It’s the 4th of July weekend! A time where we, as Americans, celebrate our countries independence from Britain in 1776 and the signing of YOUR
Category: Environment and Green Living
Nationwide Gulf Coast Benefit Concert July 1st
In the spirit of Independence Day, nationwide concerts will be hosted by music venues on July 1st, 2010 to benefit those directly impacted by the
BP is Burning Turtles In The Gulf Of Mexico
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kjw3_bMk8o[/youtube] From CREDO ACTION: News has just emerged from the Gulf Coast that BP is burning endangered sea turtles alive. A boat captain who has
Gulf Oil Spill Claims Another Life. Boat Captain Commits Suicide
The BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill initially took the lives of 11 men aboard the Deep Horizon. It’s taken countless lives of fish, sea
In Light of the New Orlean’s Judge Decision…Jane’s Addiction “Nothing’s Shocking”
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4jene1axu8[/youtube] With the New Orlean’s Judge overturning the Deep Water Drilling and the flaming tap water, I thought this fitting!
New Orleans Judge Blocks the Moratorium on Offshore Drilling
U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman, a judge in New Orleans, LA, has made a ruling against President Obama’s moratorium on offshore “Deep Water” drilling. Let
Don’t Drink the Flaming Water! Gasland Documentary Examines Natural Gas Contaminating Drinking Water
Don’t drink this water! That’s the handwritten sign that hangs above the sink in the home of Mike Markham and Marsha Mendenhall who live in Weld County, Colorado. Why? Because Mike and Marsha’s water is flammable. In the new HBO Documentary film “Gasland” by Josh Fox, they demonstrate by literally lighting the water coming out of the faucet with a bic lighter. Not just a little flammable.
Environmental Suggestions from the Artist of the Month, Nate LaPointe
As you know, we mix the jamband community and the environment together here at Shakedown News. I can’t think o f a better example than
Bonnaroo Broadcasting LIVE on YouTube.com and NPR.org
This weekend is the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, TN. If you can’t find your way to rural Tennessee today, not to worry, the Bonnaroo
Australia To Sue Japan Over Illegal Whaling In Southern Oceans
Japan said Tuesday (6/1) it would staunchly defend its research hunt that kills hundreds of whales per year, a day after Australia filed an international lawsuit arguing that the cull does not qualify for a scientific exemption to a 1986 ban.
