New Orleans, Seattle Music Festivals Go Green

[Louisiana1976]

NEW ORLEANS AP— A new music festival in New Orleans is pushing its environmental cred as much as its music, touting lights and sound systems powered by the sun, paperless tickets and an investment in a landfill to offset emissions.

Project 30-90, a bash Saturday named for New Orleans' latitude and longitude, is one of the latest festivals to attempt not to leave a carbon footprint. Seattle's 39-year-old Bumbershoot festival, also this weekend, was one of pioneer environmentally friendly events. Bumbershoot, with headliners The Black Eyed Peas and Sheryl Crow, will use biodiesel for its trucks, solar power to illuminate its art exhibits and brochures and programs printed on recycled paper.

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In New Orleans, festival founder Don Kelly said he got the idea several years ago when his young daughter asked why New Orleans stopped curbside recycling after Hurricane Katrina.

"Her simple understanding was, 'We should do it, and it's good for the earth, so let's do it,'" Kelly said.

Headlining the New Orleans festival are the Von Bondies, who play Detroit garage rock and blues; Alabama rocker Jason Isbell (formerly of the Drive-By Truckers) and the 400 Unit; and blues, soul and rock group Grace Potter and The Nocturnals.

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