Green Owl Records Puts Out Environmental Charity Album
Green Owl Records recently put out a benefit compilation CD for the Energy Action Coalition, a team of 48 members and an active council of representatives from partner organizations and program developments for sustainable energy solutions. Energy Action , which is a founding partner of 1 Sky Platform, formed an alliance with other groups supporting young activists in climate change and environmentalism.
The Green Owl Comp: A Benefit for Energy Action
The featured bands are a hodgepodge of artists so different in genre listeners might wonder who put the mix together in the first place. However, they certainly have good taste ranging from chart-topping acts to eclectically eccentric groups to unheard-of newbies. Muse, Harper Simon, Citizens Band, Of Montreal, School of Seven Bells, Violens, Feist, Bloc Party, Deerhoof, The Exit and The Appletrees all show up on the 16 tracks of the first disc. The second disc features a DVD component containing video footage of Billy Parish from Energy Action, 6 music videos and bonus tracks from CSS and A Place to Bury Strangers.
Green Owl has 100% recycled packaging and understands the need for more enviro-friendly music practices, such as getting people to recycle plastic jewel cases and keep them out of landfills. So while this music collection may seem a bit disparate, it’s still got some good tunes and a charitable cause.
Look at the list of tracks on the CD, available at Whole Foods Market.
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Is John McCain Really Green?
How Eco-Friendly Is Republican Nominee John McCain?
So it’s pretty clear that the Bush administration has treated the issue of climate change in a completely inept and incompetent manner. With John McCain as the presumptive Republican presidential candidate for the 2008 election, it’s his job to bring the GOP up to date on this whole “global warming” issue.
John McCain Vs. Global Warming
McCain has been calling for greener political initiatives long before Bush’s administration even bothered to acknowledge there is any kind of problem, and while he has been quick to point this out on the campaign trail, his legislative record has been shaky at best. He has called for a mandatory cap-and-trade to reduce U.S. carbon emissions to 60 percent compared to levels from 1990 by 2025 and has also stated in several speeches how working with China and India to stop the issue is one of the necessary steps the U.S. must take to fight global warming. However, this plan looks great on paper, but may not be properly executed compared to the Democrat’s longer-term solutions to search for alternative energy sources.
The verdict on McCain and the environment? He’s definitely a green Republican, but not quite the greenest candidate. Granted, he still needs to appease the hardcore members of the GOP, yet now is the time for him to show just what he can do to convince the American people he can battle climate change. Don’t give up on him — he was a POW, after all. But so far, the greenest president possible is on the Dems side.
Click here to read more about John McCain and what he thinks about environmental change.
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