Pearl Jam partners with Cascade Land Conservancy to plant thirty-plus acres of native trees and plants in communities around Puget Sound to offset the carbon footprint of its world tour. …
… “Pearl Jam’s donation of $210,000 will fund the urban forestry project and mitigate more than 7,000 metric tons of carbon. Conservation International chief adviser, climate and water, Michael Totten estimates Pearl Jam’s actual carbon emissions from its 32-date 2009 tour to be 5,474 metric tons of CO2. The band will also track, calculate and mitigate its carbon for their current 2010 tour. ” …
Via Cascade Land Conservancy: Pearl Jam Mitigates CO2 from World Tour
- Pearl Jam Mitigates CO2 footprint: “PEARL JAM TOUR CARBON CALCULATION: Pearl Jam’s 2009 carbon emissions were calculated by Michael Totten chief adviser, climate and water for Conservation International, a nonprofit that works with businesses and governments to ensure that sustainable practices are undertaken that preserve biodiversity and reduce climate change. “
- Via Puget Sound Business Journal: Pearl Jam plants trees around Puget Sound: “The band created more than 5,400 metric tons of carbon emissions on its 32-date, 2009 tour, according to estimates.”
- Via Seattle Post Intelligencer: Pearl Jam to offset carbon emissions: “Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard said Monday that the band views the offset as a cost of doing business. “
- Via Boston Globe: Pearl Jam plants trees to offset emissions: “The band, which will perform in Boston in May, also plans to offset whatever emissions its current tour generates. “
- Via Reuters: Pearl Jam guitarist on climate: “It will store Pearl Jam’s carbon, make cities more livable and show citizens how to be good stewards,’ said Gene Duvernoy, head of the Cascade Land Conservancy managing the project. “
Pearl Jam on Carbon Offset: “Pearl Jam has used its influence to affect change locally and internationally through direct involvement in many environmental and socially conscious issues. ”