06 Oct How Green is ACL? …and… A Very Controversial Video

It’s 10/10 weekend. That means people around the world are trying to get you more involved in fighting climate change. In Austin we have two noteworthy events: i) GreenPeace’s Quit Coal, Texas, a rally which takes place down the road from ACL 12 to 1pm, possibly climaxing with a march to festival grounds, and ii) "Power Plants Suck" (lots and lots of water) starring Butch Hancock and others 5 to 9pm on Lake Travis. Both events are this Sunday.

So How Green Is ACL?
"The Austin City Limits Music Festival continues to be one of the most environmentally friendly events in the world."   Really? Well, you have to click a bit, but I did find the following: onsite recycling, green travel recommendations, LOTS of bike parking, reusable container recommendations, and a way to add carbon offsets to ticket purchases. The fest also features a commerative HEB shopping bag, valuable facetime for three eco organizations, and an admirable, real-deal, money-where-their-mouth-is committment to the Austin Parks Foundation and Zilker Park. ($+2.3M donated since 2006.)

But, since it’s 10/10 weekend, let’s consider that Austin’s dirty coal plant will be firing away all weekend to bring us hours of beautiful, amplified soul. Who doesn’t want to see the Flaming Lips?! — but isn’t it time to get specific about where each of us stands, individually, on climate concerns? Maybe Austin’s enviros should lead the way?

Radiohead Thinks So
Radiohead added the soundtrack at the end of this controversial 10/10 video. (Script by a comic: "Celebrates everybody who is actively tackling climate change… by blowing up those are aren’t.") Enjoy!

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To learn more about what’s happening all around the world (in over 140 countries) during 10/10 weekend, check out http://www.1010global.org/ & http://www.350.org/

also, Thom Yorke at Copenhagen last year.