Paige Heydon Joins to Lead Environmental Advocacy Organization to New Heights DENVER, CO--(Marketwired - Dec 21, 2015) - Rock the Earth, a national nonprofit environmental organization that works to protect America's natural resources, announced that Paige Heydon has joined as Executive Director. Heydon brings more than 18 years of non-profit experience to Rock the Earth, [...]
In the November edition of Rock the Earth Notes, we highlighted the fact that the parties who entered into a historic settlement in 2014 to protect the vast majority of Colorado’s Roan Plateau were awaiting the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to issue a highly-anticipated draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS). The draft SEIS would [...]
October (or as we like to call it, “ROCKtober”) is always a fun month for us at Rock the Earth. The weather turns cooler, bands go back to playing inside, and environmental activism projects start to heat up again with year-end priorities driving urgency. The big news for us this month is the fact that [...]
As the weather starts to turn cooler, the days get shorter, and the kids head back to school, nature starts to put on its natural light show with a changing of the leaves, once again, drawing our attention to bucolic landscapes as our minds starts to slide towards the cold of winter. Meanwhile, Rock the [...]
The facts are slippery when it comes to the great fracking debate in America, where truth, lies, and spin often collide and end up leaving us confused and dizzy. And sometimes we sadly get treated to the perfect mix of manipulation of fact and fiction, courtesy of the powers that be, that leaves us even [...]
Since the summer of 2010, Rock the Earth has monitored and reported on the serious environmental concerns raised by hydraulic fracturing (otherwise known as “fracking”) - a highly controversial method of extracting natural gas from deep shale beds by injecting into the ground enormous amounts of water laced with various chemicals to fracture the rock [...]
August is always a great time of year for Rock the Earth – it’s the “traditional” end of summer but our “Summer” Education & Outreach Tour is not even halfway done! The thing that we’re most excited about right now is the start of our work with Foo Fighters on their massive U.S. Tour, while [...]
Ever wanted to see the country and educate the public about environmental issues at concerts? Well, we have an internship for you! Summer’s not even halfway through and our environmental education and outreach program, both on the road and in Colorado, continues right into the fall season. If you’re interested in joining the Rock the [...]
In only its third year, the Arise Music Festival is already getting to be known as a national gathering of activist music fans and visionaries. Bringing together conscious artists such as Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes, The Polish Ambassador, Ozomatli, Rising Appalachia, and others, Arise is much more than a music experience. Located in [...]
July marks the halfway mark of the year, but we’re really still just getting started with some of our major environmental education & activation work. In this issue, we update you on our Summer Education & Outreach tour, in which we joined forces with the Wheels of Soul Summer Tour by the Tedeschi Trucks Band [...]
Let's be honest: We all know why the U.S. Congress won't pass comprehensive climate change legislation or enact a regulatory framework that accelerates America's transition to a clean energy economy. It's no mystery: The logjam created by money influencing politics. The dollar is still the mightiest and most powerful influencer in Washington. The fossil fuel [...]
June is always one of our favorite months of the year. Not only does our annual Summer Education & Outreach Tour start to hit its stride, but we are fortunate to have an incredibly high-profile presence at one of the largest music festivals in the world: Bonnaroo. In this edition you’ll also read about our [...]
Summer is off to a great start, we’ve already seen so much great music and it’s only June! To commemorate our favorite season of sunshine, music, and the outdoors, we have a slew of SIGNED Rock the Earth Summer Tour posters up for auction this month! June’s auction items include posters signed by Jack Johnson, [...]
In 2004, when Rock the Earth was just starting to interface with the music industry, there was one band that supported our efforts from the get-go. It was Boulder, Colorado’s The String Cheese Incident, the bluegrass-influenced jamgrass band that got its own start in the mountains of Colorado, in which several musicians with environmental activism [...]
For years, Rock the Earth has been educating and activating the public on the highly-industrial, natural-gas drilling process known as hydraulic fracturing, otherwise known as “fracking.” This month, we are proud to announce a new partnership with Movement Music Records on their release of Buy This Fracking Album (BTFA). Created to bring both awareness and [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Marc Ross Executive Director, Rock the Earth (303) 454-3304 / (412) 953-6280 marcr@rocktheearth.org Joanna Kulesa (408) 806-9201 joannak@rocktheearth.org ROCK THE EARTH ADVOCATES CLIMATE CHANGE AWARENESS AT BONNAROO 2015 Nonprofit Screens Environmental Films, Hosts Interviews and Performances, Conducts Postcard Campaign Sending Message to the White House MANCHESTER, TN – June 9, 2015 – [...]
Rock the Earth is seeking a hard working, versatile, and experienced full-time Office Manager to work in our national headquarters in downtown Denver. Serving in an integral role for the organization, applicants must have at least two years' Office Management or full time administrative experience. The anticipated start date for this position is June 29, 2015. [...]
DENVER CO--(Marketwired - May 21, 2015) - Rock the Earth, a national nonprofit environmental organization that partners with the music industry, today announced it has received a grant of $81,000 from the John Denver Aspenglow Fund. A portion of the grant will be utilized for the organization's coalition work in protecting the Central Mountains of [...]
Although somewhat overshadowed by our work during Earth Month (April), one of our favorite months each year is May. It’s the time of year when we pack up a van with some awesome volunteers and head out on the road to education & activate tens of thousands of people across the country. This year is [...]
The world we live in today will not be the world we hand off to future generations. Despite this fact, supported by thousands of scientific studies examining the impact of climate change and the plague of pollution, many of our world leaders continue to ignore the truth and persistently place shortsighted self-interest and economic wealth [...]
