New David Gilmour CD is eco-friendly

On An Island, the new solo album from Pink Floyd leader David Gilmour, isn't just good to listen to - it's also good for the environment. The album has been declared CarbonNeutral, which means that all the carbon dioxide produced in its creation has been offset by the planting and maintenance of forests, since trees absorb the gas and recycle it into oxygen, and through energy-saving technologies that pollute less. Gilmour is a long-time supporter of the ecology organization Future Forests, which developed the CarbonNeutral program - in fact, a series of native forests were planted around the world in conjunction with the 2001 Pink Floyd greatest-hits album called Echoes.

Other CarbonNeutral supporters include Rolling Stones keyboardist Chuck Leavell, Queen drummer Roger Taylor, Sting, Eurythmics guitarist Dave Stewart, Julian Lennon, and Lenny Kravitz.

Gilmour's lined up North American shows to support On An Island. They start April 4th in New York City and end April 20th in Universal City, California. The band, which includes Pink Floyd keyboardist Richard Wright, is touring Europe now, and their next stop is on Friday, March 24th, in Milan, Italy.
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