The Bonnaroo community is really getting fired up about reducing energy waste. The festival-fans, the festival organizers, and everyone in their networks, are entering the Shreddolution. Since yesterday the www.Bonnaroo.com homepage has featured a Shredder Video and a Shredder contest to get "roo-sters" to join the Do Your Part Bonnaroo Group. 

The economics of solar power in Vermont under Green Mountain Power's new "Solar Rate" net-metering program means that solar power is a good investment, even in a place like Vermont that doesn't have a lot of hot sunny days.

This program offers people a “market rate” credit from their power bill for solar power generated by homes and sent into the grid, meaning people and businesses can go solar without having to go "off grid.”

Five easy steps to saving $ and the planet.  Shred Hard. Walk Lightly.

1. Take 10 minutes to calculate your carbon footprint.

2. Walk through some EASY steps to save $ and reduce your pollution. The average household that reduces their footprint by 10% will save $800 to $1,000 per year on energy costs.

3. Track your progress over time.

Click here to see a slide show of Bonnaroo Carbon Shredders

http://picasaweb.google.com/7thGeneraton/Bonnarro1?authkey=43FXpHI_9jA&p...

The Solar-Bus, fueled by canola oil and solar panels, is bringing 15 volunteer-Shredders to Bonaroo. Thanks to corporate sponsors Seventh Generation and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters and organizational support by Yestermorrow Design/Build School as well as the Bonaroo organization itself, some major carbon will be shred this year during and after the festival.

Our goal is to get 80,000 attendees of Bonaroo to take the Low Carbon Diet and reduce their annual C02 footprint by 10%, roughly 5,000 pounds on average, by the 2009 Bonaroo.