Future Forests' mission is to plant trees around the world to help offset carbon dioxide emissions. Before Fuji Rock started, the organization calculated that about 413 tons of carbon dioxide would be produced during the festival, through the transportation of bands, energy to power facilities and waste produced.
To help offset this, Future Forests teamed up with the organizers to plant trees on the Isle of Skye, a remote island off the northern tip of Scotland. About 1,500 broadleaf saplings will be planted on the island, and the NGO has calculated that over their lifetime the trees will soak up all the carbon dioxide produced at the festival.
Dave Hilson Daily Yomiuri 7/31/03
