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'''Live Earth''' is the name for a series of multi-venue concerts of ] and ] featuring various artists currently taking place today, July 7th 2007, aimed to raise awareness about climate change and to encourage people live greener lives. The concerts have the intent of bringing together more than 150 of the world's most popular music acts and drawing a worldwide audience of 2 billion people, making it one of the largest global events in history.


'''Live Earth''' was an event developed to increase ] through entertainment.
The umbrella organization for the event is ], founded by ], and includes as major partners, former ] ], the ], ] and Control Room, a concert production company producing Live Earth. Their logo/trademark is ] written in ]. Unlike the similar multi-venue rock music concert ], which was free, Live Earth is mainly a fee-paying event.


==Background==
The event has raised some controversy and criticism of ]'s participation, which some see as a possible way for ] to promote himself for the ], which he currently hasn't ruled out. The event has therefore been sarcastically called '''Gore Aid''' by skeptics. The event has also been criticised for inefficiency and for wasting energy, such as the use of private jets, and at least two of the artists appearing at the event have been involved in commercials advertising ]. Others have criticized the event for overlooking the effect that the livestock industry has on global warming.
Founded by producer ], in partnership with former U.S. Vice President ].<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100220005119/http://liveearth.org/en/liveearth |date=20 February 2010 }} accessed 10 February 2010</ref>


==Live Earth 2007==
==Background ==
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The 1st series of ]s were held on 7 July 2007. The concerts brought together more than 150 musical acts in eleven locations around the world and were broadcast to a mass global audience through television, radio, and live internet streams.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216034100/http://liveearth.org/en/liveearth/070707 |date=16 February 2010 }} accessed 10 February 2010</ref>
The plans for the Live Earth concerts were announced at a media event in ] on ]<ref>, Reuters</ref>, 2007 by ] and other activist celebrities. The inspiration for promoting the cause using the vehicle of benefit concerts comes from many similar events over the past 25 years including the 1985 ] concerts and the 2005 ] concerts and it will be the longest show ever to be recorded in the world records. The event is claimed to be ], but organizers admit that ]s would have to be purchased to offset the environmental impact of the flights associated with the events.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/04/11/ngreen11.xml</ref>


==Live Earth India 2008==
In addition to raising awareness of ]<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/02/AR2007070201007.html?nav=rss_artsandliving/entertainmentnews | title = Live Earth Aims to Cause Lasting Change | publisher = Washington Post | date = ] | accessdate = 2007-07-05}}</ref>, on June 28, 2007, it was revealed that Live Earth is to be the launch event for the ''Live Earth Call to Action''.<ref name=LE101>, ''Live Earth'', published 2007-06-28, accessed 2007-07-03</ref> During the concerts people will be asked to support the following ]:<ref name=LE101 />
The second ''Live Earth'' concert was scheduled for 7 December 2008 at the '']'' on ] in ] West, ], India and was managed by ] who, after a request from former U. S. Vice President ], planned to have the entire event take place in India.<ref name=solar>{{cite news
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| access-date =21 September 2008 }}</ref> In September 2008, ] stated that, "the December event will see U.S. rocker ] and Bollywood's biggest superstar, ] share the stage, and is described by organisers as one of the biggest events held in India."<ref name="solar"/> ], Nobel laureate ], ], and ] also planned to star in the event.<ref name="next"/> Additional acts included ],<ref name=bollyhungama>{{cite web|title=Bachchans, Hrithik, Preity & 'Rock On' team at Live Earth India concert|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/2008-30-screens-in-u-k/|website=]|access-date=21 November 2008}}</ref> ], ],<ref name="royalty">{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gREmh1eoIdTTV14Hz_RY_nWJ_vdg|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124235130/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gREmh1eoIdTTV14Hz_RY_nWJ_vdg|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 January 2013|title=Bollywood royalty lines up for Live Earth India concert], Agence France-Presse]|website=]|access-date=22 September 2018}}</ref> ] of '']'', ], ], and ].<ref name="royalty" /> ] stated that his band, '']'', was scheduled to launch a song written for the concert on the topic of ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/who-wants-to-carol-inslowdown/00/21/342779/|title=Who wants to carol in a slowdown|author=Abhilasha Ojha|date=10 December 2008|work=business-standard.com}}</ref>


''Live Earth'' would have been broadcast by ], which works in conjunction with the '']'' channel (United Kingdom, Middle East) and the Star World Channel. ] was "the exclusive global broadband partner for Live Earth India."<ref name=encore>{{Cite news|last=Bhushan |first=Nyay |title=Live Earth will have an encore in India |work=] |date=19 September 2008 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/world/news/e3if071151a9941bb2d0cd923bdde5d1684?imw=Y |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080921103827/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/world/news/e3if071151a9941bb2d0cd923bdde5d1684?imw=Y |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 September 2008 |access-date=21 September 2008 }}</ref>
#To demand that my country join an international treaty within the next 2 years that cuts ] pollution by 90% in ] and by more than half worldwide in time for the next generation to inherit a healthy earth;
#To take personal action to help solve the climate crisis by reducing my own ] pollution as much as I can and ] the rest to become '];'
#To fight for a ] on the construction of any new ] that burns ] without the capacity to safely ];
#To work for a dramatic increase in the ] of my home, workplace, school, place of worship, and means of ];
#To fight for laws and policies that expand the use of ] sources and ] on ] and coal;
#To plant new ] and to join with others in ]; and,
#To buy from ] and support ] who share my commitment to solving the climate crisis and building a sustainable, just, and prosperous world for the 21st century.


The concert was cancelled shortly after the ] on 26 November 2008. Wall, Gore, and Pachauri stated in a joint press release that, "due to circumstances far beyond our control, we are saddened to announce that ''Live Earth India'' has been cancelled. We will continue to work for solutions to the ] for the good of the people of India and around the world. But for now, our thoughts and our prayers are with the victims of this terrible attack, with the bereaved, with the people of Mumbai and with everyone in India."<ref name=official>{{cite web|url=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Joint-Official-Statement-Live-Earth/story.aspx?guid=%7B64BE5B6B-AEDB-4A3A-994B-E0A017AE1EE2%7D|title=MarketWatch.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.ndtv.com/story.asp?id=ENTEN20080075159|title=NDTVMovies.com : Bollywood News, Reviews, Celebrity News, Hollywood news, Entertainment News, Videos & Photos|work=ndtv.com|access-date=5 December 2008|archive-date=6 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206114542/http://music.ndtv.com/story.asp?id=ENTEN20080075159|url-status=dead}}</ref> Some argued against the cancellation stating that "music could have helped fear-hardened Mumbai to ride the storm."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200811300923.htm |title=The Hindu News Update Service |access-date=5 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203234405/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200811300923.htm |archive-date=3 December 2008 }}</ref> ] and ], who also cancelled their 29 November Mumbai concert<ref>{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Features/The_Sunday_ET/Backpage/The_flute_of_his_labours/articleshow/3718348.cms|title=The flute of his labours|newspaper=The Economic Times|last1=Balakrishnan|first1=Ravi}}</ref> after the ], reorganized the performance as '']'', a ] for victims of the attacks, and held it in Mumbai on 5 December 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abillionhands.com/abh_concert.html|title='A Billion Hands' Concert|work=abillionhands.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312030135/http://www.abillionhands.com/abh_concert.html|archive-date=12 March 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In subsequent interviews Al Gore indicated that the concerts would mark 'the beginning of a three year campaign worldwide to deliver information about how we solve the climate crisis'<ref name=BBCSOS>, '']'', published 2007-07-03, accessed 2007-07-03</ref><ref>, '']'', published 2007-07-01, accessed 2007-07-03</ref> and that 'the prospects for every future generation depend on us understanding, hearing and acting upon this information.'<ref name=BBCSOS />


==Dow Live Earth Run for Water==
Further information on the issues raised by the concerts are published in ''The Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook'', written by environmentalist ].<ref>''The Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook: 77 Essential Skills To Stop Climate Change'', author: David de Rothschild, publisher: Rodale Books, ISBN 159486781X</ref><ref>, ''Live Earth'', published 2006-05-16</ref>. Profits from the book will be donated to the ], as will some of the profits from the concerts.<ref>, '']'', published 2007-06-04, accessed 2007-07-03</ref>
The ] Live Earth Run for Water took place 18 April 2010 and consisted of a series of 6&nbsp;km run/walks (the average distance many women and children walk every day to secure water) taking place over the course of 24 hours in countries around the world, featuring concerts and water education activities aimed at igniting a tipping point to help solve the ]. ], ], ], ] and Jenny Fletcher were due to lend their names and their time in support.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wateronline.com/article.mvc/Dow-Launches-The-Dow-Live-Earth-Run-For-Water-0001|title=Dow Launches The Dow Live Earth Run For Water - The Largest Global Water Initiative In History To Help Solve The World Water Crisis|work=wateronline.com}}</ref>


==Locations== ===Controversy===
Before and after the event, there was concern over the sponsorship of the Run For Water by ]. Their sponsorship of this event has been described as "the ultimate in ]", given Dow's ownership of ], their refusal to clean up the ], plus their direct responsibility for groundwater poisoning incidents in ]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qFD1BB7hU9sC&pg=PA145 |title=History and Health Policy in the United States|isbn=9780813538389|last1=Stevens|first1=Rosemary|last2=Rosenberg|first2=Charles E.|last3=Burns|first3=Lawton R.|year=2006|publisher=Rutgers University Press }}</ref> and the ] in Michigan.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410213720/http://jonbowermaster.com/blog/2009/11/dow-live-earth-the-ultimate-in-greenwashing/ |date=10 April 2010 }} accessed 11 February 2010</ref> Their much-publicised water filtration plants in India have failed because the local population cannot afford to replace the expensive high-tech filters.<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617050931/http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=15485 |date=17 June 2017 }} accessed 11 February 2010</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bhopal.net/liveearth/ |title=Petition against Dow Live Earth |access-date=20 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100424035541/http://www.bhopal.net/liveearth/ |archive-date=24 April 2010 }}</ref> Furthermore, most of the Dow sponsorship for the event was spent on for-profits doing marketing, public relations, and event management (e.g., Ignition, Golin Harris, Active.com)<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=PARTNERS &#124; Live Earth |url=http://liveearth.org/therunforwater/partners |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505081656/http://liveearth.org/therunforwater/partners |archive-date=5 May 2010 |access-date=20 October 2009}}</ref> rather than the non-profits identified as "beneficiaries."
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===Host cities===
The organizers intend to present concerts on all seven continents. They have stated that the venues will utilize on-site power generation, efficient methods of energy utilization and sustainable facilities management in an effort to minimize environmental impact.
The Dow Live Earth Run for Water was hosted by about 200 cities around the world, including: ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], Los Angeles, ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and Washington, D.C.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100417155226/http://liveearth.org/run |date=17 April 2010 }}, accessed 15 April 2010</ref>


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Many of the cities featured live entertainment following the 6K run/walk. Artists include ] in Los Angeles with ]; special guest ] in ]'s ]; ] in Atlanta; ] with special guest ] in Chicago; ] in Mexico City; ] and The Nada in Buenos Aires; and ] in Bali.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100430192230/http://liveearth.org/press/photos |date=30 April 2010 }}, accessed 15 April 2010</ref>
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Demonstrations against the run had been planned by the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal.<ref name=HackneyGazette> (accessed 20 April 2010)</ref>
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The Dow sponsorship of the Run For Water was protested by organizations representing the victims of the Bhopal tragedy, supported by ].<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917164256/http://amnesty.ca/resource_centre/news/view.php?load=arcview&article=5283&c=Resource+Centre+News |date=17 September 2010 }} (accessed 20 April 2010)</ref> Planned events were also cancelled in ].<ref name=HackneyGazette/>
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In ], the event<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100515233015/http://www.joinliveearth.org/page/event/detail/friendsofliveearth/4jjdl |date=15 May 2010 }} (accessed 3 May 2010)</ref> was protested by a group of activists<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100430191152/http://washasia.wordpress.com/2010/04/20/india-protests-against-dow-chemical-sponsorship-of-live-earth/ |date=30 April 2010 }} (accessed 20 April 2010)</ref> who disguised their involvement by creating a fictitious front organization, the Hindustan Sea Turtle Alliance, to register their event with Live Earth.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100829073125/http://seaturtlealliance.org/events.html |date=29 August 2010 }} (accessed 20 April 2010)</ref>
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Concert organizers solicited full proposals from a broad network of ] partners including Global Water Challenge, A Child's Right,<ref>{{cite web |title=Splash - The NGO formerly known as A Child's Right |url=http://www.achildsright.org/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920110237/http://www.achildsright.org/ |archive-date=20 September 2012 |access-date=4 December 2009 |work=splash.org/}}</ref> Akvo,<ref>{{cite web |author=Loic Sans |title=Akvo.org |url=http://www.akvo.org/}}</ref> Fondo Para La Paz,<ref>{{cite web |title=Fondo para la Paz - Quarterly Report |url=http://www.fondopaz.org/info/bolaugeng.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726061302/http://www.fondopaz.org/info/bolaugeng.html |archive-date=2011-07-26 |website=www.fondopaz.org}} </ref> Indonesia Water Partnership, , ], Wildlands Conservation Trust,<ref>{{cite web |title=Wildlands - Home |url=http://www.wildlands.co.za/home.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20080809173718/http://www.wildlands.co.za/home.aspx |archive-date=9 August 2008 |access-date=2 February 2022 |website=www.wildlands.co.za}}</ref> and many others.<ref name=":0" /> However, very little money was raised (approximately $50,000). Most of the Dow sponsorship was spent on for-profits doing marketing, public relations, and event management (e.g., Ignition, Golin Harris, Active.com). The remaining proceeds from the Dow Live Earth Run for Water were disseminated primarily to the .
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==Confirmed performers for Live Earth==
The intention of the organizers is to invite over 150 of the world's most famous artists to perform on the concerts, including worldwide megastar Madonna and heavy metal legends Metallica. So far, the artists who have confirmed their performances are the following:

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==Friends of Live Earth==
All over the world, there will be 7112 concerts<ref>http://www.digitallyobsessed.com/showrelease.php3?ID=8668</ref>, associated with Live Earth.
Some '''Friends of Live Earth'''<ref>http://friendsofliveearth.com/ Friends of Live Earth</ref> concerts, held at capital cities:
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The ] show entitled "Montréal sur terre" (Montreal on Earth) is hosted by former head of ]Quebec ] and will also feature environmentalist ]. Playing at the event are the following artists.

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== Concept ==
Early ] ] among others came up with the concept of '''Live Earth'''. But other organisations and people had adopted earlier likewise idea's/concept to organise worldwide something on July 7th 2007.

== Controversy and criticism ==
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===Political motives and campaigning===
The event has raised some controversy and criticism, notably, of ]'s participation being a possible way for him to promote himself for a ] bid, which he has not ruled out<!--This fact is relevant for the article Live Earth, not just for Al Gore Controversies, because it is about his motives for LIVE EARTH being questioned --><ref></ref>. It has also been sarcastically referred to as the '''Gore Aid'''<ref name="cp">{{cite web |url=http://www.counterpunch.org/stark02172007.html |title=Gore Aid |publisher=] |author=Mike Stark |date=] ] |accessdaymonth=] |accessyear=] }}</ref> (derived from ] + ]) by skeptics.
Al Gore has vehemently denied having presidential aspirations, and chose not to run in the ] despite popular support.<ref>, ], 6 July 2007</ref><!--This fact is relevant for the article Live Earth, not just for Al Gore Controversies, because it is about his motives for LIVE EARTH being questioned -->
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===Efficiency===
The event has also been been criticised by some professionals as being ineffective, particularly by Dr. Patrick Michaels, a senior fellow in environmental studies at the ] ], who called it "the largest political rally in history, yet they will accomplish nothing but feel-good environmentalism".<ref></ref> Some critics accused the event of a hypocritical waste of energy, notably, the ]. One critic, ], frontman for ], reportedly told ] "private jets for climate change, not sure about it that seems to be a bit on edge really – that’s an issue really, so we need to think about it!" <ref name="bbc6"></ref> Organizers have defended the use of jets on the music events by saying that the concerts will have eco-friendly electricity and sustainable lighting. Ashok Sinha, the director of ], a group involved in the event, said that criticizers should not put the finger of blame towards the music stars taking part in the event. "They have to reduce carbon emissions, we have to reduce carbon emissions, and in just the same way that we may look at a pop star and say, ‘you use more carbon than I do,’ then people from Africa could look at us and think we don’t go flying around everywhere, I have met people in Africa who haven’t even made a phone call let alone get on a plane."<ref name="bbc6"> </ref>

At the ], ] asked the audience to raise their hands who had not flown there by private jet. The crowd, as well as ] all raised their hands.{{fact|date=July 2007}}
===SUV's===
At least two of the artists appearing at the event have left themselves open to potential media criticism due to their involvement in commercials advertising ]. R&B singer ] is featured in a new ] SUV commercial while ]'s song ] is heard playing in an advertising campaign for ] SUVs. Furthermore, ] is estimated to have a carbon footprint of 1018 tonnes, 100 times the British average. <ref>http://xrrf.blogspot.com/2007/07/environmental-impact.html</ref>
===Protests===
In New Zealand, climate change activists in the ] Coalition have called people to protest on the day instead.<ref></ref> (The group previously organised a protest when Al Gore came to Auckland, accusing him of "]".)<ref></ref>

===Sir Bob Geldof ===
Before the goals of the concerts were announced on June 28, the concert was criticized by ] organiser ] and ] of ] about a lack of a final goal. Geldof said in an interview on ], that the concerts are a waste of time.<ref></ref>

{{cquote|I hope they're a success. But why is Gore actually organising them? To make us aware of the greenhouse effect? Everybody's known about for years. We're all fucking conscious of global warming. Live Earth doesn't have a final goal. I would only organize if I could go on stage and announce concrete environmental measures from the American presidential candidates, Congress or major corporations. They haven't got those guarantees. So it's just an enormous pop concert or the umpteenth time that, say, Madonna or Coldplay get up on stage.|Sir Bob Geldof}}

He also criticized the choice of the name of the event, Live Earth.

{{cquote|It sounds like Live 8. We're getting lots of responses from people who think we are organizing it.<ref></ref> Daltrey told ] on ]}}
{{cquote|Bollocks to that! The last thing the planet needs is a rock concert. I can't believe it. Let's burn even more fuel. We have problems with global warming, but the questions and the answers are so huge I don't know what a rock concert's ever going to do to help. Everybody on this planet at the moment, unless they are living in the deepest rainforest in Brazil, knows about climate change. My answer is to burn all the fucking oil as quick as possible and then the politicians will have to find a solution.}}<ref></ref>

A spokesman for Live Earth has hit back on the comments, saying that the concerts are intended to raise awareness about the dangers of climate change. "People are aware of global warming but millions are not doing anything about changing their lifestyles."<ref></ref>. Al Gore responded to the criticism in an interview with The Sun on ], saying that the concerts have specific goals, but they haven't been announced yet. {{cquote|We will have specific goals that will be very significant and hard-hitting. We will announce those before the concert then emphasise them heavily during the concert. What Bob Geldof did with Live Aid and Live 8 was fantastic and he has followed up very diligently, as many of the others involved with Live Aid and Live 8 have. I’ve nothing but good things to say about them. These concerts would not be possible in any way without the pioneering and creativity of Geldof and those who helped him. But he has said in the aftermath of those efforts how important it is to have specific goals and a continuing follow-on effort and we have designed the Live Earth concerts in just that way.<ref></ref>}}

===Cancellations===
On ] it was reported that the ] leg of Live Earth has been cancelled due to lack of sponsors and government support. Cengizhan Yeldan from Purple Concerts, the company organizing the event, denied these reports in a phone interview with ] the same day, saying that while the organizers have faced financial problems, the concert will be held but there will be some slight changes to it. "The event might be smaller than we initially planned. But it is not canceled. The reports that appeared in newspapers today (Thursday) are not based on an official statement. … I would never let such a fiasco happen. We will go ahead with our plans. … We have already put a lot of investment in this task. Even if we do not have any sponsors, we will carry on with what we started and assume the rest of the costs."{{fact}} Yeldan added that the organizers are planning to make the concert free of charge, and that the lineup will include both international headliners and local acts. Also they will find a new venue for the event. "There are artists who've told us they will come and sing at the event even if they have to sing from a balcony." Yeldan said that official statements will be made at a later date when the details of the event become clearer.<ref></ref> On Tuesday ] the organizers announced they are pulling the Istanbul show out of the schedule due to lack of time.<ref></ref> Just days before the event, the concert in ] was reportedly canceled because of a lack of security for the concert, but was later revived.<ref></ref>

One research organization has accused the organizers of being worryingly uncommunicative over where the profits from the concerts will go: UK donor advisory service ] concluded, "This is at best, the most confused, and at worst, the most secretive charitable outfit we've come across."<ref></ref>

Though falsely reported to be performing, ] refused to play at the Wembley Stadium Live Earth show. Drummer ] says, "It's a bit patronizing for us 21-year-olds to try to start to change the world, especially when we're using enough power for 10 houses just for stage lighting. It would be a bit hypocritical."<ref> Yahoo News</ref>
===Animal Rights===
Several prominent animal rights organizations have criticized the event for entirely overlooking the huge effect that the livestock industry has on global warming (as outlined in the 2006 United Nations report, 'Livestock's Long Shadow') <ref> ContactMusic.com : PETA BLASTS MEAT SALES AT LIVE EARTH </ref>. One such organization reported that the organizers of the South African event refused to supply them with a stall for the day as they didn't want to 'dilute the message'.{{fact|date=July 2007}} Stall applicants in South Africa have also expressed outrage at what they view to be an unfairly high cost for hosting a stall (approx. $1,300), even for charities and non-profit organizations.{{fact|date=July 2007}}

And it was only hours before the Washington DC concert was scheduled to begin that organizers were able to secure a venue for the last-minute addition to the schedule. '']'' reported the U.S. capital had been Gore's first choice for the main concert, but the ] was booked, and even an ] wasn't enough to keep ] opponents from blocking attempts by ] lawmakes to secure a venue.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/06/AR2007070600684.htm</ref> The main concert was moved to New York (actually New Jersey), but Gore made a surprise announcement during a July 6 media interview that a concert would take place on the plaza of the ]. "Some naysayers tried to keep us off the Mall, but here we are. ... And it wasn't the ] that saved us; it was the ]s," Gore said during brief opening remarks carried live on the website.
===Favoritism===
The ]'s coverage was criticised for cutting away from rock bands on the bill such as ] and ] for coverage of pop acts such as ] and ]. Further criticism came from when presenter ] praised performances that didn't actually get shown to the TV audience.
Many people also complained about how Madonna got promoted at nearly every TV link, nearly turning the global event into a "Madonna concert" with her stage presence nearly overshadowing the orginal intent of the concerts to promote enviromentalism.

Acts got their performances shortened to stop the show over-running. However,as a result, by 9.15 (With over an hour left in the schedule) only Madonna & Foo Fighters were left to take the stage. This led to some filling by presenters and the showing of performances from around the globe.

==Trivia==
* in ] there will be presented and broadcasted live a 24hour program ']' - () {{nl icon}}) on Live Earth from almost 08:00-08:00hrs including live-streams from all 7 continents and stadiums (in sequential other): <br>
: ] (='public television station TV Netherlands 3') by ], ], ] and ] (='public radio station Radio 3FM') <ref>{{nl}} </ref> <br>
: This includes worldwide reports from Dutch correspondents stationed in all 7 seven continents and also from the ] in ] (capital of ]): (]) <ref> {{nl icon}} </ref>, a concert-program on stage produced by the Dutch from 12:00-23:00hrs.

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Live Earth
The Live Earth logo representing the "S.O.S." message.
GenrePop / Rock
Dates7 July 2007
Location(s)Sydney, Johannesburg, New Jersey, Rio de Janeiro, Antarctica, Tokyo, Kyoto, Shanghai, London, Hamburg, Washington, D.C., and Rome
Years active2007
FoundersAl Gore, Kevin Wall
Websiteliveearth.org

Live Earth was an event developed to increase environmental awareness through entertainment.

Background

Founded by producer Kevin Wall, in partnership with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore.

Live Earth 2007

Main article: Live Earth (2007 concert)

The 1st series of benefit concerts were held on 7 July 2007. The concerts brought together more than 150 musical acts in eleven locations around the world and were broadcast to a mass global audience through television, radio, and live internet streams.

Live Earth India 2008

The second Live Earth concert was scheduled for 7 December 2008 at the Andheri Sports Complex on Veera Desai Road in Andheri West, Mumbai, India and was managed by Kevin Wall who, after a request from former U. S. Vice President Al Gore, planned to have the entire event take place in India. In September 2008, Reuters stated that, "the December event will see U.S. rocker Jon Bon Jovi and Bollywood's biggest superstar, Amitabh Bachchan share the stage, and is described by organisers as one of the biggest events held in India." Shekhar Kapur, Nobel laureate Rajendra Pachauri, Abhishek Bachchan, and Aishwarya Rai also planned to star in the event. Additional acts included Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta, Roger Waters of Pink Floyd, will.i.am, Hard Kaur, and Anoushka Shankar. Palash Sen stated that his band, Euphoria, was scheduled to launch a song written for the concert on the topic of global warming.

Live Earth would have been broadcast by STAR TV (Asia), which works in conjunction with the STAR Plus channel (United Kingdom, Middle East) and the Star World Channel. MSN was "the exclusive global broadband partner for Live Earth India."

The concert was cancelled shortly after the 2008 Mumbai attacks on 26 November 2008. Wall, Gore, and Pachauri stated in a joint press release that, "due to circumstances far beyond our control, we are saddened to announce that Live Earth India has been cancelled. We will continue to work for solutions to the climate crisis for the good of the people of India and around the world. But for now, our thoughts and our prayers are with the victims of this terrible attack, with the bereaved, with the people of Mumbai and with everyone in India." Some argued against the cancellation stating that "music could have helped fear-hardened Mumbai to ride the storm." Jethro Tull and Anoushka Shankar, who also cancelled their 29 November Mumbai concert after the 2008 Mumbai attacks, reorganized the performance as A Billion Hands Concert, a benefit performance for victims of the attacks, and held it in Mumbai on 5 December 2008.

Dow Live Earth Run for Water

The Dow Live Earth Run for Water took place 18 April 2010 and consisted of a series of 6 km run/walks (the average distance many women and children walk every day to secure water) taking place over the course of 24 hours in countries around the world, featuring concerts and water education activities aimed at igniting a tipping point to help solve the water crisis. Jessica Biel, Alexandra Cousteau, Pete Wentz, Angélique Kidjo and Jenny Fletcher were due to lend their names and their time in support.

Controversy

Before and after the event, there was concern over the sponsorship of the Run For Water by Dow Chemical. Their sponsorship of this event has been described as "the ultimate in greenwashing", given Dow's ownership of Union Carbide, their refusal to clean up the Bhopal site, plus their direct responsibility for groundwater poisoning incidents in Morrisonville, Louisiana and the Tittabawassee River in Michigan. Their much-publicised water filtration plants in India have failed because the local population cannot afford to replace the expensive high-tech filters. Furthermore, most of the Dow sponsorship for the event was spent on for-profits doing marketing, public relations, and event management (e.g., Ignition, Golin Harris, Active.com) rather than the non-profits identified as "beneficiaries."

Host cities

The Dow Live Earth Run for Water was hosted by about 200 cities around the world, including: Amsterdam, Atlanta, Brussels, Buenos Aires, Cairo, Cape Town, Chicago, Chongqing, Copenhagen, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Jakarta, Jerusalem, Jimbaran, Karachi, Lima, Lisbon, Los Angeles, Manila, Melbourne, Mexico City, Minneapolis, Monterrey, Montreal, New York City, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, San Diego, Santiago, Santo Domingo, Seattle, Singapore City, Sydney, Toronto, Vancouver and Washington, D.C.

Live performances

Many of the cities featured live entertainment following the 6K run/walk. Artists include Melissa Etheridge in Los Angeles with The Roots; special guest John Legend in Brooklyn's Prospect Park; Rob Thomas in Atlanta; Collective Soul with special guest Sam Moore in Chicago; Kany García in Mexico City; Kevin Johansen and The Nada in Buenos Aires; and Slank in Bali.

Cancellations and protests

Demonstrations against the run had been planned by the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal.

The Dow sponsorship of the Run For Water was protested by organizations representing the victims of the Bhopal tragedy, supported by Amnesty International. Planned events were also cancelled in Milan.

In New Delhi, the event was protested by a group of activists who disguised their involvement by creating a fictitious front organization, the Hindustan Sea Turtle Alliance, to register their event with Live Earth.

Beneficiaries

Concert organizers solicited full proposals from a broad network of NGO partners including Global Water Challenge, A Child's Right, Akvo, Fondo Para La Paz, Indonesia Water Partnership, Lien Aid, Pump Aid, Wildlands Conservation Trust, and many others. However, very little money was raised (approximately $50,000). Most of the Dow sponsorship was spent on for-profits doing marketing, public relations, and event management (e.g., Ignition, Golin Harris, Active.com). The remaining proceeds from the Dow Live Earth Run for Water were disseminated primarily to the Global Water Challenge.

See also

References

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