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 A carbon neutral concert was held April 22 on Laughlin Lawn in celebration of Earth Day.
A carbon footprint is the total amount of carbon dioxide and similar gases that are released during a certain task, or in this case, event. The MSU Environmental Science Club, the Forestry Service, and Sustainable Morehead, Inc. were able to make the concert carbon neutral by planting 100 trees. The trees will offset the amount of carbon dioxide that the concert released into the environment.
Lisa Bryant, member of the environmental science club, helped coordinate the concert.
The concert was free to students and Bryant said the featured bands, Ford Macneill and Pandemonium Charter Group performed for free. Approximately 50 students attended the event.
Concerts similar to this one have taken place around the end of the spring semester for years, but this was the first time it has been directly correlated with Earth Day and preserving the environment.
The environmental science club originally intended to power the concert using a bio-fuel generator but plans fell through because the person who did the sound didn't want to, Bryant said.
The club was still able to offset the carbon footprint of the concert by planting trees.
Bryant said, "The Forestry service donated 100 trees to be planted in the restoration area in Clearfield off of Jones Ridge."
Bryant said it is anticipated that in the first 25 years the trees would offset more than 16 tons of carbon. The trees are mostly a variety of oaks and are expected to live about 300 years.
Bryant said the actual carbon footprint produced by the concert would be difficult to calculate but that the trees planted should be more than enough to offset the impact of the concert
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