This can be a space to open up ideas for other more specific discussions.
Greening this years Electric Picnic. For ideas and concepts. The crew are Cultivate, Bin Your Empties, Ecocem, Body and Soul, Edenbee and more to come. We will be working on seriously reducing the carbon and environmental impact of this years festival, and communicating how we all participate in this process. CO2... watch wha ya do!!!
Ideas for greening the festival???
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Bee wrote 4 months ago
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Bee replied 4 months ago
Here's some ideas from the US of A!!
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Busybee replied 4 months ago
Well Rothbury billed as the most environmentally conscious festival in the world (according to Wired: http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/05/whole-foods-joi.html)
For a list of their green initiatives take a leaf from their book and check out http://www.rothburyfestival.com/festival/our_commitment.php
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You may have already seen this but some nice ideas here too.
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Busybee replied 3 months ago
here's a recent post http://greenguysglobal.com/blog/10-carbon-busting-greener-festival-tips
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Can we steal his ideas and post similar on EP website and Edenbee as tips for the greener festival goer? Like his use of PledgeBank too.
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FashionEvolution replied 3 months ago
Here are some tips from The Guardian Hay-on-Wye Literary festival that is run annually in Wales.
They have a Sustainability Toolkit on their site relating to the creation of a sustainable festival
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Busybee replied 3 months ago
When revellers at the UK's Glastonbury Festival need to recharge their mobile phones, they'll have a free and green way to it, read on dohttp://www.springwise.com/eco_sustainability/
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Genius! Can we get one?
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Busybee replied 2 months ago
Just came across these guys in the UK http://www.agreenerfestival.com/
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This is worth a look. A comprehensive,clear well presented sustainablility strategy.
This was a festival in its own right but due to bad weather it couldnt take place, so it moved into an area at Big Chill.
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Busybee replied 2 months ago
Good stuff Clare! Looks very comprehensive Hopefully we will be attending the Big Chill to check it out and chat to some people!
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Sounds good. Looks like a great festival.
It might be helpful if I learned how to spell the word 'sustainability'....
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Busybee replied 2 months ago
More green ideas! http://www.sfoutsidelands.com/festival/action.php
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