HH-What one thing have you done for can get off the road the better. I am
the environment that you think is really HH- Have your environmental beliefs very proud of the Obama administra-
fun? or work ever turned you onto a new tion for moving people toward cleaner
Ed- Riding my bike. I really like rid- band or type of music? vehicles, high miles per gallen vehicles,
ing around and not just for fun but Ed- Yes. There are bands like Rage and vehicles that are going to save
for transportation. I love getting from Against the Machine that have very money in the long run.
point A to point B on my bike. I love important messages. There are many
riding to go get breakfast with my groups now a days that are talking about HH- What type of car do you drive
daughter, riding to drop something off things like Joni Mitchell was many years and what is your favorite part of driving
or pick something up, riding to go to ago. It is great that they are doing so it?
a doctor's appointment, anything like and registering with the young people. Ed- The car that I drive, which isn’t
that I do on my bike. It feels good and that often, is my electric car. It is a pure
I enjoy it. HH- Have you ever heard of Michael electric car and not a hybrid. It is a
Franti and Spearhead? Rav-4 Pure Electric and I charge it us-
HH-I heard that you ride your bike to Ed- I'm embarrassed to say that I have ing the sun so it is a very clean vehicle.
Hollywood events. Have you inspired not. It is also a very cheap vehicle to oper-
anyone else to do the same? ate. There has been no expense since
Ed- Yes. Darryl Hannah rides her bike HH- That's OK, but you have got to 2002 when I got it and no matienence
a lot. There are a bunch of other people check him out right away! He is a yoga, on anything. When I have to go on
who ride a bike and they have given me peace, and love activist who is exploding long trips to Seattle or San Francisco
credit for that, even though I'm not sure onto the scene. You would love him and my electric car isn’t practical for that
I deserve it... his music. so I take my wife’s Prius. On that car
Ed- That is fantastic. I have got to we have 160,000 miles on and it’s still
HH- You do! You lead by example and check them out!! going strong and it’s very inexpensive to
that is the most powerful way to inspire maintain and on fuel. It’s great for long
someone. What is the accomplishment HH- Have you heard of the Rothbury trips. (Continued on page 25)
are you most proud of in the green Music Festival and would you go to
world? something like that?
Ed- My 3 children. I have a grown son Ed- Oh yes! I have
Nicholas who is 30, a daughter Amanda heard about that! I
who is 31, and Hayden who is 9. They have got to get there
are all dedicated environmentalists and one year.
they all care deeply about the earth.
Those are obsolutely my three greatest HH- Yes you do!
accomplishments! They are pioneers in
the green music festival
HH-That is another example of how scene. They compost,
you lead by example to inspire others. use solar power, recycle,
Congratulations on being a super papa! and educate the festival
Ed- Thank you!!! goers on world and
environmental issues
HH-What kind of music are you into? in think tanks. You
Ed- I like some stuff from my youth should contact them to
like Tom Waits, who is every bit as be a speaker.
important in music now as he was years Ed- Right. I should.
ago, and friends of mine like Don
Henley and Jackson Browne. I love HH- How do you feel
their music. I love Joni Mitchell, Green about the Cash for
Day, Elbow, Kings of Leon, Coldplay, Clunkers bill?
and Radiohead. I like lots of different Ed- I think it is great.
kinds of music. The more clunkers we
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