Today, dear readers, is the first anniversary of GreenBase! We hope you've learned a lot this year. The events of this past year gave us plenty to report about, as it seems this year greening initiatives in the music industry hit the tipping point. The biggest gains in the music industry came from the festival greenings and the rise of partnerships between companies like Reverb and Spitfire to help artisits take the guess work out of making green tours.




Here are our highlights:

• Festivals: 2007 marked the year of the green festival. Almost every festival worked hard (and not so hard) to be "green." The GreenBase crew checked in on festivals to be sure they lived up to their "green goals."

• The best and worst in green festivals

• Green Artists: Artists led the greening movement in the music industry by greening tours, recordings, and inspiring their fans to lessen their impact on the environment.

• Coldplay, Sting, and the Arctic Monkeys made music videos to highlight the climate crisis.
• Singer-songwriters Jose Gonzalez, Andrew Bird, and Kelley Stoltz greened their tours and albums.

• Green Resources: Everyone can get involved in greening their music habits,
• If you're a musician yourself
• or a music fan

Stay tuned for our year number two! Happy Earth Day!

With love,

Sarah & Jason

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