May 18th 2007
Jackson Browne Rocks Sustainable Guitars and Rolls in Eco-friendly Cars
Filed under: ecorazzi exclusive, events: la, interviews, music, transport — Sarah Shewey @ 4:25 pm
Last night at the Gibson Guitar showroom in Beverly Hills, I got a chance to listen to live acoustic music by Paul Freeman, Billy Morrison, and Michael des Barres and view an impressive fleet of electric cars by Environmental Motors with Jackson Browne, the outspoken singer/songwriter who is currently a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and will be inducted to the Songwriter Hall of Fame next month.
Browne stressed the importance of “the environment and the things that we all share together in our lives†to create music and art, in general. He is a collector of Gibson’s line of guitars that are made out of responsibly harvested woods, and has played them at benefits put on by the Gibson Foundation, which also supports the Environmental Defense and the Rainforest Alliance.
Cars that run on alternative fuels are also big on the environmental agenda for Browne. He used to ride around in a Chevy Chevelle muscle car that is powered by propane fuel. “Propane produces a tenth of the emissions than regular gas; but it’s still a fossil fuel, so I stopped (driving them)†He now drives a hybrid and can’t wait for the day that an electric car can get him out to his farm that is 125 miles outside of LA.
In collaboration with Trees for a Future, Environmental Motors committed to planting 25 trees if anyone test drove their cars and to planting 100 trees upon purchase of an electric vehicle. Other green sponsors at the event included Whole Foods, Steaz, Veev Vodka, Aquarius Water and Cell-nique Super Green Drink.
Truly a motivator and influencer of a balanced political and environmentally conscious world through his music and presence, we’re glad that Jackson Browne continues to rock the planet.
See more pictures of Jackson Browne and the event on the Pink Cloud Events flickr site.
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This is a great idea for Jackson to be involved in to help industry see that the planet needs to be protected!! A great way to start!!Rock on!!
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