Pearl Jam To Cut Pollution Caused By Touring
Posted July 12, 2006 12:00 pm.
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Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard said his band emitted 5,000 tons of carbon dioxide during its last tour and in an effort to help the environment the group plans to donate $100,000 to organizations that focus on climate change.
The rockers will also keep close tabs on how much CO2 they generate.
“Our Carbon Portfolio Strategy is the newest component of our ongoing efforts to advance clean renewable energy and carbon mitigation,” the Seattle-based band said on its website.
The band wanted to know how it was contributing to the warming of the planet and started tracking the amount of energy it used in concert venues, hotels, and vehicles used on tour.
Nine organizations will receive a donation from the band, including Cascade Land Conservancy, EarthCorps and IslandWood, which is an environment education program that provides scholarships to children who can’t afford to attend. Conservation International, which does work in 40 countries, will get the biggest gift.
The Dave Matthews Band has gone green after an accident in 2004 in which the rockers’ tour bus dumped human waste on a group of people on a tour boat on the Chicago River.
The band made substantial donations to environment groups in the Windy City and has since kept close tabs on the impact their constant touring has on the environment. The group is participating in an emissions offsetting program that will eliminate pollution equivalent to what the band and its fans have created over the past 15 years.
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