Last month, I participated in a program put together by my colleague and comrade Sammy Bananas called DJs Against Climate Change. Here’s the concept:

DJs Against Climate Change 2011 from sammy bananas on Vimeo.

I agree with Sammy’s take on the issue. Traveling in my career is a necessity, and therefore leaves me putting down a larger-than-average single person carbon footprint. As a result, I need to take extra steps to clean up after myself. No one likes a litterer.

Here’s is his summary of this year’s drive, taken from the DJs Against Climate Change website:

What a year! 2011′s DJs Against Climate Change year-end-drive was our most successful yet. 18 DJs banded together to offset 457,000 LBs of CO2, over one million miles worth of air travel. With these contributions we more than doubled our total offsets since the start of DJACC four years ago.

This year’s accomplishments can’t just be measured in carbon offsets. 2000 people watched the web video we created as a call to arms for the project, further raising awareness about the global issue of climate change, and helping demonstrate how individuals can join their communities, whether they be physical or digital, to take responsibility for their CO2 emissions.

Thank you to all the DJs that participated this year, including first timers in bold.
A-Trak, Anna Lunoe, Apt One, Chris Devlin, Cousin Cole, DJ Ayres, DJ Day, DJ Benny C, Mike the 2600 King, Morse Code, Pete Emes, The Hood Internet, thee Mike B, Treasure Fingers, Skinny Friedman, Skratch Bastid, Sammy Bananas, Willy Joy

My contribution offset 42,750 pounds of carbon emissions. It’s a small contribution towards a very big problem, but I believe in leading by example and hope that other people who travel as much as I do take similar steps to help clean up their own mess.

If you’re a DJ who would like to get involved, visit the website & get involved. Gotta run, flight is boarding…

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