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Grammy-nominated and Songbook Entertainment/Atlantic recording artist Trey Songz teams up with Def Jam’s platinum-selling recording artist Fabolous for the Be Seen Being Green (BSBG) College Music Tour. Both Trey Songz and Fabolous are the headliners for the official BSBG Concert kicking off in Miami on April 16, 2010, at James L. Knight Center (400 SE 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33131). “I am really excited about being a part of the Be Seen Being Green College Music Tour. It is vital that the Hip Hop culture is aware of the importance of living a ‘Green’ life. It is our personal duty...
The Good Vibrations Festival is a yearly week long festival, February 12th-21st, that takes place during Australia’s summer in the following cities: Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, and Perth. The artists for this years show were carefully handpicked and notably varied across the spectrum, ensuring a good time for a diverse crowd of all ages; where old school met its new school counterpart. This years festival was host to The Killers, Basement Jaxx, Armand Van Helden, Gossip, Salt-N-Pepa, Friendly Fries, Busta Rhymes, Z-Trip, Kid Cudi, Naughty By Nature, Plump DJs, Gym Class Heroes, Chase and Status, Craze, Dave Seaman, Chuckie, Art vs. Science, BlueJuice, Spinderella, Bass...
Geothermal energy, which harnesses the natural heat under the earth’s surface, has support from a lot of people: the US government, Google and even Ralph Nader. One city using a lot of geothermal energy already is Beijing. In this video, you can learn a bit about how geothermal works, and about its use in China. Bonus: silly rapping about geothermal thrown into the middle of the video (not quite as good as the “Double Panes” version of M.I.A.’s “Paper Planes”). China’s Green Beat – Geothermal Energy in Beijing from John Romankiewicz on Vimeo....
Looking to follow-up on the success of Planet Earth, Discovery Channel is prepping the launch of LIFE — an 11-part series more than four years in the making and focusing on the planet’s living things and their spectacular, bizarre and fascinating behaviors. All of this will all be presented in delicious high-definition — and with a few new filming tricks too. Lending her voice to the narration of the series will be Oprah Winfrey. According to the release, she’ll introduce such “firsts” as a male humpback whale mating battle (called the “heat run”) from beginning to end; Komodo dragons bringing down an...
For college students eagerly waiting for their chance to see Young Money’s golden child they’re in luck. Right before his commander in chief leaves for jail, Drake is announcing a 25 date college tour around the country. His first solo tour dubbed the “Away From Home” tour will be part of the 5th Annual Campus Consciousness Tour. The tour produced by Pretty Polly Productions and non-profit environmental organization Reverb promotes eco-friendly tours around the country. In support of the cause Drake will be using biodiesel fuel in his tour bus and biodegradable and recycled products on his bus and backstage. Joining...
While you are taking time off during the holidays check out the latest from Grist.org Grist has rounded-up the best green news stories of the last decade. Pretty Cool. Everything from celebrity environmentalism to sustainable food, climate change to the greening of business is considered. It’s a great look at where we’ve been this decade—and how far we still have to go in the next....
You’re familiar with “partying like a rock star,” but “go organic and fight hunger like a rock star?” It doesn’t just naturally roll off the tongue… But thanks to the recent combined effort between Pearl Jam and the team at Loomstate, the phrase may soon be catching momentum. The release of the new Pearl Jam Backspacer album also brings the creation of a 100% organic cotton, limited-edition Pearl Jam Backspacer t-shirt from Loomstate. With front graphics designed by renowned cartoonist Tom Tomorrow, and all proceeds to benefit Feeding America, a leader in domestic hunger-relief, you can be certain these bad boys won’t stay on...
In an age of mp3s, you may wonder “where have all the cassette tapes gone?” These clever little reycled cassette coin purses pose a solution, turning old tapes into usable vessels for all your stray pennies. Hand-made and one-of-a-kind, the cassette tapes are available from Marcella Foschi, Italy...
Is Hanes going Hemp? After toiling for nearly a decade to shake hemp’s burlap-sack connotations—and prove that the fiber is a viable replacement for cotton—Naturally Advanced Technologies (née Hemptown) may finally have its day. The Portland, Ore.-based company, according to Portfolio.com, has announced a series of deals primed to commercialize its Crailar Fiber Technology, an enzyme-based treatment for processing hemp and other organic fibers into pillowy smooth fabric. Among some of the bold-faced names being uttered? Hanes, one of the world’s largest consumer brands, which posted $4.2 billion in sales in 2008. HIT FROM: Treehugger.com...
Justin Timberlake’s Mirimichi golf course is now accepting tee time reservations. The eco-friendly course — the first in the nation to be designated as a certified Audubon International Classic Sanctuary — officially opens on July 25th. You can reserve your time now and avoid the rush by hitting up the new website here. Says Timberlake on the site, “As part of the renovation of the course, I started asking questions about whether you can turn a golf course into an eco-friendly place. It turns out you can. The clubhouse will be Platinum LEED certified when it is complete and that...
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