5.12.2008 - 10:00am ET

(CSRwire) May 12, 2008 - LayFlats Arts & Music Festival announced today that it is offsetting its carbon emissions with Carbonfund.org, one of the country's leading carbon offset organizations.

As a CarbonFree(TM) Event, LayFlats is offsetting 90 metric tons of CO2 emissions through the support of Carbonfund.org's renewable energy, energy efficiency and reforestation projects. In addition, LayFlats is helping its attendees reduce their own carbon footprint by promoting carpooling and use of public transportation, as well as providing recycling bins at the event. This commitment establishes LayFlats as an environmental leader in the Greater Tippecanoe community and demonstrates the proactive steps LayFlats is taking in the fight against global climate change.

"We did our best to calculate our total CO2 emissions based on having 5,000 people drive (without carpooling) to the Tippecanoe Outdoor Amphitheatre during the course of our two day event. Then we nearly doubled our carbon offset as we plan on a huge turnout," said Johnny Klemme, Founder of the LayFlats Arts and Music Festival.

"Most of an event's carbon footprint is from the travel to and from the event. We all want to enjoy festivals like the LayFlats Arts and Music Festival," said Eric Carlson, Executive Director of Carbonfund.org. "That's why we're proud to make LayFlats CarbonFree. Together we're helping protect the outdoor environment of the festival."


About the LayFlats Arts and Music Festival

Known locally as LayFlats, the LayFlats Arts and Music Festival is an annual outdoor music and arts festival held at the Tippecanoe Outdoor Amphitheater in West Lafayette, Indiana. This multi-day family festival takes place at a 160 acre wooded park with proceeds supporting local charities to benefit children's art therapy, outreach and support programs. For more information, visit www.layflatsfestival.com.

About Carbonfund.org

Carbonfund.org is one of the country’s leading carbon reduction and offset organizations, making it easy and affordable for individuals, businesses and organizations to reduce their climate impact. Carbon offsets enable individuals and businesses to reduce carbon dioxide emissions they are responsible for in their everyday lives by supporting high-quality verified renewable energy, energy efficiency and reforestation projects. Carbonfund.org works with over 600 corporate and non-profit partners including Discovery, Allstate, Volkswagen, Dell, Orbitz, Environmental Defense, and Lancome.

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