Comments for Sustainable Festivation http://www.bluegrass.com/blog The Planet Bluegrass "Green" blog Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:51:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 Comment on Jambase Green Blog by Green Tips http://www.bluegrass.com/blog/archives/27#comment-23 Green Tips Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:15:34 +0000 http://www.bluegrass.com/blog/?p=27#comment-23 Great Green Blog. Check out my green tips blog http://www.cipacs.org Great Green Blog. Check out my green tips blog http://www.cipacs.org

]]> Comment on Our Sustainable Festivation Manifesto - 2008 Telluride Bluegrass by Brian Eyster http://www.bluegrass.com/blog/archives/24#comment-15 Brian Eyster Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:34:49 +0000 http://www.bluegrass.com/blog/?p=24#comment-15 Ken, your point is very well taken. We've had a lot of discussions about this recently, actually. We agree that it is a clean air issue that we need to address. At our Lyons festivals we've added a "smoking tent." That's had mixed results, but it's a step in the right direction. In Telluride, we just don't have the room inside the festival grounds for any kind of designated smoking area. We have increased the signage this year - asking smokers to please move away from their tarp to smoke. We will also be making several daily stage announcements about that this year. Part of it is educating the festivarians and that's going to take a little time. But it's a step toward a solution, and in the off-season we'll be giving this a lot more thought. Feel free to share your suggestions... Ken, your point is very well taken. We’ve had a lot of discussions about this recently, actually. We agree that it is a clean air issue that we need to address. At our Lyons festivals we’ve added a “smoking tent.” That’s had mixed results, but it’s a step in the right direction. In Telluride, we just don’t have the room inside the festival grounds for any kind of designated smoking area. We have increased the signage this year - asking smokers to please move away from their tarp to smoke. We will also be making several daily stage announcements about that this year. Part of it is educating the festivarians and that’s going to take a little time. But it’s a step toward a solution, and in the off-season we’ll be giving this a lot more thought. Feel free to share your suggestions…

]]> Comment on Our Sustainable Festivation Manifesto - 2008 Telluride Bluegrass by Ken Zeff http://www.bluegrass.com/blog/archives/24#comment-14 Ken Zeff Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:31:48 +0000 http://www.bluegrass.com/blog/?p=24#comment-14 Still no mention of any smoking policy at your event. I attended three years ago and noted the sign requesting "consideration" but found none. Festival volunteers and attendees were freely using tobacco without restriction. This should be a part of your "greening" strategy. I'm surprised that it hasn't generated more interest. Thanks for listening. Still no mention of any smoking policy at your event. I attended three years ago and noted the sign requesting “consideration” but found none. Festival volunteers and attendees were freely using tobacco without restriction. This should be a part of your “greening” strategy. I’m surprised that it hasn’t generated more interest. Thanks for listening.

]]> Comment on Bottlemania by Brian Eyster http://www.bluegrass.com/blog/archives/25#comment-13 Brian Eyster Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:05:36 +0000 http://www.bluegrass.com/blog/?p=25#comment-13 Thanks for your comment, Chad. We gave this a lot of thought, because as you pointed out the filtering equipment does wear out and the water is safely drinkable right out of the tap. The town water supply does have a trace of chlorine flavor - a byproduct of their water treatment process. Our filters are designed to remove that chlorine flavor. We decided we really needed to make sure the water tasted every bit as good (or better) than the bottled water so many people are used to. It's a transitional step, and maybe in the future we won't need any filters. But this move away from bottled water is fairly significant (and controversial in some circles), so we're trying to address all possible objections. As you'll see, the filters are not very large (we'll post some photos of the water station after the festival). Their footprint is dwarfed by the number of plastic bottles that would have been used... Thanks for your comment, Chad. We gave this a lot of thought, because as you pointed out the filtering equipment does wear out and the water is safely drinkable right out of the tap.

The town water supply does have a trace of chlorine flavor - a byproduct of their water treatment process. Our filters are designed to remove that chlorine flavor. We decided we really needed to make sure the water tasted every bit as good (or better) than the bottled water so many people are used to.

It’s a transitional step, and maybe in the future we won’t need any filters. But this move away from bottled water is fairly significant (and controversial in some circles), so we’re trying to address all possible objections. As you’ll see, the filters are not very large (we’ll post some photos of the water station after the festival). Their footprint is dwarfed by the number of plastic bottles that would have been used…

]]> Comment on Bottlemania by Chad Swenka http://www.bluegrass.com/blog/archives/25#comment-12 Chad Swenka Tue, 10 Jun 2008 05:02:19 +0000 http://www.bluegrass.com/blog/?p=25#comment-12 Just curious, but why did you feel a need to further filter the city's water? Seems that the extra filtering equipment may actually add to the material waste issues of the festival that you're putting a good bit of efforts towards reducing (kudos, BTW). Let's just hope the water's not being filtered with carbon :-) Just curious, but why did you feel a need to further filter the city’s water? Seems that the extra filtering equipment may actually add to the material waste issues of the festival that you’re putting a good bit of efforts towards reducing (kudos, BTW). Let’s just hope the water’s not being filtered with carbon :-)

]]> Comment on Bisphenol-A and Polycarbonate Plastic by paige http://www.bluegrass.com/blog/archives/18#comment-9 paige Wed, 28 May 2008 20:04:29 +0000 http://www.bluegrass.com/blog/?p=18#comment-9 ...also make sure that IF you reuse the margarine tub, sour cream tub, etc....do not use them in the microwave. Actually, it is better not to heat anything in the plastic containers. You can read a more detailed article in Consumer Report magazine "Shop Smart" this month's edition. Thanks …also make sure that IF you reuse the margarine tub, sour cream tub, etc….do not use them in the microwave. Actually, it is better not to heat anything in the plastic containers. You can read a more detailed article in Consumer Report magazine “Shop Smart” this month’s edition. Thanks

]]> Comment on Welcome to the Sustainable Festivation blog by Sustainable Festivation » Blog Archive » A carbon-neutral Telluride Bluegrass http://www.bluegrass.com/blog/archives/16#comment-7 Sustainable Festivation » Blog Archive » A carbon-neutral Telluride Bluegrass Fri, 16 May 2008 20:57:03 +0000 http://www.bluegrass.com/blog/?p=16#comment-7 [...] I started typing a response to one of the comments to Steve’s opening blog post - “Welcome to the Sustainable Festivation Blog” - but decided this was worthy of its own post. Here’s Jerry’s comment: …by some [...] […] I started typing a response to one of the comments to Steve’s opening blog post - “Welcome to the Sustainable Festivation Blog” - but decided this was worthy of its own post. Here’s Jerry’s comment: …by some […]

]]> Comment on Welcome to the Sustainable Festivation blog by jerry http://www.bluegrass.com/blog/archives/16#comment-6 jerry Fri, 16 May 2008 19:55:36 +0000 http://www.bluegrass.com/blog/?p=16#comment-6 even Ostriches don't really bury their heads in the sand.... yet by some wave of a magic wand, Telluride BF is carbon neutral!!! I don't think in reality it works that way! You have only created some feel good voodoo; meanwhile thousands of tons of actual CO2 are about to be dumped into the atmosphere as well meaning (mostly) folks drive or fly hundreds to thousands of miles to the most remote place in the US and the big generators on the grounds run 18 hours a day! Pogo said it best: We have seen the enemy and it is us. Scratch another glacier for Festival! even Ostriches don’t really bury their heads in the sand….
yet by some wave of a magic wand, Telluride BF is carbon neutral!!!
I don’t think in reality it works that way!
You have only created some feel good voodoo; meanwhile thousands of tons of actual CO2 are about to be dumped into the atmosphere as well meaning (mostly) folks drive or fly hundreds to thousands of miles to the most remote place in the US and the big generators on the grounds run 18 hours a day!
Pogo said it best: We have seen the enemy and it is us.
Scratch another glacier for Festival!

]]> Comment on Welcome to the Sustainable Festivation blog by lowlights http://www.bluegrass.com/blog/archives/16#comment-5 lowlights Fri, 16 May 2008 16:14:27 +0000 http://www.bluegrass.com/blog/?p=16#comment-5 Hey Steve: I read you're going carbon neutral for Telluride Bluegrass; any chance you folks are able to do the same for Song School/Folks Fest? Hey Steve:

I read you’re going carbon neutral for Telluride Bluegrass; any chance you folks are able to do the same for Song School/Folks Fest?

]]> Comment on Welcome to the Sustainable Festivation blog by cathleen http://www.bluegrass.com/blog/archives/16#comment-4 cathleen Fri, 16 May 2008 03:17:53 +0000 http://www.bluegrass.com/blog/?p=16#comment-4 Hi there! Every year my friends and I wonder why there's so little (and such treacherous) parking for motorcycles and scooters close to the festivals in Lyons. My car takes a lot more space and uses a lot more gas but there's only room for a few motorcycles and it's in the drainage ditch. If I park out with the cars, the chances of someone hitting my bike in the dark or driving away with it are just too high. Can something be done? It's worth some thought. Thanks for the forum! Cathleen Hi there! Every year my friends and I wonder why there’s so little (and such treacherous) parking for motorcycles and scooters close to the festivals in Lyons. My car takes a lot more space and uses a lot more gas but there’s only room for a few motorcycles and it’s in the drainage ditch. If I park out with the cars, the chances of someone hitting my bike in the dark or driving away with it are just too high. Can something be done? It’s worth some thought. Thanks for the forum!
Cathleen

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