CLIMATE CHANGE
In 2019 Blow Up Your TV Festival committed to providing a more environmentally friendly experience as well as bringing awareness to the very real issue of electronic recycling. We pledged 20% of all profits to environmental groups, and in May 2020 we were able to donate $600 to Asheville Greenworks despite the cancellation of the original festival due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Following the devastation of Hurricane Helene in September of 2024, Blow Up Your TV was able to donate $989 to mutual aid and disaster relief through a community funded house show.
While we hope to continue giving where we can, we also hope to bring awareness to the reality of what has brought us here. Climate change will always be an everybody issue. The effects of climate change are already surrounding us from entire regions engulfed in flames to states experiencing record breaking flooding year after year. Any small change is better than no change at all.
We are always accepting suggestions for non-profits, community programs, environmental organizations, mutual aid funds, etc. to add to the donation list.
If you want to submit a non-profit or mutual aid fund to be added to our donation list please email it to info@blowupyourtvevents.com
Take Action: Stop the Senate’s Plan to Sell Off Public Lands
Please take 1 minute out of your day to call on your senators to stop the sale of 250 million acres of public lands.
COLORADO:
Congress could sell 14M acres of public land in Colorado. Here's what could be sold
Article by Nate Trela
Fort Collins Coloradoan
“Popular trails, wildlife habitats and parts of major ski areas are among more than 14 million acres of public lands in Colorado that appear to be eligible for sale under the latest version of the Big Beautiful Bill budget proposal.
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee's bill calls for the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service to sell off up to 3.3 million acres in Colorado and 10 other western states over five years, about 0.75% of the agencies’ combined holdings across the country. More than 250 million acres would be eligible for sale, according to an analysis by the Wilderness Society. The land could only be sold for housing or related infrastructure, although the usage restriction would drop off after 10 years. The committee projected the sales to produce between $5 billion and $10 billion.”
Find the full article here: Coloradoan