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Oya Music Festival in Norway Pushes Green Envelope

Workers bundle recycled cardboard at Oya music festival in Norway

With music festivals in the U.S. continuing to try and one-up each other in terms of their sustainability initiatives, one festival in Norway may have beaten them all.

Outside Lands Knows Sustainability

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Many big music festivals are sloppy, dirty affairs--trash is strewn all over the place, there are few easy options for recycling and composting, but San Francisco's Outside Lands is different.

Phish in Telluride: Cool Cups Reduce Waste

Phish's souvenir beer cups from Telluride.

As I made my way out of Telluride Town Park last week after each night of a special two-night run with legendary Vermont band, Phish, …

Outside Lands Does Sustainability (PICS)

Solar-powered stage at Outside Lands in San Francisco

Here are just a couple of the eco-interactive installations found at Outside Lands on Saturday.

‘Green’ Rocks Red Rocks

Red Rocks Amphitheatre

The legendary Red Rocks Amphitheater near Denver, Colorado turned a bit greener over the weekend.

Recycle Old Festival Wristbands into Hipster Keychains

Repurposed festival bracelets

Music festivals that allow patrons to move in and out of the festival grounds need to keep tabs on who has a ticket and who …

Prince Charles Makes Suprise Visit to Glastonbury Festival (Video)

Fans at the glastonbury music festival

Prince Charles, long an advocate for protecting tropical rainforests, made a surprise visit to the Glastonbury Music Festival in the UK.

The Bonnaroo Compost Cycle (PICS)

Main entry to festival at Bonnaroo.

Anytime you assemble 75,000 people in one place there will undoubtedly be some waste — and especially when those people are hungry, thirsty music fans …

Bonnaroo in Pictures: The Fans

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Photographs from the ninth annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Machester, Tennessee from June 10-13, 2010. Photos used with permission from the author, Richard …

Bonnaroo in Pictures: The Artists (Part 1)

The Flaming LIps at Bonnaroo 2010

Internet problems in the media tent at this year's Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival sure didn't stop our intrepid photographer, Richard Allen, from busting his but in the Tennessee heat to get some fantastic shots.