September 2008

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Songs for Tibet - The Art of Peace

As a show of solidarity with the Dalai Lama and Tibet, 20 artists have come together to release this historic double album on the eve of the Beijing Olympics.

These recordings - some original for the project and some acoustically driven recordings of previously released songs - express our common vulnerabilities and experiences in pursuing happiness, peace and freedom. Collectively, these tracks represent a heartfelt message of support for the path of compassion and non-violence championed by the Dalai Lama. Begun in May of 2008 and completed in two months, the outpouring of support from all corners of the world was unparalleled. Funds raised from the album will go to support peace initiatives and Tibetan cultural preservation projects important to the Dalai Lama. Read more Courtesy The Art of Peace Foundation





Environmental Media Association — Phone Recycling Program

The Environmental Media Association has launched a national cell phone recycling campaign that will raise money to protect the environment and lower CO2 emissions.

Just click on the "Environmental Media Association Phone Recycling Program" link and you will be taken to the area where you can print out a free postage-paid label that allows you to send off up to 5 lbs. of phones to recycle. Read more Courtesy Environmental Media Association


The World's Largest Sustainable Living Event Returns to Washington DC and San Francisco

Washington, DC —Returning to Washington DC and San Francisco, Green Festival™, a joint project of Global Exchange and Co-op America , is the largest and most diverse green living events in the country.

Now in its seventh year and in five cities nationwide, Green Festival™ brings together upwards to 175,000 attendees and is the world's most authentic green living show, demonstrating its commitment to sustainability through extensive event-greening efforts. Read more Courtesy Green Festivals


Rock and Jazz Festivals Tune into Climate Friendly Concerts

Nairobi/Arendal — Two top Norwegian music festivals joined the international fight against climate change.

They are the Hove Festival, a rock event that this year featured acts included Beck, Duffy, and rapper Jay-Z, and Canal Street — a jazz and blues festival that opens today featuring legends John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, and The Waterboys. Read more Courtesy UNEP


First National Summit on the Arts and Environment Concludes, Tapping the Potential of the Arts to Fast-Forward the Environmental Movement

Twenty-nine leading thinkers publish plans for action and commit to new arts/environment alliance for the "green century"

Vienna, VA — Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, Americans for the Arts, and The Aspen Institute gathered experts from around the county in the disciplines of the arts, environmental advocacy, engineering, media, and business, to participate in Wolf Trap's National Summit on the Arts and Environment held at Booz Allen Hamilton in McLean, Virginia.

The intensive summit discussions are the beginning of a new movement within the national arts community and an official call to action. In addition, many major environmental organizations came out of the summit ready to begin thinking beyond the arts only in terms of "star power" or potential celebrity spokespersons. Architect of the first new art museum in the world to receive the LEED certification for sustainable design, Kulapat Yantrasast said, "There are artistic ways to look at the environment and at the same time there are environmental ways to look at the arts — how did we not see that before?" Read more Courtesy Wolf Trap Foundation


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