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When we take in the music, we leave a carbon footprint.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 31-MAY-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: When we take in the music, we leave a carbon footprint.(Local Opinion)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Tom Manoff For The Register-Guard

My interest in carbon footprints started with compact discs. As a music critic, I end up with too many. Until recently, I've always been able to give away the extras. But in a new world of music downloads, unless I vouch for the music's high quality, fewer people want them. And you can't just throw away CDs. They have to be recycled.

So, taking a few hundred to the Lane County disposal site, I started wondering about the ecological cost of the disc and its packaging. The numbers surprised me - not only for CDs, but for the entire music industry.

Concern for music's carbon footprint (measured as carbon dioxide emissions) began in Europe. The leading organization is Julie's Bicycle, a nonprofit group that promotes ways to reduce the music industry's environmental impact in the United Kingdom. The group's motto is "taking the heat out of music." Don't let the group's cozy name distract you. Julie's Bicycle is a serious and effective outfit at the forefront of...

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