Strummer memorialized with forest

By: Mike Whybark
Date: Monday, January 20, 2003
Source: BBC News

THE BBC provides coverage of U.K. environmental group Future Forests' Joe Strummer Memorial Forest, to be planted on the Isle of Skye. Strummer, who passed away last month unexpectedly, helped found the environmental organization when in the mid 90's he arranged to plant a forest to offset carbon dioxide emissions incurred as a result of his activities as a touring and performing musician and bandleader.

A spokesperson for Future Forests said, "Joe absolutely loved forests and trees and helped get Future Forests started. His inspiration and energy backstage at Glastonbury 1996 was the spark that got Future Forests going. Joe said, 'Bands must be contributing to global warming by their buses, equipment trucks and the diesel used to power the stages. Can you imagine how much CO2 the pressing and the distribution of a CD creates? What shall we do about it?'"

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