100,000 to Count at Glastonbury
May 30, 2007 at 3:25 pm
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In addition to warding off trench foot and broken ankles, music lovers will be encouraged to reduce their carbon footprints at this year’s Glastonbury Festival.

Through a series of interactive initiatives, the burgeoning I Count campaign hopes to garner 100,000 more supporters at Europe’s biggest festival, which takes place in Somerset next month.

In addition to being given a special wristband featuring the message, ‘We can stop climate chaos’, every festival-goer will be urged to carry out I Count’s 16 steps to reduce their personal CO2 emissions.

Festival founder Michael Eavis explained: “We hope to see at least 100,000 new supporters sign up to the I Count campaign - and I’ll be the first to put my name down.”

To raise awareness of the campaign’s onsite presence, the number of new participants will be flagged up on a totaliser above the festival’s Pyramid Stage.

I Count is the public face of the Stop Climate Chaos coalition, which is made up of over 50 organisations including the three main causes traditionally supported by Glastonbury: Oxfam, Greenpeace and WaterAid.

In the Greenpeace field this year, punters will be able to feast on organic food before showering their grubby bits in carbon neutral showers. Elsewhere Oxfam will be inviting festival-goers to try out their carbon cycle, and test out the weights of carbon footprints, while WaterAid volunteers will be overseeing the ‘She Pee’ female toilets and will also be running the VIP latrines.

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