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Oh my, there are so many reasons to love Warped Tour! In 2007 I had the opportunity to spend my entire summer on the tour and it was a hoot for sure! I got to meet some amazing people, saw some great bands, and I also got our tent more active with something called The Eco Initiative. You might have heard that name before or have seen the flags on tents, stickers on buses, people wearing the shirts, or even their tent...they are everywhere—just like the peta2 road warriors!


Check out the tent lurking in the background!
We want to help our friends out and we hope you want to do the same! The Warped Eco Initiative has made it to the FINALS for a $10,000 grant from Ideablob and we want to make sure they win!! They do an amazing job making the tour green(er) and with that loot I'm sure they could do even more amazing things! This is what you can do to help:

• Go to the "Warped Eco Initiative: Change is a Sound" Ideablob page
• Click the "Vote!" icon on the right hand side of the page
• If you do not have an Ideablob account, you need to register but it only takes a few worthwhile moments—really!
• Activate your account via an e-mail sent to your registered e-mail account
• Return back to the "Warped Eco Initiative: Change is a Sound" Ideablob page
• CLICK VOTE!!
• Post a comment on this blog and let us know if you helped!

Of course, recycling isn't the only way to help clean things up! Our amazing road warriors have been spreading the word about the Meat's Not Green campaign. Going vegan/vegetarian is an easy way to clean up this planet AND save animals!

Thanks to everyone that's fighting to make a change!

Cody

According to the Deftones' studio blog, Chi Cheng (friend of peta2 who recently designed our "Happy Families, Not Happy Meals" tee) was involved in a car accident Monday night. He is currently in serious but stable condition in a Northern California hospital and there is speculation that he is in a coma. His band mates are there supporting him, and we ask that you keep Chi in your thoughts and comment below with good wishes for his speedy recovery.


-Ashleigh

Oh what a first week we had hanging with some of the greatest people ever—who are all learning (or helping spread the word) that Meat's Not Green! Did you know seventy percent of the leveled rain forest in the Amazon is used to raise animals for meat consumption? That can't be good for anyone!

We joined our friends from hellogoodbye in California to start the BBQ tour. Like pros, these manly men got right to building grills.



We're also making new friends, like Ace Enders and Never Shout Never.

Jason and Sergio (Ace Enders) and Casey (Never Shout Never) all signed our petition this week to inform everyone and spread the word that Meat's Not Green!


And these rad Texans got involved by getting decked out in MNG stickers!


We'd also like to welcome Casandra to the HGB tour. She'll be out talking to you about what we can do to help save the planet AND animals at one time—like try going vegetarian for a week. You'll help save the rain forests and feel healthier, and you might even want to stick with it once the week is over! If you're already vegetarian, try going vegan for a week!


This week in my tummy, we went to Mr. Natural in Austin, TX—a 100% vegetarian Mexican restaurant. I'll let the pictures do the talking.




Peace like a river,

Paige!

Time flies when you're having fun, so you can only imagine how fast the Cobra Starship Sassyback tour is going by.

Looking at this picture you may think, what the hell are the peta2 road warriors thinking? Well, in case you didn't know, all chickens killed for KFCs in Canada are now covered by a historic new animal welfare program. Not only will KFC's suppliers now be phasing in better handling and slaughter systems, but most Canadian KFC's have now added a vegan chicken patty to there menu!! You can only imagine how stoked we were to hit up a KFC before our show in Vancouver, BC.


In other news, Nate, the bassist for Sing It Loud signed our petition in Portland, OR.


And FYI: If you're ever in Seattle, WA, I highly suggest you go to Pizza Pi. It's an all VEGAN pizzeria. We pigged out on calzones, cheesy bread, and Mexican pizza.


And of course, here I am holding the fort down at the table with my sweet shades letting all of Boise, ID, know why Meat's Not Green. Remember: Animals raised for food in the U.S. produce 89,000 lbs of waste a second—that's 130 times the amount that humans produce. Crazy!


On our day off, we hung out in Reno, NV, and stumbled upon an awesome vegetarian restaurant called the Pneumatic Diner. We stuffed ourselves on some vegan nachos.


Tip of the week: Never drink a gallon of water in three hours when you're on a drive that only has gas stations every 100 miles—it's not fun. Well, I'm off to start celebrating my 23rd birthday—I hope to eat a pint of some delicious vegan ice cream!

Check out our tour dates on the peta2 MySpace and come hang out.

Stay Sassy

Susie B