Ah, summer is most definitely in full swing. Hiking, camping, swimming, and most importantly - music festivals. The coolest thing about this year is that more and more festival organizers are incorporating green practices into their tours. And this year, Spain’s International Festival of Benicàssim (FIB) is not one to be behind the curve.
Advertising and shopping at the fair is being done with recycled or recyclable goods, and the organizers intend to comp their carbon emissions for this and the next two years by planting more than 2,000 trees. Plans for sharing transportation and hiring bicycles have also been added into the mix, as well as a system for separating and recycling all waste.
They’re also handing out free earplugs to the festival goers. If only I’d thought of that when I was at Warped Tour a few years back. The constant greening of music festivals and artists’ solo tours is definitely a plus and will hopefully encourage other festivals and...
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Ellen Quits From: ecorazzi.com Post Date: 2006-10-20 09:25:38
Ellen DeGeneres decided to improve her health, the environment of the people around her, reduce litter, and set an example when she decided to quit smoking this week. She was hypnotized by Paul McKenna who had her bring up scary and uncomfortable memories related to smoking, and poof, she was cured! Hopefully it will stick. See the video over at TMZ.com.
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