The soundtrack for the film Curious George, is awesome. I have got to hand it to Universal for allowing Jack Johnson to do this album. It's spectacular! There's even a kick ass cover of White Stripes' "We're Going to be Friends." You should definitely try to not pirate this particular CD. I only mention this because on the back of the CD case, there's this message...."Brushfire Records will donate a portion of the proceeds from this album to support environmental education in schools. Printed on recycled paper."The "Printed on recycled paper" part goes for all of Jack's previous records, not a single standard plastic CD jewel case, nor shiny non-recyclable insert.
It seems Jack Johnson's record label Brushfire Records is part of "1% For the Planet" alliance.Here's the mission statement for "1% For the Planet."
1% For The Planet is an alliance of businesses committed to leveraging their resources to create a healthier planet. Members recognize their responsibility to and dependence on a healthy environment and donate at least 1% of their annual net revenues to environmental organizations worldwide. The alliance aims to prove that taking environmental responsibility is good for business.
I think this is a great idea! This makes me think of how Clark Foam the primary provider (about 90%) of surf board blanks went out of business, due to the mis-handling of hazardous materials. Don't get me wrong, I'm not an environmental idealist. This is postive reinforcement for companies to start thinking ethically, environmentally, and get a decent tax write off at the same time.Check out this article at Transworld Business, for the entire story on Clark Foam. Here's an excerpt from the article below.
According to Clark, the main concern of the state and county government is a toxic chemical Clark Foam uses called Toluene Di Isocynate (TDI). He goes on to say that other concerns included the use of polyester resin, dust, trash, some of the equipment he built or was built using Clark's specifications, and numerous safety concerns both for employees and the local community.
