The Benefits Of Global Warming
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Sometimes you just have to look for that silver lining:
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Sometimes you just have to look for that silver lining:
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Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: jazfish
Haha, the obvious irony.
Haha, the obvious irony.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Hitchhiker awaiting "true call"
The well has dried up for
The well has dried up for those dorks.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Andean Flight
I've thought a lot about the
I've thought a lot about the environmental impact of live music and entertainment, actually. I'm kind of shocked that no bands (that I know of) have taken steps to make their tours bio-friendly. Some kind of electrical generation set-up, solar panels or wind turbines to at least lighten the electrical load. Biodiesel or electric trucks, etc. In Coldplay's case, just looking at the picture, seems like if they turned off the giant screen behind them they could reduce their footprint drastically. Then again, Coldplay suck and I can't imagine anything at their concert that would make it better or worse for me.
Turn off CK5, though, and I might be a bit pissed off....
The reason I think about this though, is because every year here there's the electronic music fest near me that bills itself as this help Pachamama, Mother Gaia kind of festy, and yet they never actually do anything for the environment and the environmental footprint is outrageous, since it's non-stop music for 48 hours on three stages. Normally, I wouldn't bitch about the environmental footprint of a shoe, but if you're selling point is environmental awareness...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Strangha
I give them credit for at
I give them credit for at least trying to address their impacts.
I've heard plenty of musicians TALK about "the environment", but it's not something I've heard bands try to address too often.
And one-third of the impact is us getting there? Wow.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Tim
Nick Mason, Jimmy Buffett,
Nick Mason, Jimmy Buffett, The Who, Rolling Stones.
When you buy a bottle of beer or a bottled water they MAKE you put it another plastic cup.
Double plastic waste.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: New & Improved
The sunsets have been nice.
The sunsets have been nice.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Philzone Refugee
I went to a Solar Energy
I went to a Solar Energy Festival at the Fetzer Vineyards in Hopland, California once to see Beausoleil, Richard Thompson solo, and the David Grisman Quintet. They were the first major vineyard to go all organic and were having this show to celebrate. I believe all of the festival was run on solar power.
Getting venues to be set up using renewable energy sources would be a good start.
The environmental impact of having so many fans travelling has to be considered. Deadheads built a pretty large carbon footprint with all our travelling around, generally not taking public transportation, riding a bike or walking.
I'm glad to hear that some bands are trying to run greener tours. As fans, we have our own choices to make. We all take air-travel for granted now. Are we willing to give that up to reduce our environmental impact? I'm not there, yet.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Ken D.
>>>>Deadheads built a pretty
>>>>Deadheads built a pretty large carbon footprint with all our travelling around,
Especially in all those run down school buses and converted RV/gypsy wagons getting seven to the gallon. I used to go to shows in my friend's VW microbus that wouldn't take unleaded gas unless you periodically bought a can a liquid lead from the auto parts store and put it in the fuel tank.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Bucky Badger
>>>>Haha, the obvious irony.
>>>>Haha, the obvious irony.
is what
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: El Nino
This is where liberals get
This is where liberals get stupid. Air travel contributes 2% of the carbon emissions and there is no alternative unless you want to take a couple of weeks to get there in solar powered blimp.
Cars and lighting, heating, and cooling buildings is the problem. We can 100% switch to acoustic daytime shows in our back yards and it won’t make a bit a difference.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: GDTRFB
....possibly the elevated
....possibly the elevated atmospheric CO2 contributing to more or less increasingly "better" weed? Seems difficult to solely credit genetics and/or "advanced growing techniques" but also maybe a wash or even an outright loss given the overall lack of biodiversity in many strains. Most everything commercially available has moved towards dead skunk but that was at least certainly not the case in 80's anyway.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: surjade
New surf spots in the Central
New surf spots in the Central Valley?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Strangha
Ned, been thinking of you
Ned, been thinking of you lately. Just made that great shot you took in Labyrinth as my wall paper. Thanks!