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| − | '''Live Earth''' was a series of concerts organized by [[Kevin Wall]] and [[Al Gore]] featuring live popular music. They took place on July 7th 2007 in [[New_York_City|New York]] and nine other cities worldwide. Artists participating in Live Earth include [[Duran Duran]], [[Foo Fighters]], [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]], [[The Black Eyed Peas]], [[Madonna]], [[Akon]], [[Bon Jovi]], [[Metallica]], [[The Police]], [[Dave Matthews Band]], [[Garth Brooks]], and [[John Legend]]. Concerts took place on every continent, including [[Antarctica]] (the band [[Nunatak]] performed at the [[Rothera Research Station]]). | + | '''Live Earth''' was a series of concerts organized by [[Kevin Wall]] and [[Al Gore]] featuring live popular music. They took place on July 7, 2007 in [[New York City|New York]] and nine other cities worldwide. Artists participating in Live Earth include [[Duran Duran]], [[Foo Fighters]], [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]], [[The Black Eyed Peas]], [[Madonna]], [[Akon]], [[Bon Jovi]], [[Metallica]], [[The Police]], [[Dave Matthews Band]], [[Garth Brooks]], and [[John Legend]]. Concerts took place on every continent, including [[Antarctica]] (the band [[Nunatak]] performed at the [[Rothera Research Station]]). |
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| | The venues hosting Live Earth concerts were the Coca Cola Dome, Giants Stadium, Copacabana Beach, Rothera Research Station, Makuhari Messe, Tō-ji, Oriental Pearl Tower, Aussie Stadium, Wembley Stadium, HSH Nordbank Arena, and the National Mall of the United States. | | The venues hosting Live Earth concerts were the Coca Cola Dome, Giants Stadium, Copacabana Beach, Rothera Research Station, Makuhari Messe, Tō-ji, Oriental Pearl Tower, Aussie Stadium, Wembley Stadium, HSH Nordbank Arena, and the National Mall of the United States. |
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| | The point of the concerts was to convince people of the claim that there is a "climate crisis" and to "motivate corporations and political leaders to enact decisive measures to combat [it]." <ref>http://www.liveearth.org/who_we_are.php] (see [[Global Warming]]).</ref> | | The point of the concerts was to convince people of the claim that there is a "climate crisis" and to "motivate corporations and political leaders to enact decisive measures to combat [it]." <ref>http://www.liveearth.org/who_we_are.php] (see [[Global Warming]]).</ref> |
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| − | [[Michelle Malkin]] reported on the Live Earth concerts. [[P.E.T.A|PETA]] demanded that Live Earth organizers there take [[meat]] off the menu. A campaigner said "There’s no such thing as a meat eating [[environmentalist]]."<ref>http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/07/live-earth-green-circus/ </ref> | + | [[Michelle Malkin]] reported on the Live Earth concerts. [[P.E.T.A|PETA]] demanded that Live Earth organizers there take [[meat]] off the menu. A campaigner said "There’s no such thing as a meat eating [[environmentalist]]."<ref>http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/07/live-earth-green-circus/</ref> |
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| − | Steven Milloy at [[Fox News]] says, "[[European]] [[government]]s and companies expect that [[global warming]] [[regulation]] will give them a competitive advantage over U.S. [[business|businesses]]." <ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,288195,00.html </ref> | + | Steven Milloy at [[Fox News]] says, "[[European]] [[government]]s and companies expect that [[global warming]] [[regulation]] will give them a competitive advantage over U.S. [[business]]es." <ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,288195,00.html</ref> |
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