Harvest Festival Clean Up Wrap-Up
It was a rainy and overcast day, but despite the weather several volunteers showed up to Yonder Mountain String Band’s Harvest Music Festival
a day early to help give back to the Mulberry Mountain community with a
road clean up effort (river conditions did not allow for a river
cleanup this year). In partnership with Turner Bend and the Work Exchange Team,
Rock the Earth and Harvest Fest volunteers picked up trash on several
miles of Arkansas Highway 23. We’d like to thank our volunteers: Nathan
Huie, Karen Robertson, Ron Robertson, Carly Drienka, Joel Hurlbut, Brian
Isaac, Holly Green, Brandon Bartley , Allan Erickson, Adam Bruneau ,
Amanda Pedersen, Ryan Roberts, Ricky Candrilli, and Tashia Asher. We’d
also like to thank Ozark Natural Foods for their
generous contribution of snacks and supplies to help make this event
possible. Finally, we’d like to thank the following folks who helped us
to organize this event: Emily Ginsburg, Kerry Tallarico, Brad Wimberly,
Kylie Dangerfield and Seth Weiner. It is our hope that we can continue
to conduct these community events semi-annually around the Pipeline
Publicity events Wakarusa and Harvest Music Festival!
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Leaders Needed
Think you have what it takes to Defend the Planet One Beat at a Time?
Interested in becoming a leader in one of the most exciting
organizations in the music scene AND environmental movement? We’re
looking for folks with experience in a variety of areas (Nonprofit,
Environmental Law, PR, Member Relations, Education, Fundraising) who
have a passion for environmental protection and have proven leadership
skills. All positions are volunteer, but the rewards are immeasurable.
To learn more about how you can help and get involved, write to
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Key of Green: Picking a Green Costume
There are already plenty of ways to
make your Halloween costume frightening…don’t let its environmental
impact be one of them! Green your Halloween costume by trying one or
more of the following:
1) Reuse an old costume. This will help the planet *and* keep more money in your wallet.
2) Borrow a costume from friends,
family or neighbors. You might be surprised at what they have!
3) Make your own costume with everyday household supplies or forgotten clothing items.
4) If you must buy
a costume, get it second hand from a store like Goodwill or Salvation
Army, or find one on eBay. Aim for a costume you’ll be able to use
multiple times.
5) Choose organic makeup for that flesh-eating zombie face and find a costume devoid of plastic.
6) Make a statement by wearing an eco-themed costume!
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Membership Has its Benefits
Did you know that
in addition to providing direct support for over a dozen environmental
projects, your membership in Rock the Earth gives you these rockin’
benefits?
Discounted Merchandise from RtE and your favorite bands through our newsletter and website
Reduced prices on select concert and festival tickets
20% discount on BAMBOOSA 100% bamboo products
20% off ECO-EXPRESS gift baskets (or donate 20% of all full-priced orders to Rock the Earth by designating “donation” in the comments section of each order)
Free downloads from eMUSIC
20% discount on TREE GREETINGS
20% discount on merchandise from YOUR TRUE NATURE
10% discount on merchandise from THE FADED LINE CLOTHING COMPANY
15% discount on merchandise from SAMA LIVING
15% discount on merchandise from hundreds of your favorite artists at the LIVE NATION STORE
10% discount from Relix Magazine
FREE Membership to eCONSCIOUS MARKET plus regular discounts on green products (a $30 value)
To find out how you can take advantage of these Members-Only benefits, write to
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Volunteer Jam
Volunteer Jam provides an outlet to thank non-staff volunteers and supporters who have rocked it big time
during the past month, and who have gone above and beyond in generous
support of the Rock the Earth cause. We want to sincerely thank each of
you for giving so generously of your time, and applaud you for your
contributions: Stefanie Cohen, Jennifer Farthing, Rob Hillard,
Susan Honig, Allison Kruk, Tyler Sanville, Lisa Sturm, Michael Todd, and
Greg Winton.
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ALO Rocks the Earth
About a year ago, long-time Rock the Earth supporters ALO along with music merchandise company Endurance Conspiracy
announced a special, limited edition shirt to benefit Rock the Earth.
This month, Rock the Earth received a donation check from ALO for $460.
Thanks very much to ALO and EC for their kind contribution to our
organization to help us Rock the Earth. If you’re interested in helping
and getting one of these rare shirts, there are still a few left! You
can find them at upcoming ALO shows and on Endurance Conspiracy’s
website HERE!
What Rocks Your Earth: Nate Parienti (iClips)
Nate Parienti is the newest member to join Rock the Earth’s Advisory Board and is the Founder and CEO of iClips.
Founded in 2006, iClips is the new face of Interactive Social
Networking and Video Streaming, featuring Original Programming, Live
Events, User Pages, User-Uploaded Video, News, Music, Sports, content
distribution, and much more! Nate is a graduate of Colorado State
University and has been a musician his entire life. Since iClips’
inception, Nate has overseen over 1,000 video shoots and serves as
executive producer of all of iClips various productions, including live
video and broadcasts of events such as the Lollapalooza webcasts 2009
and 2010, four webcasts with His Holiness The Dalai Lama in 2006 and
2011, various Showcases at SXSW, several projects with Steven Van Zandt,
Austin City Limits Music Festival, Rothbury Music Festival, Rihannna’s
MySpace Secret Show, Katy Perry live event for the launch of the
Microsoft phone, Green Apple Festival, Nelson Mandela’s 90th Birthday
Concert from Hyde Park, London, and countless other events. Nate
oversees all aspects of the operation of iClips, including growth,
strategy, and development of the continual evolution one of the
country’s top live streaming destinations.
1. What environmental issue(s) do you consider to be the most critical at this time?
There are so many
critical issues affecting the environment right now, where do we even
begin? Obviously Global Warming is the 800 pound gorilla and supercedes
basically every other issue that is currently happening: they all play
into contributing to the warming trend. To that end, I feel like the
Keystone Pipeline would be another huge nail in the coffin contributing
to warming. It all boils down to fossil fuels and the need for new
science and technology to make it feasible for the biggest consumers of
fossil fuels to switch to sustainable energy sources. Another issue that
I've been keenly following is mountain top removal, which I feel is one
of the most blatant affronts to the environment and our natural
eco-system, and again is a quest to extract more fossil fuels. My
biggest pet peeve right now are plastic bags -- I get so uptight when I
see folks at the grocery store with one or two items that are already
wrapped in plastic or some kind of packaging, and then they grab a
plastic bag or two on top of it...we all know where that plastic ends up
and it ain't pretty.
2. What has inspired you to combine environmental activism with your music?
Going back to the
mountain top removal issue, I've written a few songs about this. I feel
that music is such a powerful emotional driver that if we can combine
issues that are important to us in song without doing it in a preachy or
judgmental way, we may be able to encourage people to get more
involved. We also want to add more environmental awareness in the live
shows that we are broadcasting on iClips, and help keep people aware of
some of the current issues that we're facing as a global community.
3. Where is your favorite place in nature to go to find solace or inspiration?
I lived in Colorado
for seven years and I love the mountains, so I tend to try and spend as
much time in the high country as possible. I did a NOLS [National
Outdoor Leadership School] course back in 1992 and I learned a lot about
sustainability and protecting natural eco-systems through their "Leave
No Trace" programming. My course was in the Southwest, and we spent over
three months in the wilderness, backpacking, climbing, paddling and
caving as well as learning about natural and cultural history. When you
spend that much time in nature and you learn how to live in balance with
wilderness, it has a major impact on the way you tend to live your
life.
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