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Live Earth Concert Under Way
Concert series to raise awareness about human's impact on the climate and the
need to live responsibly is proceeding through the earth's time zones from
Sidney to Rio across all seven continents on this date of 7-7-7.
by Sterling
D. Allan
Pure Energy Systems News
Sidney stadium packed, July 7, 2007
Japan stage, July 7, 2007
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Claiming to bring together two billion people from seven continents, Live
Earth: Concerts for a Climate in Crisis is presently under way, having
commenced this morning in Sidney, set to endure for 24 hours, ending in Rio de
Janeiro, making this the biggest event concert in history.
The event, scheduled to bring attention to the human contribution to global
warming, and the need to live responsibly, is being broadcast exclusively online by MSN.
Unfortunately, the feed is a bit groggy. I don't think it's on my end
either. Perhaps a function of the large number of viewers. It has
cleared up a lot since the first hours.
Note that across the bottom of the screen at MSN
is a listing of the various
concerts, showing who is presently on stage, and who is up next. The
concerts overlap one another. I see also that the earlier concerts are
being rebroadcast, and that such is not noted on the channels display. I
know this both because I recognized one of the names of the bands that played
earlier, and the daylight/nighttime contradictions to actual. (Ref.)
I was amused to
see that Chevy is one of the three prominent sponsors of the MSN coverage,
positioning itself as a "green" company.
Compared to the kinds of far-reaching energy solutions we feature here at the
family of sites at PES Network, the "simple actions" promoted on the
"pledge" page are
baby steps, but taken on a large scale they will indeed make a tremendous
impact.
- Replace incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent lights.
- Turn down thermostat 3 degrees.
- Inflate your car tires.
- Turn down the hot water heater.
- Choose your seafood wisely.
- Purchase EnergyStar-labeled appliances.
- Wash and rinse in cold water.
- Buy locally produced meats and produce.
- Drink more water from reusable glassware.
- Walk, bike, and carpool.
The Live Earth goal is to have one million make the above pledge.
Each band makes a few comments about global warming and personal responsibility
to make small, doable changes, which when spread across many millions doing the
same can result in huge savings. Between bands the stadium displays show
short clips, environmental advertisements and messages, and excerpts from
concerts elsewhere in the world; along with emcee announcements of the upcoming
band along with quips of their own about environmental clips.
 Note
that one of the "featured videos" on the MSN list of Live Earth video
channels is an interview with Leonardo DiCaprio, who recently starred in Blood
Diamond (shown in the backdrop of the interview). This has particular
relevance to me in that my friend, Chris Patton, lived a situation that
closely resembled that story in Africa. Chris is presently working on a
documentary about new energy technologies, which will hopefully hit theaters by
the end of the year. We'll be telling you more about that movie in the
coming days. It's a truly exciting project that fulfills the dream we
envisioned last fall when we launched our documentary film project.
At one point in the Sidney Live Earth show, I looked up to see a man on stage pulling his pants back up.
I don't know what that's about, but I watched a movie last night, Dreamgirls,
a musical depiction of the live of Diana Ross; and in that movie one of the key
male singer's career came to and end when he pulled down his pants on live
television. That was years ago (if the film was based on a true story);
my, how far we've come?
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I must say that the thing that troubled me the most was when during one of
the Sidney performances the band asked everyone present to raise a right fist in
the air, then said, "That looks really good from here." That
happens to be the Communist solute, and most everyone there would have known
that. Indeed the environmentalist movement tends to be on the left end of
the political spectrum (though not completely as in my case). This
troubles me for two reasons. First, it illustrates the "closet
Communist" phenomenon of the political left; and second, it illustrates the
dearth of conservative representation in the movement. This action is not
going to be endearing the conservative sector toward environmentalism.
The MSN site says that on July 8 they
will be posting concert highlights.
China stadium, July 7, 2007
Hamburg, Germany in the rain, July 7, 2007
UK Crowd waves to the world; July 7, 2007
Johannesburg,
South Africa; July 7, 2007
Washington DC Mall, USA; July 7, 2007
New York City, USA; July 7, 2007
Rio, Brazil; July 7, 2007
Al Gore at the DC venue; also showed up at many of
the other venues as the key personality of the event.
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Google News > "Live Earth"
Below is a snapshot of the first 90 hits from Google News ("Live
Earth" concert) of news coverage of this event as of July 7, 2007,
10:40 pm Mountain Time. According to Google there were 5,074 news stories
on this subject.
Live
Earth concert criticised by fans
Gulf Daily News, Bahrain -
3 hours ago
LONDON: More famous for Learjets and limousines
than green living, pop stars performing at today's Live Earth
environmental concerts face widespread ...
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Live
Earth Series Starts in Sydney
Forbes, NY -
18 minutes ago
... 12:07 AM ET Live Earth got a
traditional Aboriginal welcome in Australia and a high-tech
virtual one in Japan, as the 24-hour global concert
series to ...
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Live
Earth Kicks Off in Australia
FOX News - 11
minutes ago
SYDNEY, Australia The Live Earth
global concert series kicked off Saturday with an
Australian Aboriginal group dancing and singing a traditional
welcome ...
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Live
Earth Concert Gets Underway In Sydney
AHN - 46
minutes ago
With an introduction from former Vice President
Al Gore, standing before the Capitol building in Washington DC,
the Sydney concert got underway. ...
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Big
"Live Earth" concert
Makfax, Macedonia -
14 hours ago
The concert on the Copacabana beach was
nearly cancelled for security reasons, and approved after it was
decided military police to take care of the ...
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Climate
concert moves to Japan, Gore urges action
Reuters India, India -
19 minutes ago
Concert planners are trying to keep the
"carbon footprint" of Live Earth to a minimum,
using renewable sources to power the gigs and investing in
renewable ...
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Live
Earth stars warming up
Guardian Unlimited, UK -
13 minutes ago
Live Earth is the brainchild of former US
vice president and environmental crusader Al Gore, who added a
Washington "Mother Earth" concert to the list
on ...
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Climate
concert moves to Japan
Reuters Canada, Canada -
11 minutes ago
Following in the footsteps of the Live Aid and
Live 8 mega-gigs, Live Earth hopes to reach up to two
billion people through radio, television and the ...
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Rediff |
A
concert for Mother Earth
Rediff, India -
18 hours ago
And do you know what the concert is
about? Organised mainly by former American
vice-president-turned-environmental crusader Al Gore, Live
Earth is about ...
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Live
Earth Series Starts in Sydney
Examiner.com -
21 minutes ago
... dances on stage as Natalie Pa'apa'a
of the band Blue King Brown performs during the first Live
Earth concert in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, July 7, ...
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Live
Earth keeps spinning _ adds 9th gig
Meadow Free Press, ID -
8 hours ago
Rob Hirst, drummer for Midnight Oil and
performing at Live Earth in his new band the
Ghostwriters, said at the launch of the Sydney concert
lineup that the ...
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Brisbane Times |
Live
Earth kicks off
Brisbane Times, Australia -
10 minutes ago
Tens of thousands of people are rocking at
Sydney's global Live Earth concert - the first in a
series of worldwide concerts highlighting the problem of ...
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NBC
is all over Live Earth concert
FayObserver.com, Fayetteville
NC - Jul 5, 2007
If you thought the coverage of the Concert
for Diana was a lot, NBC and all of its partner stations are all
over Al Gores superstar-studded concert on ...
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BBC News |
Reporters'
log: Live Earth concerts
BBC News, UK -
1 hour ago
As in the rest of the world, much of the pre-concert
press attention in Australia has focused on the size and
grubbiness of the carbon footprint of its ...
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Junk
Science: Live Earths Gross Groupies
FOX News - Jul
5, 2007
By Steven Milloy Why is NBC airing Al Gores Live
Earth concert this weekend? Why are Democrats, who claim to
support the Fairness Doctrine, not objecting ...
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Live
Earth readies for one long concert
ImediNews, Georgia -
14 hours ago
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ, July 6 (UPI) Live
Earth, the seven-continent concert against climate
change, will inspire personal change on a global scale, ...
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Live
Earth readies for one long concert
ImediNews, Georgia -
14 hours ago
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ, July 6 (UPI) Live
Earth, the seven-continent concert against climate
change, will inspire personal change on a global scale, ...
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Live
Earth Series Starts in Sydney
News Channel 7, SC -
33 minutes ago
... Australia (AP) -- Live Earth
got a traditional Aboriginal welcome in Australia and a
high-tech virtual one in Japan, as the 24-hour global concert
...
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Live
Earth Series Starts in Sydney
News Channel 7, SC -
50 minutes ago
By ROHAN SULLIVAN AP Writer AP Photo/Rick
Rycroft AP AUDIOS SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- The Live Earth
global concert series kicked off Saturday with an ...
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LIVE
EARTH
KGAN, IA -
45 minutes ago
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- The Live Earth
concert that will play-out over all seven continents for 24
hours is under way in Sydney, Australia. ...
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Live
Earth comes to DC
AOL News Newsbloggers, VA -
11 hours ago
Al Gore made a surprise announcement saying that
there will be an additional Live Earth concert in
Washington DC. To find out more about the concert check ...
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Hollywood Reporter |
Web
options blanket Live Earth
Hollywood Reporter, United
States - Jul 5, 2007
"It's more like being at the concert
-- or all eight at the same time -- but from the comfort of your
own home." Guralnick said the other distinction is the ...
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Can
Live Earth save the world?
Chicago Tribune, United
States - 17 hours ago
(Live Aid and 8 helmsman Bob Geldof is not
involved, and he has taken pleasure in shooting spitballs at
Earth, calling it "just an enormous pop concert. ...
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Howling
for Live Earth
NEWS.com.au, Australia -
14 hours ago
Blue King Brown will open the 24-hour global concert
at Aussie Stadium at 11.30am today, with Crowded House
completing the Sydney leg. ...
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Live
Earth Tomorrow
All TV, New Jersey -
14 hours ago
The big Live Earth concert is tomorrow.
The New York part of the worldwide music event will be held
close to Hoboken, in Giants stadium in the Meadowlands. ...
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For
A Live Earth, US Must Lead
TomPaine.com, DC -
12 hours ago
This weekend, citizens from around the world
will tune into one of the biggest concert events in
history. Live Earth, organized under the leadership of ...
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