>> Rock out but travel light. Radiohead‘s seriously trying to reduce the carbon footprint of its concerts. Part of the solution: Reducing equipment by deciding “to build two sets of light, video, and staging gear – one for each side of the Atlantic – and rent the sound system in each country. The band only had to move 12 antique guitars and a few “bits and pieces” across “the pond”. All told only about a ton of gear instead of the usual 20 tons.”
>> Speed less, say the people at Drive 55, who want to reinstate the national 55-miles-per-hour limit as a means of reducing our dependence on foreign oil. (via USA Today via Grist)
>> Shut off your shower intermittently. “A small addition to your shower head can save you time, money, and water: a simple shutoff valve can toggle the water flow off and on without undoing your carefully-calibrated mix of hot and cold on the faucet itself.”
Image via drive55.org
Cool thing to do! Pitty they didn’t choose to go by boat – QM2 isn’t the worst place to be, even if you have to stay six days aboard in the cheapest cabin. I guess the rest of the world isn’t ready for a tour that have to make a journey like that justifiable by, for exemple, prolonging the stay on the destination by weeks. The band itself seems to be ready for it.
Comment by Rosengeranium (Indoor Gardener) — August 19, 2008 @ 1:47 am
I’m all for people driving slower to save gas. I’ve started driving the speed limit on the highway (65 instead of my normal 75) and getting about 15% better fuel economy. I figure if CHP actually enforced the current limit of 65, California’s gas consumption would decrease anywhere from 5-10%.
Comment by Brian — August 19, 2008 @ 7:35 am
You bring up a good point — Maybe just getting people to obey the speed limit more’s a good first step (that I could work on too, on the occasions when I do drive), and we can worry about changing the actual speed limit after that.
Comment by Siel — August 21, 2008 @ 10:21 am