Radiohead Says, We’re Not Blowing Green Smoke Up Your Ass

Celebrities aren’t generally known for being environmentally friendly, and even the ones who try to put out that image are usually flying luxuriously in private jets with huge entourages. Practicing what they preach really isn’t all that common. Radiohead, however, is showing that they’re more than just talk: they refused to fly from England to the U.S. for a gig on Conan, and luckily the studio accommodated them.

Ecorazzi has it:

Conan O’Brien invited the group to play on his show last night, but Thom Yorke and the gang decided the planet would be better off if they didn’t all get on a plane and fly across the Atlantic for the gig. So instead, they decided to compromise by jamming via satellite — something that aligned perfectly for NBC’s Green Is Universal initiative happening all this week.

Good for NBC for playing along and greenlighting the satellite idea, but ‘Green Week’ shouldn’t be the only time it happens. Let’s hope we see more of this sort of thing in the future, year-round. There’s no reason why bands – or any celebs, for that matter – need to be physically present for performances or interviews, and they can save an incredible amount of pollution that way. Radiohead’s move, for example, saved the equivalent to driving a car for an entire year.

Link [Ecorazzi]

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