eco-issues. This year, they're going even bigger by helping Warner Music Group reduce its industry-size carbon footprint, collaborating with Sheryl Crow and Laurie David on a Stop Global Warming College Tour, and seeking out ... |
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| Topics: climate, education, green living, music (all these topics) |
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The Hill's Not Alive With the Sound of Music
Gore climate concert kicked off of Capitol grounds |
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30 Mar 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| The Hill's Not Alive With the Sound of Music Gore climate concert kicked off of Capitol grounds In a decision that sent discordant music wafting toward Al Gore's ears, a group of Republican senators has put the kibosh on using the Capitol grounds for a gigantic climate-change-awareness concert this summer. The group -- led, not surprisingly, by climate skep ... |
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| Topics: Al Gore, climate, climate change skepticism, green living, James Inhofe, music, news, politics (all these topics) |
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I just cringed so hard I threw my shoulder out
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David Roberts |
23 Mar 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Luvagod. |
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| Topics: dumbassery, green living, music (all these topics) |
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Every little thing they do is magic
The Police reunion tour to benefit WaterAid |
Sarah van Schagen |
13 Feb 2007 |
Gristmill |
| After reuniting onstage Sunday at the Grammy Awards, The Police have announced a world tour that will begin May 28 in Vancouver and continue across North America, Europe, South America, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. The band has confirmed the first 14 dates, including two performances at Madison Square Garden and a headlining show at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in June. Portions of the proceeds (tickets will average about $100) will be donated t ... |
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| Topics: Bonnaroo, green living, music (all these topics) |
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A Definite Moby
Moby reflects on his new 'best of' album and his not-so-new social activism |
Sarah van Schagen |
28 Nov 2006 |
Main Dish |
| Moby reflects on his new "best of" album and his not-so-new social activism By Sarah van Schagen 28 Nov 2006 Moby stops to chat about his new album Go, and his politics. Photo: Danny Clinch Earlier this month, DJ-turned-pop-star Moby released Go, a two-disc "best of" collection featuring songs from his multi-platinum albums and a new track with vocals from Debbie Harry. But despite reaching that benchmark, this is not your typical self-indulgent star. While ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, green living, interview, music (all these topics) |
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Touch and Gomez
Tom Gray on green touring, Wal-Mart, and why he won't proselytize |
Sarah van Schagen |
02 Nov 2006 |
Main Dish |
| Gomez: (l to r) Ben Ottewell, Ian Ball, Olly Peacock, Paul Blackburn, Tom Gray. Photo: Kevin Westenberg Tom Gray isn't sure where the stuffed monkeys came from. He just knows that at the moment, they're in the way. Moving them to one side, he offers me a seat on the cushioned bench at the front of the Gomez tour bus -- or, as he laughingly refers to it, "our own private shithol ... |
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| Topics: green living, interview, music (all these topics) |
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Jam Session
Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard chats about the band's environmental ethos |
Sarah van Schagen |
21 Jul 2006 |
Main Dish |
| Pearl Jam. Photo: Danny Clinch. Stone Gossard, hard-rock guitarist and founding member of Pearl Jam, has a soft spot for the environment. Maybe it's the water-meets-mountains scenery surrounding his Pacific Northwest home. Or that name of his. But the guy knows green. He's even got his own pimped-out 1982 Mercedes Benz, which runs on used vegetable oil and "smells a l ... |
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| Topics: green living, music (all these topics) |
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A Long, Strange Triperoo: The backstage pass to my Bonnaroo story
Or, how I survived my first camping trip |
Sarah van Schagen |
23 Jun 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Find out more about how Bonnaroo is going green.It was early afternoon on a Friday when I got the call. I had been wrangling commas and scanning The Superficial the news all morning when Grist kahuna maxima Chip Giller asked me if I would go to the Bonnaroo Arts & Music Festival in Tennessee to cover its efforts to eco-ize. This was exactly the kind of break I'd been waiting for. Giller wanted me -- me! -- to travel across the country and file a real story. ... |
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| Topics: Bonnaroo, green living, music (all these topics) |
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Bonnaroo: Last words
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Sarah van Schagen |
18 Jun 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Well, folks, my time here at Bonnaroo is coming to a close. Today, I got the chance to chat with head trash-picker-upper Anna of Clean Vibes, Atlanta-based band the Codetalkers, and a number of eco-booth staffers and everyman 'Roo goers. I also listened in as Bonnie Raitt chatted with Marc Ross of Rock the Earth about her work on social issues. She truly believes in using her music to inspire change -- and hopefully her hour-long interview on the Solar Stage will i ... |
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| Topics: Bonnaroo, green living, music (all these topics) |
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Bonnaroo: Lewis Black & Lyrics Born
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Sarah van Schagen |
17 Jun 2006 |
Gristmill |
| More scoop from 'Roo: Funny man Lewis Black, laughin' it up at 'Roo's comedy tent, says he's on tour so much that he isn't in one place long enough to be harming any environment. Ha ha. But seriously, he's looking into biodiesel for his tour bus. My interview with Lyrics Born went very well. Turns out he's very much into raising awareness about eco-issues. And he's psyched about 'Roo's eco-efforts because, he says, he knows how trashed a festival can get. |
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| Topics: Bonnaroo, green living, music (all these topics) |
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Bonnaroo: A breezy dispatch
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Sarah van Schagen |
16 Jun 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Another dispatch from Bonnaroo: I've got scoop that Jon Gutwillig of The Disco Biscuits is a big supporter of wind power. He pays his energy company a few extra dollars per month for wind power because he knows it's a better deal in the long run, considering the true cost of our oil economy. |
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| Topics: Bonnaroo, green living, music (all these topics) |
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Blogging from Bonnaroo
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Sarah van Schagen |
15 Jun 2006 |
Gristmill |
| By the time you read this, I'll be at a comfortable cruising altitude -- and spewing CO2 into the atmosphere at an alarming rate. (Calm down ... I've offset the flight. Thanks, Native Energy!) I'm on my way to the Bonnaroo music festival in Manchester, Tenn., and not for the reasons you think. The four-day, multi-stage festival is cleaning up its act -- like a number of music festivals this year -- and making a real effort to be as green as possible ... no, not tha ... |
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| Topics: Bonnaroo, green living, music (all these topics) |
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Got PIELC?
In which I stumble upon one of the most happenin' environmental conferences in the country |
Corey McKrill |
06 Mar 2006 |
Gristmill |
| Last weekend I abandoned my cot in the supply closet at the Grist office to get out of Seattle for a spell and see the world. Specifically, I went to help celebrate a friend's birthday down in Eugene, Oregon, and go to a Clumsy Lovers show in Corvallis. Sadly, the band's bass player had strep, but I did discover that Corvallis' Sunnyside Up bakery makes a tasty and cleverly-named treat called the 'you're doin' a heckuva job brownie (with raspberries).' Hopefully a por ... |
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| Topics: Earth Liberation Front, green living, movies, music (all these topics) |
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Keepin' It Wheel
Kipchoge Spencer of Xtracycle and Worldbike answers readers' questions |
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13 Jan 2006 |
InterActivist |
| Kipchoge Spencer, president of Xtracycle. As a bicycle commuter, how do you balance the joy and euphoria of an excellent ride with the inevitable rage from being abused by idiot drivers? -- Todd Holland, Amherst, Mass. First of all, I'm lucky to have an off-road commute that doesn't involve direct contact with motor-vehicle operators. Second, there aren't nearly enough mean idiot drivers to eve ... |
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| Topics: bikes, environmental justice, green living, heroes, innovation, InterActivist, interview, music (all these topics) |
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Spencer for Tire
Kipchoge Spencer of Xtracycle and Worldbike answers Grist's questions |
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09 Jan 2006 |
InterActivist |
| Kipchoge Spencer. What work do you do? I'm president of Xtracycle Inc. and cofounder of Worldbike. I'm also lead singer of the Ginger Ninjas. What does your organization do? Xtracycle invented and makes car-trip-replacing, life-enhancing, sport-utility bicycles, long bikes, and the FreeRadical Hitchless Trailer -- for toting your kids to school, loading up with groceries, or making an off-road camp ... |
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| Topics: bikes, environmental justice, green living, heroes, innovation, InterActivist, interview, music (all these topics) |
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Let It Be Me
An interview with the Indigo Girls' Emily Saliers |
Kathryn Schulz |
08 Apr 2003 |
Main Dish |
| Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. Photo: Frank Ockenfels. In the lead-up to Earth Day on April 22, the folk duo Indigo Girls will hit the road with Native American activist Winona LaDuke for a two-week Honor the Earth tour. Beginning April 10, Grammy Award-winners Emily Saliers and Amy Ray will talk -- and sing -- about the connections between the environment, energy, Native American issues, and U.S. foreign an ... |
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| Topics: green living, interview, music (all these topics) |
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