Live Earth ‘hypocrisy’ and the Brewing Green Battle
July 5, 2007 · By Greg Farries
With ticket sales for Al Gore’s Live Earth concert floundering across the world, many entertainers are starting to question whether those involved with the concert are really committed to the cause – not to mention, what good will a rock concert do?
Rock group Arctic Monkeys have become the latest music industry stars to question whether the performers taking part in Live Earth on Saturday are suitable climate change activists.
“It’s a bit patronising for us 21 year olds to try to start to change the world,” said Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders, explaining why the group is not on the bill at any of Al Gore’s charity concerts. [...]
Bob Geldof, the architect of Live Aid and Live 8, the two biggest awareness-raising concerts in history, had a public spat with Al Gore about the need for the event.
“Why is he (Gore) actually organising them?” Geldof said in an interview with a Dutch newspaper in May, adding that everyone was already aware of global warming and the event needed firm commitments from politicians and polluters.
Roger Daltrey, singer from 1970s British rock band The Who, told British newspaper The Sun in May that “the last thing the planet needs is a rock concert.”
Pssst, Geldof – I’ll let you in on a little secret, Gore wants to be be President of the United States. The Global Warming “Crisis” is his ticket…
Meanwhile, Al Gore’s son, Al Gore III, was arrested for drug possession on Wednesday after he was stopped for speeding in Los Angeles. But don’t worry, the son of the climate change messiah wasn’t just speeding in any car, he was speeding in the “environmentally friendly” hybrid Toyota Prius.
Update: Was my shot at Al Gore and the arrest of his son, Al Gore III unwarranted? Captains Quarters thinks so:
I know that some bloggers are having fun with this, and I don’t mean to be too critical of my friends, but it’s at the same level as the attacks on Jenna and Barbara Bush. We may dislike Al Gore’s policies and sanctimony, but that shouldn’t apply to his son. His misfortunes tell us nothing about his father’s policy or sanctimony, and as an adult, Al III answers for himself. Attacking Gore through his son amounts to a cheap shot.
Macsmind says no way – Al Gore and his son are fair game and Jules Crittenden questions Al Gore II parenting skills…
It could be that the performers have found out that they are being used.
‘Proceeds from the other concerts will go toward the Alliance for Climate Protection, a nonprofit organization chaired by Gore.’ (AP/CTV)
In the same way that he purchases his carbon credits from his own company, he can use his new “nonprofit organization” as a cover for his presidential travels.
Since the concert idea seems to be a dud, is this really a “Brewing Green Battle” or a fizzling green battle?
BTW, I agree with Captain Ed. I was sad to see so many posts about it in the blogging tories list yesterday and today.
John M Reynolds
John,
Perhaps I should have been more specific – I think there might be a “Green Battle” between the different camps in the Green movement. Particularly between those Green activists who walk the walk, and those are only there for the party and fame.
What do you think?
I don’t think it would surpass the level of skirmish to make it any where near the intensity needed to call it a battle. They are both too busy fighting the anti-anthropogenic global warming crowd. — John M Reynolds
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