PJ's Carbon Footprint

a friend of mine just forwarded this to me:

Press Release

Source: Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam Announces Carbon Portfolio Strategy for 2006 World Tour
Monday July 10, 1:00 pm ET

SEATTLE, WA--(MARKET WIRE)--Jul 10, 2006 -- In an effort to mitigate
their own carbon emissions while raising the public's carbon
consciousness, Pearl Jam today announced the launch of their 2006
Carbon
Portfolio Strategy. Through this Strategy, the band will donate a
total
of $100,000 to nine organizations doing innovative work around climate
change, renewable energy, and the environment.

"We established the Carbon Portfolio Strategy in the hopes of creating
new models for businesses like ours looking to invest in the future
health of our planet and its delicate ecosphere," said Stone Gossard
of
Pearl Jam. "Our Carbon Portfolio Strategy unites the combined efforts
of
nine diverse groups all approaching the issue of carbon in distinctive
and unique ways. We hope that by highlighting and creating a commons
for
these groups, we can help to advance a broad and synergistic strategy
that encourages preservation of existing ecosystems, restoration of
degraded environments, and broad stimulus for clean, renewable energy
technologies."

Since 2003, Pearl Jam has employed a variety of approaches --
including
rainforest preservation and the use of pure bio-diesel for their 2006
US
tour -- to help offset carbon emissions produced by the band's tours
and
day-to-day business operations. The Carbon Portfolio Strategy builds
on
these earlier efforts by helping advance clean renewable energy and
carbon mitigation. "We are honored to be part of this collaborative
effort and would like to express our gratitude for the leadership and
passion of all these diverse groups," remarked Gossard.

The nine organizations supported by the Carbon Portfolio Strategy are:


-- American Solar Energy Society is the nation's oldest and largest
membership organization dedicated to moving the U.S. to a
sustainable
energy economy for the benefit of our citizens and the global
environment.
<http://www.ases.org&gt; http://www.ases.org

-- Bonneville Environmental Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3)
organization, was established in 1998 to restore watershed
ecosystems and
further the development and use of new renewable energy resources
primarily
from wind and solar power. <http://www.b-e-f.org&gt;
http://www.b-e-f.org

-- Cascade Land Conservancy conserves and cares for the landscapes
that
define the Pacific Northwest region, from headwaters to estuaries,
foothill
forests to our communities and neighborhoods.
<http://www.cascadeland.org&gt; http://www.cascadeland.org

-- Conservation International (CI) applies innovations in science,
economics, policy and community participation to protect the
Earth's
richest regions of plant and animal diversity in the biodiversity
hotspots,
high-biodiversity wilderness areas, and key marine ecosystems.
With
headquarters in Washington, D.C., CI works in more than 40
countries
on
four continents. <http://www.conservation.org&gt;
http://www.conservation.org

-- EarthCorps gathers youth from around the world to restore
Washington's
salmon habitat, urban forests, and hiking trails. Environmental
education
and service with 10,000 volunteers annually.
<http://www.earthcorps.org&gt; http://www.earthcorps.org

-- Green Empowerment is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that
promotes
community-based renewable energy, potable water delivery, and
related
watershed restoration internationally to generate social and
environmental
progress. <http://www.greenempowerment.org&gt;
http://www.greenempowerment.org

-- Honor the Earth is a Minnesota-based organization working
nationally
to promote renewable energy on tribal lands to build leadership in
Native
communities for a new energy future rooted in environmental
justice
and
seeking to mitigate global climate change.
<http://www.honorearth.com&gt; http://www.honorearth.com

-- IslandWood is a Seattle-based organization providing outdoor
learning
experiences and inspiring lifelong environmental and community
stewardship
for children and adults. <http://www.islandwood.org&gt;
http://www.islandwood.org

-- Washington Clean Energy Initiative is a Washington State
initiative
to
guarantee that at least 15% of the state's energy comes from
clean,
renewable sources by 2020. <http://www.yeson937.org&gt;
http://www.yeson937.org

While the Pearl Jam Carbon Portfolio Strategy has national and
international components, the band's initial focus is on the Pacific
Northwest since it is their home. By identifying and supporting
leaders
in the environmental community, they hope to raise this region's
carbon
consciousness while also investing in a clean energy future.

Part of the band's goal is to encourage Northwest businesses and
individuals to invest in these and other leading environmental
organizations. Interested businesses and individuals can learn more
about these organizations, calculate their own carbon emissions, and
become part of the Pearl Jam Carbon Portfolio Strategy by visiting
http://www.pearljam.com/activism.

The band encourages people outside the Pacific Northwest to identify
and
support leaders in their own community leading the charge for clean
and
renewable energy. In addition, the band hopes that everyone will take
a
close look at how their daily activities contribute to the increasing
amounts of carbon emissions in the air.

For several years now, Pearl Jam has been committed to offsetting the
carbon output produced by their tours. In 2003, the band joined forces
with Conservation International to offset 5,700 tons of CO2 emissions
released from trucks, buses, airplane travel, hotel rooms, concert
venues -- and the estimated one million fans driving to and from the
concerts -- by creating and managing a new protected area in the
rainforest of Makira, Madagascar. Protecting forests, which naturally
store carbon, helps prevent the release of nearly a quarter of world's
annual the greenhouse gas emissions caused by deforestation and other
land-use changes.

Additionally, Stone Gossard and his wife Liz Weber spearheaded an
effort
on the 2004 Vote for Change tour called the "Vote for Change Renewable
Energy Project" that raised $77,000 to fund a variety of small-scale
renewable energy projects in several of the states the tour traveled
through. The Dave Matthews Band, Bonnie Raitt, Pearl Jam and Stone
Gossard individually donated money to this effort, which was overseen
by
the Bonneville Environmental Foundation. To date, the Vote for Change
Renewable Energy Project has installed four solar photovoltaic power
systems in states across the US, with four additional systems set for
completion by the end of 2006. For more information on these projects,
visit http://www.b-e-f.org/renewables/index.shtm.

In addition to the Carbon Portfolio Strategy, Pearl Jam are working to
offset carbon emissions from their 2006 US tour by using B100 -- pure
bio-diesel -- in all production trucks on their 2006 US tour and for
their buses on leg two of this tour. B100 reduces emissions of carbon
monoxide by approximately 50% and carbon dioxide by 78% on a net
lifecycle basis. In contrast to fossil fuels, which release new carbon
previously sequestered in the earth's crust, the carbon in B100
emissions is recycled from carbon already present in the atmosphere.
The
ultimate goal in all of these efforts is to get Pearl Jam at 0% net
emissions for tours and business operations.

Pearl Jam's 2006 worldwide tour is in support of their new,
self-titled
studio record released May 1 in Europe and May 2 in North America. For
more information on Pearl Jam, visit http://www.pearljam.com.


Contact:

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206.447.1801
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