Sound the victory bell — we got ourselves another one!
Our buddy ol’ pals over at the HSUS just sent word that the Benetton Group will no longer sell products with animal fur, making it the latest international fashion giant to say “no” to some of the worst kinds of animal cruelty.
This puts Benetton in the company [...]
Dave Matthews took some time out to plant three trees on Sunday in the Avenue Nueve de Julio of the city of Sao Paulo while on tour in Brazil.
The Dave Matthews Band finishes up their Summer Tour on Sunday, October 3rd in Argentina. The past few months saw another successful “green” tour in partnership [...]
Back in May, when details of Madonna’s latest tour were revealed, we bitched that the material girl had absolutely nothing in the press release to indicate her green promises of yesteryear. At Live Earth 2007, the legendary singer had publicly stated that going forward her carbon footprint would be reduced. Now, with the tour underway, [...]
You can use their online carpooling service to get to the venue, and now, when you hit the parking lot at the Dave Matthews Band concert this summer, keep your eyes open for customized recycling stations. Every time you throw in a bottle or can, you are automatically entered for a chance to win a [...]
I missed a brilliant interview Grist had with Jason Mraz last month — but in retro, it’s kind of cool to approach it after reading the musician’s recent dive into the vegan and raw foods scene. This is truly someone who is in transition from knowing nothing about sustainability at all, to embracing, learning, and [...]
With the greening success of last summer’s tour, John Mayer is once more turning to environmental non-profit Reverb to help assist his 2008 concert scene in footprint reduction. Mayer came up with the idea of AKOG (Another Kind Of Green) as the official brand for his tours. Basically, he believes that “that small steps toward [...]
Allow me to dig up this little quote from a Madonna spokesperson last summer. It came in the wake of her Live Earth participation and criticism over her massive footprint. “Madonna’s agreement to sing at the Live Earth event is merely one of the first steps in her commitment to being environmentally responsible,” she said. [...]
I don’t know how inconspicuous they were, but according to a new book, Walt Disney cartoons have helped inspire a generation of environmental conservationists through secret themes and plot lines. Titled The Idea of Nature in Disney Animation, the author explores how everything from Tarzan to Bambi “systematically encouraged generations of children to ally themselves [...]
For last year’s 2007 Summer Tour, the Dave Matthews Band partnered up with green org Reverb to lighten their impact on the planet and get others involved. “We had two main goals with the greening of this tour,” says DMB bassist Stefan Lessard. “Shrink our environmental footprint as much as possible, and bring a message [...]
SXSW Interactive and Film kicked off with a twittering of panels, parties, and keynote events. While sustainability was not necessarily a primary theme throughout the festival, there were even a few panels committed to the “green” digerati.” However, the biggest green coup at SXSW were the two finalists up for Web Awards in [...]
