Live Earth's guide to a green concert and green office

If we recycled the plastic from every bottle of coke Stace consumed here in the office, not only would concerts like Live Earth be pointless, I'd lose a days work just going back in forth between her desk and the rubbish bin. Oh, and just so you know I'm not exagerating, here's a picture of her desk on a GOOD day.

Ten pin bowling using coke bottles.

Here's what Live Earth is doing to make their concerts and office space greener.

Concert:

* All electricity that powers the shows will be from renewable sources, either through utility supplied renewable energy, biodiesel generators, or renewable energy credits.

* Concessionaires will be encouraged to use and directed to suppliers of agricultural/ biodegradable plastics (i.e. made from corn). Also, concessionaire waste will be minimized through a comprehensive recycling and reuse system organized at the venue.

* Venue offices, walkways, etc will be optimized to use as little electricity as possible.

* The entire production design will follow sustainable light design principles. Production lighting will include the use of LED light bulbs, signage will be produced from recycled or agricultural materials, and some tickets will be integrated with public transportation access and green messaging.

* Live Earth staff and artist air travel will be offset through carbon credits

* Ground travel will be hybrid or high-efficiency vehicles, where possible.

Office:

* Set computers, printers, etc. to go to “sleep” after a few minutes.

* Print and copy double-sided to reduce paper use

* Use recycled paper products

* Purchase furniture that is made of recycled products, and recycle or donate once it’s no longer needed

* Replace incandescent bulbs with CFLs

* Turn off computers and lights at night - install power strips so it’s easy to turn off all electronics at once

* Encourage recycling by having bins accessible around the office

* Have reuseable ceramic mugs for coffee or water, rather than disposalbe ones

* Encourage carpools

* Purchase carbon offsets

I definitely use a ceramic mug, I catch the train everyday, and use recycled paper products. Okay! So I have a little way to go, but I'm getting there!

If you don't hear from me for a month, you know Stace read this.

- Michael

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