Barenaked Ladies Go For Green

On their forthcoming tour, Barenaked Ladies jump on the environmentally responsible band wagon (no pun intended). For their "Barenaked Planet Tour" the group has teamed up with non-profit Reverb to create educational eco-villages at all their shows. The eco-villages will also be hubs for biodiesel collection and recycling projects.






















We're looking forward to reducing the amount of waste and CO2 emissions we create on tour," says bassist/vocalist Jim Creeggan. "Now that technologies like Biodiesel, Renewable Energy and Compostable Products are available, it has made it possible for us to take action against environmental threats like Global Warming and Deforestation. We hope the concert industry will take the opportunity to use these innovations as well. There isn't time to wait.

Reverb was started by musician Adam Gardner(who plays in some band I've never heard of called Guster) and his wife to educate fans and help mroe bands create enivronmentally responsible tours. The Reverb crew has recently toured with Dave Matthews Band, Alanis Morissette, Jack Johnson, Avril Lavigne.

While I've seen other bands make one time commitments to sustainable on their tours, it is exciting to see that bands now have the ability to travel green on every tour. Very nice.

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