Pete Doherty's little rock outfit the 'Babyshambles' has beaten rival band the Police in a list of green-friendly bands. Despite efforts from Police frontman Sting (real name Gordon Sumner) to save the rainforest, his band were given a poor rating due to the carbon footprint left by their 2007 reunion tour of big stadiums.
NME commissioned a survey of rock tours, with zero "as carbon neutral as Bob Geldof's bathwater" and 10 "as good for Earth as an oil spill".
Doherty's rock four-piece was given a four rating, with indie band the Cribs, due to playing small venues with fans not traveling too far.
Radiohead was the best of all five bands, listed with a rating of just two, after Thom Yorke pledged to reduce their footprint.
The Police came top with a rating of seven - the same as Kasabian.
John Buckley, of Carbonfootprint.com, told Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper: "At Live Earth in New Jersey where the Police played, the biggest emissions weren't from the concert, it
By Owen Williams, Jan 09 2008 © Copyright 2008 - Showbiz Spy
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