Greenpeace says Facebook is polluting the environment with coal thanks to its new large data center in Prineville, Oregon. Facebook says the facility is being built with “energy efficiency” in mind, even though it gets 58% of its power from coal instead of the national average of 50%. Greenpeace launched a campaign on Facebook called “Unfriend coal.” The Comet says, “Go green!”
Ben Sollee has gotten rid of his touring van, literally. The alternative/folk musician has launched a “Ditch the Van Bike Tour” presented by Kentucky Coffeetree Cafe. He’s carrying his own gear on a bicycle and performing “sustainable, community oriented events.” Check out the video:
Ditch the Van Bike Tour - Chapter 1 from marty benson on Vimeo.
3 Doors Down will head to their home state of Mississippi for the seventh annual Better Life Foundation event, benefiting various children’s charities. Theory of a Deadman and Saving Abel are also scheduled to perform during the foundation’s concert taking place Nov. 13.
Music and a Solar City of Angels
Ry Cuming, who recently released his self-titled debut album on Bellasonic/Jive Records, made the transition from Australian pro-surfer to LA-based musician and imagines the City of Angels as a “sustainable city” run on solar power.
This has nothing to do with music, but we at The Comet thought it was supper cool, and wanted to share. Our favorite is the Green Genie because it suggests a variety of things you can do everyday to be more Green. Thank god there’s an app for that.
The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) is asking citizens to write their Senators, urging legislation to reform current energy policies and end the country’s dependence on fossil fuels. Since April 20, 2010, an estimated 2.5 million gallons of oil have been leaking into the Gulf each day. Check out this moving video of images from the Gulf Coast oil disaster set against the Glee cast’s “Over the Rainbow.”
John Legend will receive the Humanitarian Award for his Show Me Campaign at the BET Awards on June 27. The non-profit organization was created in 2007 to fight poverty through eduction reform and has mobilized efforts in Africa and the U.S. Show Me also works with Millennium Promise to provide clean water, health care and help build schools.
Drake has teamed with non-profit organizations Green the Block and the Hip-Hop Caucus to promote a cleaner green environment. Between a video game and a new album, where does he find the time?
