Live Earth: Rock Stars Focus Spotlight On Climate Change

Series of concerts around the world urge individuals, corporations, and governments to address global warming.

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July 9, 2007, 11:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"In eight major concerts attended by hundreds of thousands and watched on television or the Web by many hundreds of millions more, local and international celebrities backed solo and group acts to promote individual, corporate and government action to slow, even reverse, climate change.

"For all the public interest in the environment, Live Earth has also been sharply criticized, notably in Britain by Bob Geldof, [who said that it] would be useful only if it forced politicians and corporations to announce concrete environmental measures."

FULL STORY: Stars Join Their Voices to Support Live Earth

Monday, July 9, 2007 in The New York Times

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