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Live Earth: 7+ concerts on 7ish continents on 7/7/07
And if I could work another 7 in there, I would |
Sarah van Schagen |
17 May 2007 |
Gristmill |
| The Live Earth website has been updated with a fancy (and much improved) new design that features a different 'Climate Crisis Solution' every time you refresh the page (not that I've refreshed it multiple times in an effort to see every single tip ...). And lately, news tidbits about the concerts are popping up fast and furious as well. On the furiouser side, Live Aid and Live 8 organizer Bob Geldof has said Live Earth is a waste of time. Meanwhile, another gr ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, climate, green living, music (all these topics) |
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Someday you will die and somehow something's gonna steal your carbon
Music blogging comes to Gristmill |
David Roberts |
15 May 2007 |
Gristmill |
| I've decided that green or no green, I'm going to start getting some music up on this blog. Every blog needs some music, right? Listen Play 'Parting of the Sensory,' by Modest Mouse: Anyway, I've been digging on the new Modest Mouse album We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank. Here's 'Parting of the Sensory,' from which this post's title comes. And in other music news: Hey look, MTV interviewed Cloud Cult! |
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| Topics: green living, music (all these topics) |
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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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More Inhofian troglodyticism
The man blocks Gore's concert on the Capitol steps |
David Roberts |
29 Mar 2007 |
Gristmill |
| One of the many stories I missed today: Sen. James Inhofe, in a characteristically petty display of foot-stomping, is blocking Al Gore's efforts to have one of his Live Earth concerts on the Capitol steps. Inhofe says it's partisan. Guess it is now. Some good quotes: Noting that many political events -- including the 1990 Earth Day celebration -- have been held on the Capitol steps, [Republican Sen. Olympia] Snowe was, her spokesman said, 'genuinely disappointed' ... |
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| Topics: Al Gore, climate, Congress, jackassery, James Inhofe, music, 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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7/7/07: Capitol records
Gore looks to Capitol lawn for U.S. Live Earth concert |
Sarah van Schagen |
14 Mar 2007 |
Gristmill |
| On 7/7/07, Al Gore hopes to rock the House. Yes, that's House with a capital "h."Gore's first choice for hosting the U.S. Live Earth concerts was the 300-acre National Mall, but turns out it's double-booked already. The official National Mall Dayplanner says "annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival" and "rally by a religious group" (no details on which religious group, but it's not this one). So now Gore's looking to the front lawn of the ... |
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| Topics: Al Gore, messaging, music, politics (all these topics) |
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More Gore
Really, can you get enough? |
Yolanda Crous |
27 Feb 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Just can't get enough of Al-mania? For your consideration, two Gore-centric anecdotes from the Oscar backstage press room, courtesy of Entertainment Weekly: Please. S'il Vous Plait. Por Favor. Per Favore. Please. Hands shot up all over for Al Gore when he came backstage. What did the international press want to know? Maybe something about how it was to star in an Oscar-winning film? Or how they can help stop global warming? Or how can they fix the wipers on their ... |
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| Topics: Al Gore, An Inconvenient Truth, celebrity, cutesy, movies, music, politics (all these topics) |
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Al Gore's iTunes playlist
Surprisingly hip |
David Roberts |
26 Feb 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Because the world demands it, here is Al Gore's (surprisingly hip) iTunes playlist (via Ecorazzi): Track One: I Need To Wake Up, by Melissa Etheridge (From An Inconvenient Truth) "There are many of Melissa Etheridge's songs I could choose to be a part of my list but this one is more meaningful to me than all of the others because she wrote after seeing Davis Guggenheim's first rough cut of "An Inconvenient Truth" and I am so grateful for the pas ... |
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| Topics: Al Gore, music (all these topics) |
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I like the sound of that ...
A medley of music-related eco-news |
Sarah van Schagen |
16 Feb 2007 |
Gristmill |
| With Gore playing Music Man and The Police copping some love for water issues, there's already been quite a bit of eco-news to sing about this week, but I've got a few more tidbits to share. Here's a quick roundup -- a medley of green music news, as it were. Warner Music Group -- a major label boasting big-timers like Madonna, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Faith Hill -- announced recently that through their partnership with NRDC they'll be using "ecological ... |
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| Topics: music (all these topics) |
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7/7/07: Live Earth concerts official
Gore launches massive effort to combat climate change |
Sarah van Schagen |
15 Feb 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Breaking news: Al Gore (along with Pharrell Williams, Cameron Diaz, and others) today officially launched Save Our Selves (SOS) - The Campaign for a Climate in Crisis. (Watch the live news conference here.) The campaign begins with concerts on seven continents -- including one broadcast from Antarctica (not sure how that will work or how, exactly, it's environmental). Live Earth will then continue as a multi-year effort led by Gore to fight global warming by rai ... |
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| Topics: celebrity, climate, music (all these topics) |
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Seven concerts on seven continents on 7/7/07
More buzz about the Live Earth concerts |
Sarah van Schagen |
13 Feb 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Buzz about the global-warming-focused concert series expected to 'dwarf' Live Aid is continuing to, well, buzz. Speculation about who will perform has begun -- with U2, Coldplay, Madonna, and Kylie Minogue topping the list. (There are even rumors of a Spice Girls reunion.) Though most sources are calling the series 'Live Earth,' one whisper site reports that the concerts will go by the name Save Our Selves (SOS) and be hosted by MSN. Save Our Selves (SOS) ... |
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| Topics: music, climate, celebrity (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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Rockin' in the warm world
Gore to announce climate-change concerts around the world |
Kate Sheppard |
08 Feb 2007 |
Gristmill |
| This July 7, the world will rock out in the name of stopping climate change. And at the head of it, global warming's resident rock star: Al Gore. We mentioned this waaaay back in December, but news is hitting the rest of the dinosaurs mainstream media just today. Much like the worldwide party that rocked in the name of erasing African poverty, this day of concerts will be a massive attempt to put a major issue on the map all around the globe. Events will be held ... |
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| Topics: Al Gore, climate, music (all these topics) |
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BNL on the road again
And aiming to be green |
Sarah van Schagen |
06 Feb 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Pop-rock quintet Barenaked Ladies is back on the road, touring through Canada after returning from their Ships and Dip cruise last month, and getting a bit of press about their efforts to be green(ish). Grist, of course, was all over that story last year. A few stats from the fall B.L.A.M. tour: Fans neutralized almost 1 million miles of driving by participating in the band's offset program. The band itself neutralized 300 tons of CO2 by offsetting all of the po ... |
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| Topics: cars, celebrity, ecological footprint, energy efficiency, music, Prius (all these topics) |
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Bob Dylan: prophet
He predicted climate change in the '60s |
Sarah K. Burkhalter |
01 Feb 2007 |
Gristmill |
| With poetic license:Come gather 'round people Wherever you roam And admit that the waters Around you have grown And accept it that soon You'll be drenched to the bone. If your time to you Is worth savin' Then you better start swimmin' Or you'll sink like a stone For the clime, it is a-changin'. Come writers and critics Who prophesize with your pen And keep your eyes wide The chance won't come again And don't speak too soon For the wheel's still ... |
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| Topics: climate, music (all these topics) |
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