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Carbon Capture Forum in London

blogowitz — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 12:51:43 +0000

Attended the morning session of the Carbon Capture and Storage Forum in London last week, and heard several people speak about their efforts to make carbon capture and storage operations a reality in Europe.

Mostly, speakers representing various operations in Scotland, the UK and continental Europe seemed to be pitching their ideas in an effort to seek funding, something all of them seem to be lacking sufficient access to. Nobody that spoke mentioned the negative aspects of what can go wrong when storing carbon.

Created a quick Wordle graphic below, generated by the text from a presentation given by Adam Dawson, Chief Executive of the Office of Carbon Capture & Storage in the UK:

Musicians Get Their Green On

blogowitz — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:26:47 +0000

Radiohead’s blog, “The Gigantic Flying Mouth For Sometime,” chronicles the group’s experimentations with solar-powered amps, biofuel-powered buses, LED stage-lighting rigs, and battery-and wind-powered performances. Jack Johnson records in a solar-powered studio and requests that venues he performs in use CFLs and recycling bins. Willie Nelson tours the nation in a bus powered by his own BioWillie brand biodiesel.

The full story at PLENTY magazine.

Greening the Music Industry

blogowitz — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:14:34 +0000

Music labels like NYC’s Green Owl Records and the Bay Area’ Parks and Records reduce their carbon footprint with DIY tactics. Big music labels aren’t always as proactive. Lee Trink, then-president of EMI subsidiary Capital Music Group, told a reporter at the label’s 2007 “green” Grammy party, “There’s a team, and hopefully they are experts, and hopefully they are accurate.”

The full story is at PLENTY magazine.