#djacc

Dance music has become of the most lucrative businesses of the past few years. It's success has hinged predominately on the talent of the DJs who actually perform and because of that, DJs go where they are demanded. This means grueling tour dates and constant travel, most of the time by plane. You can imagine that with all those plane tickets comes a hefty carbon price tag. DJs, just like another person, have to work and their line of work in particular requires travel. Unfortunately, air travel contributes between four to nine percent of the world's carb0n emissions. Brooklyn-based DJ Sammy Bananas is solving this dilemma by uniting DJs (and regular folk like you or me) to help offset the carbon produced by air travel with DJs Against Climate Change.

"These flights contribute millions of tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, but are unavoidable in order for DJs to perform. As participants in DJACC, we recognize this negative aspect in our line of work and use our cultural influence to show how everyone can take responsibility for their impact on Climate Change." Source (DJACC).

DJACC have teamed up with myclimate, a non-profit in Sweden which provides funds for projects aimed at "reduce climate-impacting emissions."

"Whether providing methane reducing biodigesters in India, energy efficient stoves in Kenya or similar efforts around the world, myclimate funds serve the additional impact of fostering sustainable development in the project regions." Source (DJACC)

DJACC, which is in its fifth year, helped offset an impressive 457,000 pounds of CO2, which is the  equivalent to more than one million miles worth of air travel. If you contribute (you can donate anywhere from one measly buck to $1,000) to the DJACC program your donation can be written off as a business expense on your 2012 taxes!

Sammy Bananas has some of the biggest names in dance music behind his cause as well including: A-Trak, Anna Lunoe, Apt One, Chris Devlin, Cosmo Baker, Cousin Cole, Dave Nada, DJ Ayres, DJ Day, DJ Benny C, Mike the 2600 King, Morse Code, Pete Emes, The Hood Internet, thee Mike B, Treasure Fingers, Sammy Bananas, Skinny Friedman, Skratch Bastid, Star Eyes, Tittsworth and Willy Joy.

Please, give me a great punt return, a TD dive, or something new. Just don't get called for it.