BeGreen Carbon Offsets Asks Concert-Goers to "Cool It" at the 2008 Austin City Limits and Lollapalooza Music Festivals
Austin, Texas (PRWEB) April 15, 2008 -- On the heels of the announcements of the official lineups for Austin City Limits Festival and Lollapalooza, BeGreen Carbon Offsets, the carbon offset (http://www.begreennow.com) division of Green Mountain Energy Company, announced Tuesday that it has partnered with the organizers of the two musical events to offer concert-goers a "green" ticket option to give individuals a way to minimize their environmental impact from travelling to the festivals.
For an additional $5, eco-friendly music fans can "go green" by adding the BeGreen Fan Tag option when purchasing concert tickets through the festival Web sites at www.aclfestival.com and www.lollapalooza.com.
Each Fan Tag is equal to offsetting 500 kWh of energy usage and will be used to purchase renewable energy credits (http://www.begreennow.com) from sources, such as solar, wind and biomass. Purchasers receive a unique, double-sided BeGreen Fan Tag sticker that can be displayed at the event to show off their environmental consciousness.
"Music has always been a great outlet for drawing attention to social issues and spurring change. We are very excited to partner with the organizers of these two major musical festivals to raise environmental awareness and do our part for Mother Earth," said Gillan Taddune, chief environmental officer of Green Mountain Energy Company. "By giving concert-goers, through the Fan Tag, easy ways to decrease their impact on the environment, these festivals are showing a true commitment to fighting global warming."
Through a partnership with the events' organizers, C3 Presents, BeGreen also worked with the Austin City Limits Festival and Lollapalooza to make the two events 100 percent carbon neutral in 2008. This purchase of carbon offsets (http://www.begreennow.com) made from clean technologies like renewable energy credits balances out all of the show's electricity usage, generators, staff travel and office-based emissions.
To "go green" with a Fan Tag, concert-goers can follow these simple steps:
1. Log on to www.aclfestival.com or www.lollapalooza.com to purchase tickets
2. During the check-out process, look for the "Offset Your Carbon Impact Now" link at the bottom of the page
3. Click "Add To Cart" and the Fan Tag will automatically be added to the purchase
At both events, attendees can pick-up their Fan Tag during the concert at the BeGreen booth. BeGreen Fan Tags can also be purchased at the booth.
About BeGreen Carbon Offsets
BeGreen Carbon Offsets (http://www.begreennow.com), the latest solution-based product from Green Mountain Energy Company, provides businesses and consumers the opportunity to offset their carbon footprint (http://www.begreennow.com) through the purchase of renewable energy, forest sequestration, and other project based offsets. It also provides education on the serious effects of CO2 emissions and climate change, while introducing simple and effective ways to take steps towards becoming carbon neutral. Supported by a community of forward-thinking individuals, BeGreen encourages ways to cool down global warming.
###
Related Articles:
Free Music Downloads A Way To Get The Most
Getting free music downloads is a wonderful part of the online experience. Now, free music downloads do not have to bother the web surfers conscience. Everyone can download the music and still help the favorite bands without feeling the budget breaker.
Valencia Vas Pours her Music into a Glass of Wine
Pop Classical artist Valencia Vas pairs each of her songs with a glass of wine and begins booking song performances with wine tastings
GAC Holiday Family Special Features Country Music Singer/Songwriter Phil Vassar
Award-winning country music artist Phil Vassar and his family share their most treasured holiday traditions and music with GAC viewers in "Phil Vassa: Make a Little Christmas."
BrightSpot Media Adds Napster to Growing List of Providers: New Promotion Offers Consumers Free Monthly Music Subscription
BrightSpot Media (www.brightspotmedia.com), creator of BrightSpot.tv, an emerging platform where online video advertising becomes exponentially more effective by delivering highly targeted, permission-based content to consumers, today announced that it has added Napster (NASDAQ: NAPS), the pioneer of digital music, to its growing list of providers. This latest addition provides the Napster To Go on-demand music subscription service free for one month when consumers maximize their online experience at www.BrightSpot.tv/napster.
Los Angeles Music Industry Makes Some Noise!
Music industry professionals partner with Muzak Heart & Soul Foundation to inspire the next generation.
Music Making as Spiritual Experience
If you've been playing piano for some time, you may come upon periods where you forget yourself and only the music remains. You might even have had a spiritual experience.
AirSpun Expands Broadcast Music Showcase Concept to Mobile Phones and Global Online Destinations
60-second AirSpun.com radio spots and AirGods music programs are now syndicated through RSS feeds, mobile phones, and podcasts. The new media services round out a full suite of cost-effective, global marketing tools for bands and give fans new ways to discover the most popular music from emerging artists.
Celtic Music: The Japanese Connection
My friend, guitarist Brian Hughes, toured with the Chieftain's in Japan as an opening act with Loreena McKennitt. He then went on to perform with the Chieftains in North America and Europe when they were promoting their album Santiago.
Mission House Music Welcomes Judy Martin Hess
Dove Award winning Gospel music performer embarks on solo career.
Unsigned Indie Quartet The Soldier Thread Advances to Spin/Music Nation's Hot Pursuit Quarterfinals, Receives Accolade from Perry Farrell
"Texas reigns supreme" declares the front-page Spin.com feature on The Soldier Thread. The exciting, unsigned act hailing from Austin, TX , has advanced to the quarterfinals in the Spin Magazine/Music Nation hosted Hot Pursuit contest, making them one of only 16 acts chosen to continue.
Apple iPod Music Downloads ? Consider These In Downloading iPod Music
When it comes to getting Apple iPod music downloads, you would be pleased to know that there are close to millions of iPod songs available to be downloaded from the internet. The latest hits all the way to classics and oldies of yesteryears as well as those that are a little obscure can be found also. You probably can find some of the limited edition or unpublished music on the various music sites offering iPod downloads. The key now is where can you actually go to find the exact piece of music and song, or soundtrack that you desire and what is required in order to lay your hands on those Apple iPod music downloads.
World-Renowned Sacred World Music Composer-Singer to Perform and Teach in Cold Spring Harbor, New York
The award-winning American sacred music composer and singer David Hykes, visiting from France, will present a concert of Harmonic Chant on Friday, February 15th at 8 p.m. in St. John's Church, 1670 Route 25A, in Cold Spring Harbor, New York, 11724.
Harmonic Chant is a universal sacred music combining western sacred chant and transporting throat-singing techniques as found in Tuvan and Tibetan chant. Renowned violinist Yehudi Menuhin said, "David Hykes has opened a new dimension in music; he has in fact brought us the music of the spheres." Hykes's program will highlight Harmonic Chant in both a cappella and world music ensemble arrangements.
Using Music To Calm Your Baby
Music is a wonderful way for you to calm and soothe your baby, especially during the first year. How many times have your heard parents say that there was nothing that they could do with their crying, fussing baby until they tried music.
Apple Ipod: Start a Serious Music Collection With Free Downloads
Apple.com Ipod: get yourself some free downloads of music and films, you will be pleased with what you get. These days it seems that Ipods are the one MP3 player that everyone wants to have. Most of the people you know have probably got one. The one negative feature of owning an Ipod is trying to download from Itunes, this is often quite pricey, and it isn't that brilliant anyway! There are ways around the problem though, and I've produced a list of hints in this article to help you get free legal downloads!
BETA Records Partners With Kaltura To Provide Collaborative Music Video Creation Tools For Artists & Fans
BETA Records will partner with Kaltura to provide unsigned artists the ability to engage with their fans by creating collaborative music videos. Kaltura's platform will be embedded within BETA's upcoming new social community site allowing artists and fans to add the clips directly to their profile page.