Unlocked: GREENAROO [was: yay! my new job!!]
[this was actually posted April 1st, but was "friends-only" because the PR had yet to be made P, now the word is out! Bonnaroo is going green (and this year is only the first step, i can assure you of that! So, I figured I might as well let the P see the post. I'm going to have a ne wupdate very soon, and then commencing in about 12 days, I'll be reporting from the frontlines... so for anyone who didn't knwo, enjoy! And for everyopne else, well there will be something about Rona Ambrose, soon, I guearantee it!... ~lee]
The Bonnaroo Music Festival just hired me to green the whole festival
What a killer gig! I just got back from Manchester Tennessee where in another 10 weeks or so, 100,000 kids will descend into the south to soak up the tunes and good vibes provided by the 6th annual Bonnaroo festival. And it's my job to work it so that it's the greenest rock festival ever! :DDD
OK first off who's playing:
Radiohead, Beck, Cypress Hill, Matisyahu, Blackalicious, Oysterhead, Death Cab For Cutie, Bright Eyes, The Streets, Damian J-Rock Marley, Ben Folds, Steele Pulse, Sonic Youth, Cat Power, Medeski Martin & Wood, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Seu Jorge (the life Aquatic guy), Dios (Malos), Common, oh and like 50 other bands (there's 12 stages on 700 acres!) ...its fun too! there's also a movie theater, a dj academy, a silent disco (?), a vending mini downtown, and then oneamy faves PlanetRoo: an earth conscious hands-on space (with and organic cafe and bike powered smoothies)!!
My job is the kinda thing you'd expect from me. I work within each department making sure that the products they choose and materials they use are as green as possible. So all cutlery and cups will be those new compostable ones (we plan on having a few tons of compost, like 6 or 7!). The electricity used to come from Diesel, now (for this year) it will be Biodiesel (in future years with more than 10 weeks to go we will get it to fuel cells), all the tshirts are going to be made from organic cotton and hemp, the tickets and posters >hemp, and even for the CDs and DVDs (they sell them on site) we're going to use my buddies hemp plastic cases. And many many more little ways to minimize waste, reduce footprint, and create a supa green festi!! Woo Hoo I'm pretty stoked, you might imagine. Yay.
700 acres of sun, fun, rock n' hedonism and: green propaganda and solutions!
Personally if you have a bunch of 17-25 year olds who don't really know about ecological issues, this is a great way to reach them. Have fun, enjoy and see how easy it is to be green! The planetRoo will also have a lot of hands-on tables and exhibits, how to convert your vehicle to run on used french fry oil, solar DIY panels u can make, car races with little toy hydrogen powered cars (the H comes from little teensy solar panels), and still looking for some more booths, but he! it's a brand new job!!
Well I just wanted to share that good news with y'all (Y'all as in "Y'all come back now yhea") southern hospitality, an amazing team ready to make a party for 100,000 and green green green!!! :DDD
The Bonnaroo Music Festival just hired me to green the whole festival
What a killer gig! I just got back from Manchester Tennessee where in another 10 weeks or so, 100,000 kids will descend into the south to soak up the tunes and good vibes provided by the 6th annual Bonnaroo festival. And it's my job to work it so that it's the greenest rock festival ever! :DDD
OK first off who's playing:
Radiohead, Beck, Cypress Hill, Matisyahu, Blackalicious, Oysterhead, Death Cab For Cutie, Bright Eyes, The Streets, Damian J-Rock Marley, Ben Folds, Steele Pulse, Sonic Youth, Cat Power, Medeski Martin & Wood, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Seu Jorge (the life Aquatic guy), Dios (Malos), Common, oh and like 50 other bands (there's 12 stages on 700 acres!) ...its fun too! there's also a movie theater, a dj academy, a silent disco (?), a vending mini downtown, and then oneamy faves PlanetRoo: an earth conscious hands-on space (with and organic cafe and bike powered smoothies)!!
My job is the kinda thing you'd expect from me. I work within each department making sure that the products they choose and materials they use are as green as possible. So all cutlery and cups will be those new compostable ones (we plan on having a few tons of compost, like 6 or 7!). The electricity used to come from Diesel, now (for this year) it will be Biodiesel (in future years with more than 10 weeks to go we will get it to fuel cells), all the tshirts are going to be made from organic cotton and hemp, the tickets and posters >hemp, and even for the CDs and DVDs (they sell them on site) we're going to use my buddies hemp plastic cases. And many many more little ways to minimize waste, reduce footprint, and create a supa green festi!! Woo Hoo I'm pretty stoked, you might imagine. Yay.
700 acres of sun, fun, rock n' hedonism and: green propaganda and solutions!
Personally if you have a bunch of 17-25 year olds who don't really know about ecological issues, this is a great way to reach them. Have fun, enjoy and see how easy it is to be green! The planetRoo will also have a lot of hands-on tables and exhibits, how to convert your vehicle to run on used french fry oil, solar DIY panels u can make, car races with little toy hydrogen powered cars (the H comes from little teensy solar panels), and still looking for some more booths, but he! it's a brand new job!!
Well I just wanted to share that good news with y'all (Y'all as in "Y'all come back now yhea") southern hospitality, an amazing team ready to make a party for 100,000 and green green green!!! :DDD