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Brandi Carlile lends her voice to the environmentLike everyone else on the planet, I spent much of the weekend watching the Olympics. I tuned in late on Friday, and was surprised to see a commercial for General Motors that featured Brandi Carlile singing “The Story.” First of all, as much as I love that song, it doesn’t exactly scream “cars and trucks” to me. But, I was more surprised that Carlile, who I know to be an environmentalist, would agree to the commercial.
After all, Carlile announced last year that she would be donating a portion of every concert ticket sold to help offset all the emissions from her fall tour. In a journal entry on her Web site, she wrote: The money will help support Reverb's mission as well as NativeEnergy's family farm methane projects, which help reduce global warming pollution by reducing the amount of fossil fuels the farms themselves use for heat, cooling and electricity or by preventing emissions of methane gas from manure stored in lagoons. By helping build new clean and renewable energy projects with NativeEnergy, we''ll reduce CO2 pollution by helping change how power is made. Clearly the telepathy between Brandi and I is strong, because she posted another journal entry this weekend, explaining that she agreed to the commercial only after GM indicated the song would be used to help promote alternative fuel options and eco-friendly car styles. First of all, a tip of the hat to Ms. Carlile for maintaining her personal, artistic and social integrity in the face of dollar signs. But, this also got me thinking about how other artists are helping to lessen their carbon footprints. A quick look at the roster of artists involved with Reverb shows that Sheryl Crow, Kelly Clarkson, Norah Jones, and Aimee Mann — to name a few — have all partnered with the environmental touring organization to help curb their emissions. Bonnie Raitt has been touring in a bio-fueled bus. Ani DiFranco has even been known to urge members of congress against expanding nuclear power on Native lands.
Let’s face it, the only way for artists to truly curb their emissions and save the environment is to not tour at all, but I don’t think anyone — fans or artists — would be too thrilled with that prospect. Does it matter to you if the artist you’re paying big bucks to see live has taken measures to ensure their tour is polluting as little as possible? Submitted by on August 11, 2008 - 5:00pm. |
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Iiih!
Weeeeeee!!!
I just got SO excited to see Brandi's face in a blog post here!!!
Oh, and good thing she's doing her bit to save the planet.
I heart, <3 and less-than-three Brandi! LOVE YOU!
That's not all!
She and the band are also donating all the monies GM is paying for the song use to a variety of environmental non-profits. :D
This makes my deep love for her feel less superficial. :P
Fantastic
I actually get upset when I find out my favorite artists/bands aren't encorporating something environmentally-friendly into their tours. I love that musicians are increasingly becoming concerned about the environment and are willing to use their fame to influence the masses to help them help the planet.
Last concert I went to was Warped Tour and I was happy to find them using biodiesel and a solar stage as well as having plenty of volunteers going around recycling bottles. Before that I went to KT Tunstall and she used biodiesel for her tour too. She also works with a company called Global Cool which helps to inspire people to reduce their CO2 emissions.
Oh and I <3 Brandi Carlile.
___//♫♪ let your girlfriend do what your boyfriend can't
Icing on the cake
I LOVE LOVE LOVE BRANDI
I love Brandi Carlile! She's my favorite artist. Saw her in concert last October......best concert that i've EVER been to!
My gf and I saw that commercial last night..........we got a bit excited..lol. Believe me....she does her part. She's amazing.
Okay..no more Brandi and Kelly pictures in the same blog...i'm too big of a fan...of both!
Yay!
Finally some Brandi here on AE! :)
oh my
i'm so glad to see some brandi coverage! she is really a fantastic artist that deserves much more attention. i just saw the commerical earlier this evening. it was interesting how they cut the song to almost change the meaning to be about this long-standing, triumphant company doing great things. oh well...i'll take any excuse to hear some brandi on tv!
i also have to echo Jeanne25's words...brandi and kelly in the same post? be still my heart.
Love Brandi Carlile. I
Finally!
I thought that commercial was a joke
Yesterday I saw the GM commercial featuring Brandi Carlile's song, and thought it was youtuber edition from an original commercial, hence a joke. I was surprised that nobody talks about the car, but instead there's just a song...
Missy Higgins is also doing a lot of stuff on enviromental issues. She filmed a series of five "webisodes" about that. Here´s the first...
Be still my heart....
Beautiful, talented women who also care about the environment? HOT!
Brandi and Missy, I love you!
I'm such a huge fan of
I'm such a huge fan of Brandi's she's my favorite singer. And it's nice to see her finally get a little recognition here on After Ellen. How hot is she? Talented and cares about the environment? *swoon*
Finally?
Interesting to see all the comments that say it's good to see Brandi FINALLY get some recognition on AfterEllen - it was a because of a video link on AfterEllen last year (April? May?) that I first heard her. Wifey saw it and immediately went looking for her music. So a big thanks to ScribeGrrrl - Wifey thinks it was her link.
It has been quiet since then though so yay for more news at last!