Club Earth
Dancing = Energy
One of the joys of summer in the city is the copious amounts of free musical events, which of course lead to dancing. What if we used that movement and turned it into energy? I realize that this sounds like a nice dream, but apparently it is a nice reality already.
Joining some other cities that boast eco-friendly nightclubs (cups, utensils, beverages, free entry if you can prove you rode your bike or used public transport) London is about to raise the bar. The dance floor will now be creating 60% of the building’s energy with the rest coming from renewable sources. The club’s owner, a wealthy Londoner has also started an organization called Club4Climate. He believes that clubbing is the best way to get young people engaged in the fight against global warming. Young people want to dance, not listen to the “grown-up’ environmental organizations.
I gotta hand it to the guy, it is creative and it certainly is an impressive way to make a space more sustainable. But I do question whether young people, with many drinks in them and a desire to party are the most captive audience for creating positive changes. Dr. Earth, the character behind Club4climate says: “Dr. Earth wants you to be environmentally aware, but he sees no reason why environmental awareness and hedonism shouldn’t go hand in hand. They are not mutually exclusive.” Well, I think we know that there are a few human activities that are not so good for the environment, luckily dancing is not one of them. New York night clubs, where are you?
