Gore Launches concert for Global warming

miller8966 · February 2007

He sure loves global warming. But i mean come on the chili peppers and Sheryl Crow...who would want to see that?

By Mary Milliken

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Environmental activists led by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore announced plans on Thursday for a worldwide string of pop concerts in July featuring Sheryl Crow, Red Hot Chili Peppers and scores of others to mobilize action to stop global warming.

The Live Earth concerts on July 7 will take place in Shanghai, Sydney, Johannesburg, London and cities to be decided in Brazil, Japan and the United States.

The shows will feature more than 100 of the world's top musical acts, organizers said. In addition to Crow and the Chili Peppers, U.S. artists who have signed up include Black Eyed Peas, Bon Jovi, Kelly Clarkson, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw and rapper Snoop Dogg.

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Organizers of the concerts and the new campaign Save Our Selves (SOS) hope to reach a global audience of some 2 billion people through concert attendance, radio, television and Internet broadcasts.

"In order to solve the climate crisis, we have to reach billions of people," Gore said in a statement. "We are launching SOS and Live Earth to begin a process of communication that will mobilize people all over the world to take action.

"The climate crisis will only be stopped by an unprecedented and sustained global movement. We hope to jump-start that movement right here, right now, and take it to a new level on July 7, 2007," Gore said.

The Live Earth concerts follow the model of the 1985 Live Aid and 2005 Live8 international concerts organized by Irish rock star Bob Geldof.

Live Aid raised money for African famine relief and Live8 sought to pressure world leaders to eradicate the debts of the world's poorest nations.

Gore, who lost his bid for U.S. president in 2000, has since become one of the most visible activists on global warming. His "An Inconvenient Truth" documentary has been nominated for an Oscar at the February 25 Academy Awards.

Uncle Leo · February 2007

miller8966 wrote:

The shows will feature more than 100 of the world's top musical acts, organizers said. In addition to Crow and the Chili Peppers, U.S. artists who have signed up include Black Eyed Peas, Bon Jovi, Kelly Clarkson, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw and rapper Snoop Dogg.

A bunch of new artists to put on the right wing "boycott" blogs.

miller8966 · February 2007

Uncle Leo wrote:

A bunch of new artists to put on the right wing "boycott" blogs.

I boycott them because they suck.

even flow? · February 2007

Hey Miller. You forgot to say that it better be an all acoustic set with no electricity. And that nobody should fly to it. Everyone should just walk. To not defeat the purpose.

miller8966 · February 2007

even flow? wrote:

Hey Miller. You forgot to say that it better be an all acoustic set with no electricity. And that nobody should fly to it. Everyone should just walk. To not defeat the purpose.

Ha very true. Shot on sight if anyone drives an SUV in.

The Illinoisemakers · February 2007

I had to laugh a little when I heard about this concert. I mean what really is the point? Instead of a bunch of shitty artists, (yeah I really want to listen to Snoop Dog tell me how them glaciers is melting and shit) having people spend a bunch of money to see them play, why don't all those big name acts donate the money that will be made themselves.

The day Snoop Dog sells all of his escalades and all the other cars I'm sure he really needs, then he can preach to me about global warming. I heard Pharell talking about this concert and he said, "on July 7th were going to have the world's biggest party." I thought the point was to learn about global warming. These people are clueless. The sad thing is this will be hyped up and in Rolling Stone and on MTV and I'm sure you will be able to buy the DVD for $50, and a week later it will be back to business as usual, private jets, gigantic energy consuming homes, 15 SUVs. Oh well, I guess global warming is just the celebrity it cause right now.

miller8966 · February 2007

The Illinoisemakers wrote:

I had to laugh a little when I heard about this concert. I mean what really is the point? Instead of a bunch of shitty artists, (yeah I really want to listen to Snoop Dog tell me how them glaciers is melting and shit) having people spend a bunch of money to see them play, why don't all those big name acts donate the money that will be made themselves.
.

Dude thats hysterical. I can imagine it now.

" Yo Motha-fukas, u be smoking dat weed dat weed groww off trees B, we need Trees you dig?"

Last Exodus · February 2007

miller8966 wrote:

He sure loves global warming. But i mean come on the chili peppers and Sheryl Crow...who would want to see that?

By Mary Milliken

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Environmental activists led by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore announced plans on Thursday for a worldwide string of pop concerts in July featuring Sheryl Crow, Red Hot Chili Peppers and scores of others to mobilize action to stop global warming.

The Live Earth concerts on July 7 will take place in Shanghai, Sydney, Johannesburg, London and cities to be decided in Brazil, Japan and the United States.

The shows will feature more than 100 of the world's top musical acts, organizers said. In addition to Crow and the Chili Peppers, U.S. artists who have signed up include Black Eyed Peas, Bon Jovi, Kelly Clarkson, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw and rapper Snoop Dogg.

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from the last 24 hours.
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Organizers of the concerts and the new campaign Save Our Selves (SOS) hope to reach a global audience of some 2 billion people through concert attendance, radio, television and Internet broadcasts.

"In order to solve the climate crisis, we have to reach billions of people," Gore said in a statement. "We are launching SOS and Live Earth to begin a process of communication that will mobilize people all over the world to take action.

"The climate crisis will only be stopped by an unprecedented and sustained global movement. We hope to jump-start that movement right here, right now, and take it to a new level on July 7, 2007," Gore said.

The Live Earth concerts follow the model of the 1985 Live Aid and 2005 Live8 international concerts organized by Irish rock star Bob Geldof.

Live Aid raised money for African famine relief and Live8 sought to pressure world leaders to eradicate the debts of the world's poorest nations.

Gore, who lost his bid for U.S. president in 2000, has since become one of the most visible activists on global warming. His "An Inconvenient Truth" documentary has been nominated for an Oscar at the February 25 Academy Awards.

pj will be on this like flys on shit

RockinInCanada · February 2007

Last Exodus wrote:

pj will be on this like flys on shit

Any PJ concert is a good concert, regardless of what they are standing up for.

Or whether or not you chose to believe it.

macgyver06 · February 2007

preaching the end of the world

ThumbingMyWay32 · February 2007

Rockin'InCanada wrote:

Any PJ concert is a good concert, regardless of what they are standing up for.

Or whether or not you chose to believe it.

lol I agree.

chopitdown · February 2007

so we're gonna have over 100 artists drive / fly their gear to different cities all over the world to raise awareness of global warming? wouldn't it be better to have them perform where they are and webcast it? that way thousands of people won't pollute the air?

norm · February 2007

chopitdown wrote:

so we're gonna have over 100 artists drive / fly their gear to different cities all over the world to raise awareness of global warming? wouldn't it be better to have them perform where they are and webcast it? that way thousands of people won't pollute the air?

Have to say I agree. The logic behind it seems backward. But then again, we are talking about Al Gore.

gabers · February 2007

Everyone likes to take shots at Al Gore. At least he is trying to make the world a better place. More than I can say for a lot of politicians. You haters might surprised in 2008. I think Gore could take Guiliani or McCain.

sourdough · February 2007

I really like Gore and I agree with him on climate but this concert is a stupid idea. I dont' think it will have any effect on the awareness about the issue and it sets a bad example more energy and jetfuel burnt. Not a good idea.

The Illinoisemakers · February 2007

gabers wrote:

Everyone likes to take shots at Al Gore. At least he is trying to make the world a better place. More than I can say for a lot of politicians. You haters might surprised in 2008. I think Gore could take Guiliani or McCain.

He has to be in the race first. He wouldn't even win his own parties nomination.

dg1979us · February 2007

The Illinoisemakers wrote:

He has to be in the race first. He wouldn't even win his own parties nomination.

I dont think he would win either, but if he ran I would vote for him in a heartbeat. I think global warming is the biggest issue on the table at the moment, and he seems to be the only guy taking it seriously. I didnt vote for him in 2000, but he ran a terrible campaign trying to get out of Clinton's infidelity shadow. Since Gore hasnt technically been a politican, and spoken his mind more, I have gained a lot of respect for him.

sourdough · February 2007

Considering his re-birth since he left politics and his pop-culture following (not to mention his nobel nomination) I wouldn't be surprised to see him win the nomination if he were to run. Furthermore people are nostalgic for the Clinton era so his connection as VP and experience may make him a very viable candidate.

I would love to see a Gore/Obama ticket. I think Obama is great but he could use a bit of seasoning.

The Illinoisemakers · February 2007

dg1979us wrote:

I dont think he would win either, but if he ran I would vote for him in a heartbeat. I think global warming is the biggest issue on the table at the moment, and he seems to be the only guy taking it seriously. I didnt vote for him in 2000, but he ran a terrible campaign trying to get out of Clinton's infidelity shadow. Since Gore hasnt technically been a politican, and spoken his mind more, I have gained a lot of respect for him.

Ok I'm sure his movie was great, I didn't see it. I'm sure it did open some eyes to global warming. I also really like his and Richard Branson's prize for the person who can figure out how to reduce so much green house gas. I'm not sure what the specifics are, but I thought it was a really good idea. But this concert is so lame. Yeah lets have a bunch of music acts like Kelly Clarkson and Snoop Dog who know dick about Global Warming fly their private jets to shows, drive their SUVs with 30 people entourages, so they can preach to us about the dangers of climate change. So stupid.

bubbamackdaddy69 · February 2007

dg1979us wrote:

I dont think he would win either, but if he ran I would vote for him in a heartbeat. I think global warming is the biggest issue on the table at the moment, and he seems to be the only guy taking it seriously. I didnt vote for him in 2000, but he ran a terrible campaign trying to get out of Clinton's infidelity shadow. Since Gore hasnt technically been a politican, and spoken his mind more, I have gained a lot of respect for him.

Ah no...not another Global Warming person...please say it isn't so...

dg1979us · February 2007

bubbamackdaddy69 wrote:

Ah no...not another Global Warming person...please say it isn't so...

Your point? Since your post lacked any signicant debate, I cant quite find your point.

Gore Launches concert for Global warming

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