Carbon "neutral"

In news of the weird, "Nike Named One of the Country’s Best Workplaces for Commuters by the U.S. EPA". This raises a number of smarmy questions in my mind, revolving around shoes and sweatshops, but I don't have the time to get into them.

I love going to rock concerts, but I acknowledge the amount of energy consumption involved, as has Thom Yorke. A lot of performers have been going carbon-neutral, which sounds like the perfect solution, but here are some fairly good arguments that dispute the effectiveness of going carbon neutral. According to the calculation made for the Rolling Stones, "A staggering 90% of the total emissions are from fans' travel to and from the gigs." So try taking alternative transit to the show (walk/bike/bus), or at the very least, carpool, to the show.