Atlanta Jazz Festival wins green award

The London-based non-profit A Greener Festival Ltd. has bestowed upon the Atlanta Jazz Festival the 2009 Greener Festival Award, singling out the Atlanta event and Manchester, Tenn.'s Bonnaroo Festival as the only two American-based shindigs to win recognition as environmentally friendly superpowers. The award is based on 56 green checkpoints, including recognition for carbon reduction strategies and recycling initiatives. According to a press release, the winners get a trophy "constructed from recycled plastics made from crushed CDs, remoulded plastic water bottles and unwanted wellington boots."