Greener Sneakers
New greener sneakers are all the rage these days among athletes, many of whom go through two new pairs of athletic shoes every year….
Faith Nicholas
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Greening How You Get to the Festival
lollapalooza2011.com Most Music Festivals Feature Green Vendors and Recycling Competitions–but What About Fan Transportation? All three of the summer’s biggest festival draws—Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo and Coachella—have some variation on the theme “Green Street.” Most sell food from local and/or organic providers. All have some sort of competition involving recycling. And all festivals are concerned about their […]
Good Vibes
Gathering of the Vibes The Gathering of the Vibes Aims to Shed Some Green LightIf you ask Gathering of the Vibes festival founder Ken Hays how his brainchild helps the environment, he says, “Straight up, it doesn’t.” “People are flying in on planes from all over, driving thousands of miles, and all the while burning […]
Celebrating a River
Folk Music, Family Fun, and Environmental Awareness at the Clearwater FestivalAs a college student, I overhear a lot of conversations regarding music festivals. Talk mostly centers around the big names (Lollapalooza in Chicago, Coachella in California, Bonnaroo in Tennessee) and related music activities (I don’t think I need to elaborate here). But there are a […]