Is anyone looking into this!?

All great musicians come from somewhere, who’s to say not from your town?! We’ve learned to buy local, now it’s time to Listen Local and show support for the amazing talent in your own community! So, here’s your excuse to go out and party … because WeAreGreen.tv told you to do so … it’s totally green! Now, not every local act will knock your socks off but you’ll still have fun going out and you just never know when you’ll see magic! Trust me our magic moments have happened in the least expected places and events!

We’ve recently had the pleasure of being introduced to and working with The Enemy Lovers from right here in Asheville, NC. Very sorry about the absence of our online presence but I can assure you it was all in the name of fun! I can’t even tell you what it’s like to see amazing music performed in small intimate venues that feel like private concerts. It’s kinda like you know a secret and you’re savoring every show because soon enough they’ll be playing to sold out arenas and these small shows will be a thing of the past. I remember seeing Dave Matthews Band before anyone knew their name and that memory is crystal clear! So, if you haven’t caught our tweets over the past couple of months here’s our official introduction – meet THE ENEMY LOVERS! Below is there very first music video accompanied by some epic behind the scenes footage from the making of it. Also have a listen to their EP, they’re working on new music now that is something real special … can’t wait to share with ya’ll.

Check out this fun epic behind the scenes B-roll footage that didn’t make it into the actual music video!

Great way to start celebrating our 1 year anniversary with this new short film from Greenpeace!

For a list of full credits, visit the website of the Writer / Director, Daniel Bird.

Give earth a hand!

http://www.greenpeace.org/me2

How “Manufactured Demand” pushes what we don’t need and destroys what we need most.

Recently I watched the documentary “FLOW (for love of water)” which unexpectedly at the end of less then two hours shifted my outlook on water and made me vow to never drink bottled water again. I think before I thought as long as I recycle the bottle then, it’s an o.k. thing to do. I mean it’s better then drinking high fructose corn syrup, right?! Well for my body yes water is the better choice, for the environment tap water should be the ONLY choice!  After watching FLOW, I’m thinking bottled water should just be outlawed all together. This whole bottled water thing not only affects other countries negatively (which we’re kind of pros at) but we’re even destroying our own back yard for this one, gasp!   That’s right, Nestle is currently devastating / flat out draining parts of Michigan so that it can pump millions of gallons of water out of the ground to bottle. Then there’s the little tid bit that bottled water is WAY less regulated then tap water and often times more dangerous to drink … and we’re talking seriously dangerous sometimes. So, I’m thinking my palette can withstand the sometimes not so pleasant tap water if it means I’m not contributing to severe devastation of my own country and other countries (ie. earth).

I really think you should watch ‘FLOW’ and come up with your own conclusion. However if you don’t thrive off educational documentaries, I totally understand. So, below is a shorter 8 minute lamens version that you and your 5 year old can understand in under 10 minutes.

If this article is all the time you have then please, just trust me on this … you really, really, really don’t want to drink bottled water unless it’s an absolute emergency! It’s so not cool and I feel pretty bad for not understanding the consequences of my bottled water drinking sooner.  If you want natural clean water in your future then you will stop drinking bottled water immediately.   For, all my office managers out there it’s up for you to educate your employers on how taboo it is and get a water filter and pitchers instead to serve to clients and employees!  You can do it

Created by Smart Bubble Society
Written and Narrated by AdBusters, Micah White
via Motionographer

Asheville will join the Twestival Global effort this March 25, partnering with hundreds of cities around the globe to raise money and awareness for Concern Worldwide, an international humanitarian organization dedicated to spreading education and ending extreme poverty.

This event will be held at Club 828, will kick off with family-friendly fun from 5PM-7PM, including free food, non-alcoholic beverages and surprise guests. As the sun goes down, local bands Taylor Martin’s Engine, The Screaming Js, and The Enemy Lovers will tune up and get down for the adult portion of the evening. In true Asheville style, the party will feature a selection of local craft brews, food and much more.

Twestival Global Asheville will be live streaming, so Twestival supporters can connect with their global contemporaries in real time.

Admission is a $15 donation
Tickets may be purchased at http://www.amiando.com/Twestival2010_Asheville

All proceeds go to Concern Worldwide

February 2009′s global event raised more than four times the global city average for charity:water. In September 2009′s Twestival Local event, Asheville raised funds and promoted awareness for local agriculture & farmers and connected more people with locally grown food through the Appalachian Sustainable Agricultural Project.

For more information, visit http://www.asheville.twestival.com

Green Mountain Culture at the Banff Center

Check out the tour dates near you!

Explore EPA data in your area EPA.gov

kaufDA, a young team based in Germany is working for an initiative called “Make it green!” with a goal to take part in reducing the carbon footprint by raising awareness of the severe environmental damage caused by carbon emissions.

They have decided to take an interesting approach to raising awareness of carbon emissions resulting from the use of the internet – specifically of blogs, creating “My blog is carbon neutral” buttons, so bloggers can demonstrate they care about the environment and the carbon footprint of having a blog.

How do they neutralize your blog’s carbon footprint?

By planting trees in cooperation with the Arbor Day Foundation in Plumas National Forest in Northern California for our project to neutralize the carbon footprint of blogs.

“Thousands of wildfires have burned in many national forests over the past ten years and 88.000 acres of Plumas’ were destroyed by two fires in 2007. For replanting this area we need help from bloggers all over the world! For every participating blog, we plant a tree. One blog – one tree.” -Christin Gericke, Make it green! Team

How much carbon dioxide does your blog create?

According to a study by Alexander Wissner-Gross, PhD, physicist at Harvard University and environmental activist, an average website causes about 0.02g (0,0008oz.) of carbon dioxide for each visit. Assuming an average blog gets 15,000 visits a month, it has yearly carbon dioxide emissions of 3,6kg (8lb.). This can mainly be tracked back to the immense energy usage from (mainframe) computers, servers, and their cooling systems.

kaufDA provides advertising brochures of local stores online to help consumers search for specific products and find good deals in their neighborhood. This reduces the amount of brochures printed and so the project helps the environment by reducing unnecessary paper in mailboxes. An American on average receives 41 pounds of junk mail per year. This has the same carbon footprint as burning six gallons of gasoline.

For more details and to find out how you can participate, visit http://www.kaufda.de/umwelt/co2-neutral/my-blog-is-carbon-neutral/