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Green Bands Can't Stop Fans From Polluting

Rock armies have to reach the show somehow

By Michael Foreman, Newser User

Posted May 30, 2008 4:21 PM CDT

(Newser) – It's not easy being a green band. While touring musicians try to cut their carbon footprints with biodiesel buses and recycling, fans wreak environmental havoc, reports Rolling Stone. The venues arena rockers need sit miles outside of city centers, forcing concertgoers to gas up and... Read full story »

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