Radiohead's Enviro Saavyness

This is blog post number 2 and finally I'm able to use this. This is from Brett, the owner of The Lighthosue Pub. We had our fundraiser there a while back and Brett and I chatted about Music and environment. He mentioned Radiohead is very enviro conscious and make every effort to live that way. Brett was good enough to send us this info about Radiohead's enviro friendly actions.
Cheers Brett

The Following is from a Q mag. review of a show last June 2008 in Milan..."On their six month international trek, the band are doing everything they can to reimagine the touring rock bands immediate environment: congruent with Thom Yorke's role as spokeman for Friends Of The Earth's Big Ask campaign, Radiohead are touring with a weather eye on their carbon footprint. This means playing city centre venues with good public transportation links and buying a separate PA that remains in America for when they play there(no onerous air-freight for this band who, in every sense, like to keep their feet on the ground). It also means investing in energy-storing batteries costing 200,000 Britsh Pounds and an innovative, eco-smart LED lighthing rig that uses between a fifth and a 1oth of the power.

Here's an interesting link from the bands web site about calculating the feasabilities of world tours
http://www.radiohead.com/deadairspace/index.php?a=310

and heres a link about their lighting rig , PA, carbon reduction and "no-air freight policy
http://www.radiohead.com/themostgiganticflyingmouthforsometime/

interesting stuff

Lighthouse Brett
Btw, the Lighthouse is a great place for food and drink and sports if you're into it.
Here's a map to the Lighthouse