Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance Visionary award goes to Reverb co-founders for sustainable music tour efforts

In Michigan, the 2009 Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance Visionary award was awarded to Reverb Co-founders Adam Gardner (Guster Guitarist/Vocalist) and Lauren Sullivan. Honorary  Board  Chairman,  Willie  Nelson , made the award at the Rothbury  Music  Festival.  Reverb  educates  and  engages  musicians and fans to take action toward a more  sustainable future, through their website  www.reverbrock.org  and work  with  music  tours. To date, Reverb has  helped  tours  source  over  376,000  gallons  of  biodiesel  and  prevented over 62,000  tons  of  carbon  from  being  released  into  the  atmosphere. Online  biodiesel  mapping  system  www.nearbio.com  also  received  a visionary award from the SBA for work in the field of sustainable biodiesel.

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