THE WHOLE COUNTRY'S AT BONNAROO

Things have really hit full swing here at Bonnaroo 2007 today. There are thousands and thousands of people everywhere, and Planet Roo is centrally located so that many of them pass by the tables of all us great environmental groups and non-profits, like the GRN member group, Natural Resources Defense Council.

On top of that, there is amazing music around every corner. Last night, Erin loved the Tool show, and I managed to get about ten feet from the stage for the Superjam featuring John Paul Jones from Led Zeppelin, Ben Harper, and ?uestlove from the Roots. They did a heck of a job resurrecting Led Zeppelin. Speaking of resurrections, I just got back from seeing The Police. Man, they can still rock and Sting’s voice is amazing.

Along with having a ton of fun, we’re getting some serious work done too. Almost 1,400 people have signed postcards to Wal-Mart, Home Depot, and Lowe’s, and over 1,000 have signed up for our email list. I can’t wait to send them the new Corporate Low-Down Depot Mart video next week! Since we’re almost out of postcards (wow!), we’re thinking of doing a photo petition tomorrow. The more artistically inclined folks in the crowd have already been drawing pictures and writing personal notes to Mr. Scott, CEO of Wal-Mart, and Mr. Blake, CEO of Home Depot (don’t worry, we’ll get Lowe’s tomorrow). I never knew you could do so much with crayons! If you’ve got any cool ideas of how festival-goers can participate in the campaign, leave a comment on the blog. I’ll check it tomorrow morning, and we can implement your ideas.

One of the best parts of talking with folks here is the geographical diversity of the crowd. There are tons of folks from the Gulf states (I just stopped typing this to talk with someone from Lafayette), which is great, and others from as far away as California and Delaware have signed up to stop the sale of cypress mulch. Since the mulch is being distributed all over the country, we need to tell everyone and they can help spread the word in their home towns!

Enjoy some sights from Bonnaroo!

Dan Favre is the GRN's Campaign Organizer.